Benny Gallagher

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Benny Gallagher (born Bernard Joseph Gallagher, 10 June 1945, Largs, Ayrshire) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, best-known for being one half of the popular duo Gallagher & Lyle during the 1970s. Immediately prior to that, Gallagher was a member of McGuinness Flint, and, with fellow member Graham Lyle, penned the UK Singles Chart Top 10 hit singles "When I'm Dead and Gone" and "Malt and Barley Blues". Gallagher began his songwriting career as a staff writer with the Beatles Music Publishing Co.- Apple - writing songs for his lifelong friend and Apple Records biggest solo recording artist Mary Hopkin. Gallagher has always considered those "formative" days at Apple, and, especially, the constant encouragement of Paul McCartney, as one of the most important factors in his development as a songwriter. He and songwriting partner Graham Lyle were invited to appear as support act and accompanists to Mary Hopkin at EXPO 70 in Osaka Japan. 1970 also saw his band McGuinness Flint storm the charts with his songs When I'm Dead and Gone and Malt and Barley Blues which featured on the ground-breaking BBC TV series The Rock 'n' Roll Years. Then came a string of highly acclaimed Gallagher and Lyle Albums - a brief interlude to record the hit single How Come and the Album Anymore for Anymore with Ronnie Lane and the Slim Chance Band - eventually culminating in the hugely successful Breakaway album containing the richly romantic hit singles Heart on my Sleeve and I Wanna Stay With Yo

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