Am surprised nobody's posted about this...After his final show, the first date of a tour opening for Jeff Beck in Miami, Tommy Bolin died of a multiple drug overdose in the early morning hours of December 4. What a terrible, senseless loss of a great musician. With people like Glenn and Jeff Beck (who I saw in Sept) still out there performing at their best in their mid 50s (and Beck is 62) who knows what Tommy could have been accomplishing at 55.
John
Tommy Bolin, gone 30 years today Dec 4
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A great shame indeed.
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I have a few dozen Tommy Bolin releases...from his days with Zephyr, Energy, James Gang, Deep Purple and as a solo artist. I have all of the Tommy Bolin Archives releases - demos, live albums, guest sessions, you name it. And I continue to be amazed at the depth of talent that man had. Gone, but surely not forgotten.
Cheers...Todd -
well i had private eyes spinning most of the day ... a word from glenn would be nice - but i guess he has new friends now
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No doubt, Tommy was still just a youngster and I'm sure his best was yet to come...sadly, we'll never know.....
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Thanks for the reminder... By coincidence I picked up a cd with Tommy Bolin this morning to play in the car on my way to work. (Bang and Miami demos - James Gang) It must have been in my subconsciousness or something... 30 years... can you believe that. A great musician Tommy was.
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Gone but not forgotten. RIP, Tommy
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i am still accumulating his archive material. the sheer volume and quality of his demos is truly amazing. A real loss to the music world.
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The great Tommy! RIP!
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The man was too young but alas the light that burns twice as bright burns half as long!
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Tommy Bolin. What a waste! Songs like Wild Dogs, Teaser, Lotus, Dreamer (with Glenn) Toastee, People People, Sweet Burgundy will always talk to me. I am just glad I saw him live. A true innocent. An amazing talent.
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Just been playing Whips and Roses. So much fantastic music that wasn't released at the time and we've had to wait so long for.
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...a year later....31 years ago today
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yep 31... as many others I was too young then but discovered him later...as many others will do in the future... such a real touching talent won't ever disappear...
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Tommy Bolin passed away in the early morning hours of December 4th, 1976, following the opening show of a tour supporting Jeff Beck.
He was an amazing, vital, creative musician. Who knows what could have been, had he lived?
RIP
Cheers...Todd -
miss you Tommy....
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miss you Tommy...
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For you Tommy. We all miss you.
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Tommy's resting place. Calvary Cemetery - Sioux City, Iowa
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