FORMER Whitesnake guitarist Mel Galley (pic) passed away hours earlier after suffering from cancer of the oesophagus.Galley, who turned 60 on March 8, revealed his illness on February 7 and said he had only a short time to live.
Born in Staffordshire, England, Galley started his career with Trapeze before playing for Whitesnake and Phenomena.
Among the albums he recorded with Whitesnake included Saint & Sinners and Slide It In, which featured the song Give Me More Time.
Galley badly injured his arm in an accident in Germany while with Whitesnake and was forced to leave the band due to a nerve damage. He later became famous by using 'The Claw' a spring device fitted to his hand which allowed him to strum again.
A jovial person till his last breath, Galley was quoted by Classic Rock as saying;
"Friends visit me each day, I have drugs in me 24/7, and I have a plentiful supply of gin and tonic by my bedside. I even have my own ice machine!
In fact, it's just like my Whitesnake days."
RIP Galley.
pic courtesy of Classic Rock
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RIP :(
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