(August 1, 1951 – December 4, 1976)
was an American
Rock guitarist
who played with
Zephyr
(from 1969 to 1971),
The James Gang
(from 1973 to 1974)
and
Deep Purple
(from 1975 to 1976),
in addition to
maintaining a career
as a solo artist
and session musician,
notably for
Billy Cobham
on his
1973 album
Spectrum.
By mid-1976,
CBS Records
signed Bolin
and he began
to record
Private Eyes,
his second
and last solo record,
in June.
The album was released in
September
and a
supporting tour ensued.
Death
Bolin's tour for
Private Eyes
were his final
live appearances.
He opened for
Peter Frampton
and
Jeff Beck.
In his final show,
he opened for Beck
on
December 3, 1976
in Miami
and performed
an encore,
a rendition of
"Post Toastee".
He also posed
for his last photo,
sitting backstage
with Beck
after the show,
which appeared in
Rolling Stone.
Rolling Stone said,
"Just before Bolin's final concert,
Jon Marlowe of
The Miami News,
after an interview
with the guitarist,
told him,
'Take care of yourself,'
to which Bolin replied,
'I've been taking care
of myself my whole life.
Don't worry about me.
I'm going to be
around for a long time.'"
Hours later,
Bolin died from an
overdose of
heroin and
other substances,
including alcohol,
cocaine,
and barbiturates.
He is buried in
Calvary Cemetery in
Sioux City, Iowa.
Tommy Bolin :
The Ultimate:
The Best of Tommy Bolin
TRACKLIST
CD 1
(ZEPHYR)
Sail On
Cross The River
See My People Come Together
Showbizzy
(The James Gang)
Alexis
Standing In The Rain
Spanish Lover
Do It
(BILLY COBHAM)
Quadrant 4
(MOXY)
Train
Time To Move On
CD 2
(ALPHONSE MOUZON)
Golden Rainbows
Nitroglycerine
(DEEP PURPLE)
Gettin' Tighter
Owed to "G"
You Keep on Moving
Wild Dogs
(Tommy Bolin Solo)
Dreamer
People, People
Teaser
Sweet Burgundy
Shake the Devil
Brother, Brother
Savannah Woman [*]
Slow Driver
(Acoustic Version) [*]
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