Tommy Bolin : Rolling Stone

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Private Eyes

Tommy Bolin's second solo album is a sometimes interesting balance of good ideas and mediocre execution. Bolin remains a spirited, agile Jeff Beck disciple, one of the few American guitarists who can use distortion well. His composing ranges from simple and effective loud rock ("Shake the Devil") to...

1976 RS: Not Rated

1975

Biography

Guitarist/songwriter Tommy Bolin played in several hard-rock bands before dying of a drug overdose in 1976. Bolin dropped out of high school in Sioux City in 1968 and drifted to Denver. There he joined Zephyr, a quintet fronted by a woman singer named Candy Givens. Its eponymously titled debut album cracked the Top 50 in 1969. Next Bolin played in a group called Energy. In 1971 Joe Walsh left the...

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