Rory Gallagher influence on U2?

-- [ From: Patricia Hefner * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] --

Does anyone think that U2 were influenced by Rory Gallagher? I heard a
few songs of Rory's eons ago, and I loved them. But I couldn't find the
records in Birmingham dammit! And there was only one station that played
him, and it went down. So obviously I don't know a heck of alot about
his music. I do know that it was blues. I did hear about his death, and
gosh, was I ever upset. He was way too young , and way too talented to
die.

Pax,
Patricia