ON THIS DATE (38 YEARS AGO) December 4, 1976 – Tommy Bolin (b. August 1, 1951) (Zephyr, Billy Cobham, Alphonse Mouzon, James Gang, Deep Purple, Moxy, solo, many others) died of a drug overdose in Miami, Florida, at the age of 25. Tommy Bolin was born in Sioux City, Iowa, he moved to Boulder, Colorado, in his late teens, where he played in a band called American Standard before joining Ethereal Zephyr, later called Ethereal Zephyr. In 1972 at the age of 20, Tommy formed the fusion jazz-rock-blues band Energy. At this time he also played on Billy Cobhams Spectrum album. 1973 found him in the James Gang recording two records with this band: Bang! in 1973 and Miami in 1974. He went on to do session work for numerous rock bands and also with a number of jazz artists. He featured on Alphonse Mouzons (of Weather Report) album Mind Transplant and toured with Carmine Appice and The Good Rats. In 1975 he embarked on his solo career debuting with Teaser. Also in 1975 he was contacted to replace Ritchie Blackmore in Deep Purple. The Deep Purple world tour that followed in 1975 and 1976 allowed Tommy to showcase one song per night from Teaser. In 1976 he began to record Private Eyes, his second solo record. This album was supposed to be a double album. Much more of his music was released after his death including 11 live albums. His final show, just hours before his death, he opened for Jeff Beck. Tommy Bolin Tommy Bolin Memorial Fund Deep Purple Deep Purple (1968-1976)
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 01:27:27 +0000
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