Tommy Bolin is the best replacement guitarist in the world.
Thomas Richard "Tommy" Bolin(August 1, 1951, Sioux City, Iowa - December 4, 1976). his name may not be as famous as the Ritchie Blackmore, but bands like Deep Purple are interested to take tommy to join Deep Purple, Ritchie to replace the out of the Deep purple. unfortunately, it was a brilliant career that should have only until the age of 25 years. Tomy Bolin life ended, because of drug addiction.
In 1972 Bolin, at the age of 20, formed the fusion jazz-rock-blues band Energy. While the band never released an album during Bolin's lifetime, several recordings have been released posthumously. He also played on Billy Cobham's Spectrum album, which included Bolin on guitar, Billy Cobham of Mahavishnu Orchestra on drums, Leland Sklar on bass and Jan Hammer (also of Mahavishnu Orchestra) on keyboards and synthesizers.
1973 found him as Domenic Troiano's replacement, who had replaced Joe Walsh, in the James Gang. He had two records with this band: Bang! in 1973 and Miami in 1974.
After the Miami tour, Bolin wanted out of the James Gang. He went on to do session work for numerous rock bands and also with a number of jazz artists including Mouzon's album Mind Transplant. He also toured with Carmine Appice, Moxy and The Good Rats.
Bolin signed with Nemperor records to record a solo album. Bolin decided to do his own vocals on this album as well. Session players on this record included David Foster, David Sanborn, Jan Hammer, Stanley Sheldon, Phil Collins and Glenn Hughes. During the recording of this album, he was contacted to replace Ritchie Blackmore in Deep Purple.
In the start of 1975 Bolin contributed some studio guitar assistance to Canadian band Moxy during the recording of their debut album. Later in 1975 saw the release of Bolin's first solo record, Teaser, on the Nemperor label, and Deep Purple's Come Taste the Band on the Purple label. The Deep Purple world tour that followed in 1975 and 1976 allowed Bolin to showcase one song per night from Teaser.
In 2001, This Time Around: Live in Tokyo 1975 was released.
After Deep Purple disbanded in March, 1976, Bolin was back on the road with his solo band and planning a second solo record. The band had a rotating cast of players which included Norma Jean Bell on saxophone and eventually Bolin's younger brother Johnnie Bolin on drums.
CBS signed Bolin. In 1976 he began to record Private Eyes, his second solo record.
3 December 1976
after Tommy go home from Jeff Back concert, Tommy had held a big party attended by many people in Newport Resort hotels in the north of Miami. The party continues late into the night but this time the place is a room used as LC Clayton, who was assigned to accompany Barry Fey Tommy while in Miami. Tommy afterwards returned to his room to sleep.at about 3:00 pm, Valeria Monzeglio (Tommy's girlfriend) gave the news to Clayton's room. said Tommy collapsed when calling someone else. and Clayton rushed immediately went to Tommy's room. Tommy when it has been dipped into the bath tubb. and laid on the bed. Tommy looks could still breathe, although not fluently. and a moment later Tommy had passed out. some time after people - people leave the room Tommy, Tommy looked choked and appeared condensed liquid from the nose. Valeria was panicked and called an ambulance at about 7:45 pm. But it was too late, Tommy stopped breathe. hospital staff who came to the hotel issued a statement that Tommy, Tommy died of an drug overdose. Tommy corpse be buried at the church st. Joseph at Sioux city before then buried in family plots in Cavalary Cemetary on 10 December. Around 350 people attended the funeral, including former girlfriend, Kareen Ulibari. Karen arrived with a consignment of Deep Purple's management. Namely, a ring that used Jimmy Hendrix in seconds - seconds of his death.
Courtesy: Various sources
Thomas Richard "Tommy" Bolin(August 1, 1951, Sioux City, Iowa - December 4, 1976). his name may not be as famous as the Ritchie Blackmore, but bands like Deep Purple are interested to take tommy to join Deep Purple, Ritchie to replace the out of the Deep purple. unfortunately, it was a brilliant career that should have only until the age of 25 years. Tomy Bolin life ended, because of drug addiction.
Musical career
Tommy Bolin began playing in bands around Sioux City as a youth before moving to Boulder, Colorado, in his late teens. He had played in a band called American Standard before joining Ethereal Zephyr, a band named after a train that ran between Denver and Chicago. When record companies became interested, the name was shortened to Zephyr. This band included Bolin on guitar, David Givens on bass, and Givens' wife Candy Givens on vocals. The band had begun to do larger venues, opening for more established acts such as Led Zeppelin. Their second album, entitled Going Back to Colorado, featured a new drummer, Bobby Berge, who would pop up from time to time in musician credits in album liner notes from Bolin's later projects.In 1972 Bolin, at the age of 20, formed the fusion jazz-rock-blues band Energy. While the band never released an album during Bolin's lifetime, several recordings have been released posthumously. He also played on Billy Cobham's Spectrum album, which included Bolin on guitar, Billy Cobham of Mahavishnu Orchestra on drums, Leland Sklar on bass and Jan Hammer (also of Mahavishnu Orchestra) on keyboards and synthesizers.
1973 found him as Domenic Troiano's replacement, who had replaced Joe Walsh, in the James Gang. He had two records with this band: Bang! in 1973 and Miami in 1974.
After the Miami tour, Bolin wanted out of the James Gang. He went on to do session work for numerous rock bands and also with a number of jazz artists including Mouzon's album Mind Transplant. He also toured with Carmine Appice, Moxy and The Good Rats.
Bolin signed with Nemperor records to record a solo album. Bolin decided to do his own vocals on this album as well. Session players on this record included David Foster, David Sanborn, Jan Hammer, Stanley Sheldon, Phil Collins and Glenn Hughes. During the recording of this album, he was contacted to replace Ritchie Blackmore in Deep Purple.
In the start of 1975 Bolin contributed some studio guitar assistance to Canadian band Moxy during the recording of their debut album. Later in 1975 saw the release of Bolin's first solo record, Teaser, on the Nemperor label, and Deep Purple's Come Taste the Band on the Purple label. The Deep Purple world tour that followed in 1975 and 1976 allowed Bolin to showcase one song per night from Teaser.
In 2001, This Time Around: Live in Tokyo 1975 was released.
After Deep Purple disbanded in March, 1976, Bolin was back on the road with his solo band and planning a second solo record. The band had a rotating cast of players which included Norma Jean Bell on saxophone and eventually Bolin's younger brother Johnnie Bolin on drums.
CBS signed Bolin. In 1976 he began to record Private Eyes, his second solo record.
3 December 1976
after Tommy go home from Jeff Back concert, Tommy had held a big party attended by many people in Newport Resort hotels in the north of Miami. The party continues late into the night but this time the place is a room used as LC Clayton, who was assigned to accompany Barry Fey Tommy while in Miami. Tommy afterwards returned to his room to sleep.at about 3:00 pm, Valeria Monzeglio (Tommy's girlfriend) gave the news to Clayton's room. said Tommy collapsed when calling someone else. and Clayton rushed immediately went to Tommy's room. Tommy when it has been dipped into the bath tubb. and laid on the bed. Tommy looks could still breathe, although not fluently. and a moment later Tommy had passed out. some time after people - people leave the room Tommy, Tommy looked choked and appeared condensed liquid from the nose. Valeria was panicked and called an ambulance at about 7:45 pm. But it was too late, Tommy stopped breathe. hospital staff who came to the hotel issued a statement that Tommy, Tommy died of an drug overdose. Tommy corpse be buried at the church st. Joseph at Sioux city before then buried in family plots in Cavalary Cemetary on 10 December. Around 350 people attended the funeral, including former girlfriend, Kareen Ulibari. Karen arrived with a consignment of Deep Purple's management. Namely, a ring that used Jimmy Hendrix in seconds - seconds of his death.
Courtesy: Various sources