Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Tommy Bolin Signature Teaser Guitar and Tribute Album Announced

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Tommy Bolin of James Gang, Deep Purple, fusion collaborator with Billy Cobham and Alphonse Mouzon, guitarist for Moxy and a renowned solo artist ("Teaser' and 'Private Eyes') is a cult figure in rock despite his death at 25 years of age.

Dean Guitars has just announced USA Tommy Bolin Signature Teaser guitar. The Teaser is crafted based on measurements taken from Tommy’s own 1974 Stratocaster. Dean CEO Elliott Rubinson and artist Nick Simmons, designer of the guitar, are building it as a labor of love for Tommy.

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Russell Bizzett has released a new CD titled Tommy Bolin Tribute, focussing on his fusion period. Russell was drummer on Tommy Bolin & Friends: Live at Ebbets Field 1974 CD. The CD features Tommy fan favorites such as Stratus, Dreamer, Quadrant 4, You Know You Know, Red Baron, San Francisco River and People People.

More info Tommy Bolin Archives

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1 comment:

Bar L. said...

You get the best info! I look forward to checking this out.