61-558: Thomas Richard Bolin (August 1, 1951 – December 4, 1976) was an American guitarist and songwriter 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. Tommy Bolin was born in Sioux City, Iowa ; he began playing with a band called the Miserlous before he
122-600: A band called American Standard (with future songwriting collaborator Jeff Cook) before joining Ethereal Zephyr, a band named after the California Zephyr train which ran between Oakland and Chicago . When record companies became interested, the name was shortened to Zephyr . That band included Bolin on lead 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, Going Back to Colorado , featured
183-479: A band called the 4-Nikators, after which he took nearly a year off from music. During that time, he wrote close to a hundred songs. Stuck between the musical direction he wanted to pursue and a nearly-empty bank account, Bolin in 1973 replaced Domenic Troiano , who had replaced Joe Walsh in the James Gang . He recorded two albums: Bang in 1973 and Miami in 1974; Except for one song on Bang , Bolin wrote or co-wrote every song on these two albums. In between
244-555: A book, Touched By Magic: The Tommy Bolin Story , by author Greg Prato featured all-new interviews with former bandmates, family members, and friends of Bolin, which recounted his entire life story. In the same year, a photo of Bolin was used for the front cover for the book Gettin' Tighter: Deep Purple '68–'76 , by author Martin Popoff. In 2010, several well-known artists gathered to create a tribute album titled Mister Bolin's Late Night Revival ,
305-606: A compilation of 17 previously unreleased tracks written by Bolin. It includes works by HiFi Superstar , Doogie White , Eric Martin , Troy Luccketta , Jeff Pilson , Randy Jackson , Rex Carroll , Rachel Barton , Derek St. Holmes , Kimberley Dahme , and the 77s . A percentage of the proceeds from the project was given to benefit the Jackson Recovery Centers. Producer Greg Hampton (who has previously worked on archival Bolin releases including Whips and Roses ) co-produced (with Gov't Mule leader Warren Haynes ) and
366-583: A guest mentor on American Idol and as a guest judge on Nashville Star . In 2006, he was a judge on the FOX TV show Celebrity Duets and appeared on Star Tomorrow , for which auditions were held in Los Angeles and New York City for undiscovered talent. In July 2006, Foster made a brief appearance on The View as Star Jones 's vocal coach. In August 2006, he was the musical director for JCPenney Jam's The Concert For American Kids . Also in 2006, Foster
427-646: A host of other performers. Foster was a major contributor to the 1979 Earth, Wind & Fire album I Am , as a studio player and arranger. He was a co-writer on six of the album's tracks, such as " After the Love Has Gone ", for which he and his co-writers, Graydon and Bill Champlin , won the 1980 Grammy Award for Best R&B Song . Foster worked as a producer on albums for The Tubes : 1981's The Completion Backward Principle and 1983's Outside Inside . Foster co-wrote such songs as "Talk to Ya Later", with Tubes singer Fee Waybill and Steve Lukather from Toto ;
488-518: A jam. He jammed with the band for four hours and the job was his. The band then relocated to Munich , Germany, to begin work on Come Taste the Band . Bolin wrote or co-wrote seven of the record's nine tracks, including the instrumental "Owed to G", which was a tribute to George Gershwin . Come Taste the Band was released in October 1975, and Australian, Japanese and US tours ensued. Bolin's solo album Teaser
549-625: A musical based on Betty Boop , with lyrics by Susan Birkenhead and a book by Bob Martin . Boop! The Musical had its world premiere at the CIBC Theatre in Chicago, on November 19, 2023. In 1992, Foster went to Indonesia to record the TV show David Foster's Twilight Orchestra on the national television station RCTI . In early 2001, Foster appeared in Popstars , a WB reality series aimed at coming up with
610-419: 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, the 20-year old Bolin formed the fusion jazz-rock-blues band Energy. Unable to secure a record contract, the band never released an album during Bolin's lifetime. However, several recordings have been released posthumously. Bolin briefly reunited with David and Candy Givens in
671-1076: A short-lived TV reality show called The Princes of Malibu in 2005 which also featured Foster and Thompson and was filmed in their home. In 1992, Foster was driving on the Pacific Coast Highway when he hit actor and dancer Ben Vereen , who had just suffered a stroke while driving near his Malibu home and was stumbling on the highway, with his car. Vereen was critically injured but recovered after going through physical rehabilitation. Vereen said afterward that he would have died if Foster had not collided with him and then called for emergency services. Foster married his fourth wife, Dutch model Yolanda Hadid , in Beverly Hills, California on November 11, 2011. David had three stepchildren from Yolanda Foster's previous marriage to Mohamed Hadid : Gigi (b. 1995), Bella (b. 1996), and Anwar (b. 1999). On December 1, 2015, Foster announced that after four years of marriage and nine years together, he and Yolanda had made
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#1733092802991732-608: A tribute to Bolin, Tommy Bolin and Friends: Great Gypsy Soul , which was released in 2012, and featured contributions from Brad Whitford , Nels Cline , John Scofield , Myles Kennedy , Derek Trucks , Steve Morse , and Peter Frampton among others. Zephyr (band) Zephyr was an American hard rock band formed in 1968 in Boulder, Colorado by guitarist Tommy Bolin , keyboardist John Faris, bass guitarist David Givens, drummer Robbie Chamberlin, and vocalist Candy Givens. The band's first release, Zephyr (sometimes referred to as
793-402: Is a collection of Mediterranean love songs featuring duets with Jennifer Lopez , Nelly Furtado , and a virtual duet with Edith Piaf . Foster produced an album with Bryan Adams titled Tracks of My Years released in 2014. Foster left Verve in 2016 in a label reorganization. As of 2018, he was writing a musical with Jewel , based on Amy Bloom 's novel Lucky Us . Foster composed
854-569: Is credited with production on over 40 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100 . He has also chaired Verve Records from 2012 to 2016. Foster was born in Victoria, British Columbia , the son of Maurice "Maury" Foster, an office worker, and Eleanor May Foster (née Vantreight), a homemaker. In 1963, at the age of 13, he enrolled in the University of Washington music program. In 1965, he auditioned to lead
915-605: Is the father-in-law of former professional tennis player Tommy Haas , who was married to Sara for 18 years. He married his third wife, songwriter Linda Thompson , in 1991 and divorced in 2005. The two became a songwriting team, collaborating on several songs, including " I Have Nothing ", performed by Whitney Houston in The Bodyguard (1992), and "Grown-Up Christmas List". Foster was stepfather to Brandon and Brody Jenner (Linda's sons with Caitlyn Jenner ), who both grew up living in his Malibu home. Both Jenner boys starred in
976-615: The Michael J. Fox comedy The Secret of My Success (1987), which featured a song co-written by Foster titled " The Price of Love ", a version of which was performed by Roger Daltrey on his album Can't Wait to See the Movie , which Foster also produced. Foster wrote the score for the Jodie Foster - Mark Harmon film Stealing Home (1988). Both films spawned soundtrack albums with Foster's prominent contributions. Foster composed "Winter Games",
1037-518: The "master of ... bombastic pop kitsch". Foster has won 16 Grammy Awards , including three Grammy Awards for Producer of the Year and has been nominated a total of 47 times. He has been nominated three times for an Academy Award for Best Original Song and won the 1999 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for the song " The Prayer " (sung by Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion ) from the film Quest for Camelot . He has been named BMI's "Songwriter of
1098-859: The American market at least, "logo labels" like 143 were in a "bad spot", so he sold the label back to Warner and became a senior vice president at the corporation. Foster and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds composed " The Power of the Dream ", the official song of the 1996 Summer Olympics . Foster produced the Diane Warren songs " Un-Break My Heart " sung by Toni Braxton , " Because You Loved Me " sung by Celine Dion , and " Have You Ever? " sung by Brandy . Foster produced major-label debut albums for Josh Groban (2001), Michael Bublé (2003), Renee Olstead (2004), and Charice (2010), which were released under his 143 Records. In 2001, Foster collaborated with Lara Fabian and
1159-612: The Colorado Music Hall of Fame in 2019. David Foster David Walter Foster OC OBC (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian record producer, film composer, and music executive . He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. Foster's career began as a keyboardist for the pop group Skylark in the early 1970s before focusing largely on composing and production. Often in tandem with songwriter Diane Warren , Foster has contributed to material for prominent music industry artists in various genres since then, and
1220-759: The David Foster Foundation, which supports children in need of medical transplants, for which he was acknowledged in the Juno Awards 2019. In 2018, Foster and his then-fiancée Katharine McPhee attended a fundraiser gala for Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. The event raised a record $ 60 million for the organization. Foster has been married five times and has five daughters, one son and ten grandchildren. His first child, Allison Jones Foster,
1281-501: The James Gang albums, Bolin played on Mahavishnu Orchestra member Billy Cobham 's solo album Spectrum , which included Bolin on guitar, Cobham on drums, Leland Sklar on bass and Jan Hammer (also of Mahavishnu Orchestra ) on keyboards and synthesizers. Jon Lord of Deep Purple called Spectrum "an utterly astounding album. There was Tommy Bolin just shredding away like mad... it was just gorgeous stuff, all improvised, all just off
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#17330928029911342-470: The Matter (1985). The latter features " The Best of Me ", co-written with Richard Marx that was covered by Cliff Richard in 1989, resulting in a number-two UK hit. In 1985, Rolling Stone magazine named Foster the "master of . . . bombastic pop kitsch". That year, Foster composed the score for the film St. Elmo's Fire , including the instrumental " Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire ", which hit No. 15 on
1403-461: The Pack" and performing in a kilt and Turner for his renditions of Jimi Hendrix songs. In 2014, David Givens and record producer Greg Hampton released a limited edition boxed set that included a remastered version of the "bathtub" album, two albums of live material (most of it previously unreleased), and a booklet with liner notes by Givens and photos from his private collection. The band was inducted into
1464-521: The Season (2016). Thus, he has produced the best-selling Christmas albums of 1984, 1998, 2007–09, and 2011–12. Four of these albums rank among the top fifteen best-selling Christmas albums ever. He composed " Grown-Up Christmas List " (1990). Foster and his fifth wife Katharine McPhee recorded a seven-song Christmas EP called Christmas Songs in 2022. On October 20, 2023, the album was "completed" and re-released with seven additional songs. Foster created
1525-472: The Top 40 hit "Don't Want to Wait Anymore"; and the number 10 US hit " She's a Beauty ". On the 1980 Boz Scaggs album Middle Man , he co-wrote and he played keyboard on some of Scaggs's most successful songs, including " Breakdown Dead Ahead ", "Jojo", and "Simone", followed by " Look What You've Done to Me " from the film Urban Cowboy . Foster was a major contributor to the career of jazz rock band Chicago in
1586-553: The US pop charts. Another song from the film, " St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) ", recorded by John Parr , reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 7, 1985. In 1985, Foster also co-wrote and produced " Tears Are Not Enough ", which reached top 15 status. The album was recorded by a group of fellow Canadian artists including Joni Mitchell , Neil Young , and Bryan Adams . Foster continued turning out occasional film scores, including
1647-727: The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra to record English-language, French-language, and bilingual versions of the Canadian national anthem, " O Canada ", for a promotion of the Canadian government. Foster, with his then-wife Linda Thompson, composed "Light the Fire Within", sung by LeAnn Rimes for the 2002 Winter Olympics . In 2003, Foster won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Music and Lyrics for The Concert for World Children's Day . His song, "I Will Be There With You" (sung with Katharine McPhee ), has been used by Japan Airlines to promote
1708-719: The banana half and did most of the instrument playing while McPhee dressed up as the ice cream half and did most of the singing. They were eliminated in the Group B Finale, where they competed against Jewel as "Queen of Hearts". Foster has produced multiple best-selling Christmas albums beginning with Once Upon a Christmas , by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton in 1984. He produced Celine Dion's These Are Special Times (1998), Josh Groban's Noël (2007), Andrea Bocelli's My Christmas (2009), Michael Bublé's Christmas (2011), Rod Stewart's Merry Christmas, Baby (2012), Mary J. Blige's A Mary Christmas (2013), and Jordan Smith's ' Tis
1769-437: The band in an Edmonton nightclub owned by jazz musician Tommy Banks . Banks mentored Foster in jazz, producing records, and the music business. After one year there, he moved to Toronto to play with Ronnie Hawkins . In 1966, he joined a backup band for Chuck Berry . In 1974, he moved to Los Angeles with his band Skylark. Foster was a keyboardist for the pop group Skylark, discovered by Eirik Wangberg. The song " Wildflower "
1830-569: The band to be replaced by the drummer's brother George Larvick Jr, they changed their name to A Patch of Blue. An album was released in 1969, Patch of Blue Live! from two 1967 concerts in Correctionville, Iowa west of Fort Dodge and in Sioux City. A Patch of Blue was inducted in the Iowa Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. Bolin moved to Boulder, Colorado in his late teens and then played in
1891-448: The band's bassist Peter Cetera . In 1986, Foster also helped Cetera co-write (along with Cetera's wife Diane Nini) his US No. 1 solo hit " Glory of Love ". Foster co-wrote Kenny Loggins 's songs "Heart to Heart" (US No. 15), from the 1982 album High Adventure , and " Forever " (US No. 40), from the 1985 album Vox Humana . Foster worked with country singer Kenny Rogers on the hit albums What About Me? (1984) and The Heart of
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1952-530: The bathtub album ), on ABC/Probe reached #48 on the Billboard 200 chart on March 14, 1970. Zephyr made an appearance on American Bandstand on 1/31/70 lip syncing to "Cross the River". Although the charismatic performances by Candy Givens were the focal point for the band, the flashy guitar work of Bolin is what the band is best remembered for. When Bolin left after the band's second release Going Back to Colorado , he
2013-634: The biographical documentary, David Foster: Off the Record was produced and directed by Barry Avrich . It debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2019. It includes archival footage and interviews, and appearances by singers including Barbra Streisand , Michael Bublé , Josh Groban , and Celine Dion . In 2021, Foster and McPhee competed in season six of The Masked Singer as "Banana Split". Foster dressed up as
2074-564: The cast of season three. In 2015, Foster joined the panel of judges for Asia's Got Talent . In 2017 and 2019, he returned as judge with Anggun , Mel C , and Vanness Wu for the second season and third season with Anggun and Jay Park , and also judged the Chinese-language World's Got Talent . In 2019, PBS hosted An Intimate Evening with David Foster . The show includes his wife Katharine McPhee , tenor Fernando Varela , Pia Toscano, Loren Allred, and Shelea. In 2019,
2135-636: The decision to divorce. The divorce was finalized on October 16, 2017. In June 2018, Foster became engaged to Katharine McPhee . On June 28, 2019, the couple wed at the Armenian Church of St Yeghiche, South Kensington in London. McPhee gave birth to a son, Rennie David, in February 2021. Foster's sister, producer Jaymes Foster, has a son with Clay Aiken . Foster is a cousin of racecar driver Billy Foster . In 1985, Rolling Stone magazine named Foster
2196-548: The early and middle 1980s, having worked as the band's producer on Chicago 16 (1982), Chicago 17 (1984) — their biggest selling, multi-platinum album — and Chicago 18 (1986). As was typical of his producing projects from this period, Foster was a co-writer on " Hard to Say I'm Sorry " (US No. 1), " Love Me Tomorrow " (US No. 22), " Stay the Night " (US No. 16), and " You're the Inspiration " (US No. 3). These were co-written with
2257-479: The film's Oscars scene as the conductor and an Academy member. In 1995, Foster signed a deal with Warner Brothers for his own boutique label, 143 Records , as a joint venture with Warner. Foster gave responsibility for running the label to then-manager Brian Avnet. One of the label's first signings was a then-little known Irish folk-rock band, the Corrs , whose debut album he produced. By 1997, Foster decided that, in
2318-474: 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.'" (Issue No. 230; page 14). 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 . Bolin's father Richard
2379-569: The instrumental theme song for the 1988 Winter Olympics and performed "Winter Games" and its vocal version "Can't You Feel It?" in Calgary , Alberta . "Winter Games" is the soundtrack for fountain shows at the Bellagio resort in Las Vegas. Foster collaborated with then-wife Linda Thompson on the song " I Have Nothing ", sung by Whitney Houston in the 1992 film The Bodyguard . The couple appeared in
2440-551: The introduction of new aircraft for its US flights. The 2001 film The Score , starring Robert De Niro and Marlon Brando , features a Diana Krall recording, "I'll Make it Up as I Go". The song was composed by Foster together with his daughter Amy Foster-Gillies . In 2005, Foster, his daughter Amy Foster-Gillies, and Beyoncé wrote "Stand Up For Love" as the anthem to the World Children's Day , an annual worldwide event to raise awareness and funds for children's causes. Over
2501-460: The mid-1970s, Kenny Wilkins (drums), John Oliver drums, guitarist Zack Smith (founder of the band Scandal), and Eddie Turner , who played guitar in the last version of the band during the early 1980s. Candy and David Givens, Bolin, and Faris were founding members of the Legendary 4Nikators. Taylor and Turner were later additions to band. Taylor was noted for playing motorcycle on stage during "Leader of
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2562-538: The next girl group. The result was Eden's Crush (featuring Nicole Scherzinger ). Foster and Linda Thompson wrote and produced several songs on their album. In 2005, his and Linda Thompson's home life was featured in a "staged" reality television show, The Princes of Malibu , on Fox . The premise was Foster attempting to teach his spoiled stepsons, Brandon and Brody Jenner —the children of Thompson and Olympian Caitlyn Jenner —to straighten their lives up and earn their own way. In late April 2006, he appeared as
2623-533: The recording of this album, he was contacted by Deep Purple. After Ritchie Blackmore left Deep Purple, the band had a meeting and discussed whether to disband or try to find a replacement, and chose the latter option. David Coverdale had been listening to the Billy Cobham LP Spectrum , on which Bolin was lead guitarist for four songs. He decided he wanted Bolin in Deep Purple, and invited him over for
2684-766: The stage. He played terribly, he was just so unhappy to be responded to like this. The reception was miserable, so his attitude was miserable. While the Come Taste the Band album sold moderately well and revitalized Deep Purple for a time, the concert tours had many low points. Audiences expected Bolin to play solos that sounded like Blackmore's, but the guitarists' styles were very different. Bolin's issues with hard drugs, plus fellow band member Glenn Hughes' cocaine addiction, also led to several below-par concert performances. One such concert in Tokyo came after Bolin had passed out and fell asleep on his left arm for eight hours. At showtime, he
2745-522: The top of his head." 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 Alphonse Mouzon 's album Mind Transplant , considered "easily one of the best fusion recordings of all time" by AllMusic reviewer Robert Taylor. He also toured with Carmine Appice and the Good Rats . At the start of 1975, Bolin
2806-516: The years, more than $ 50 million has been raised to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities and other children's organizations. In 2008, Foster held a one-night concert called Hitman: David Foster & Friends at the Mandalay Bay resort in Las Vegas featuring Foster presiding center stage at the keyboard, Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, Peter Cetera, Katharine McPhee, Celine Dion, Blake Shelton, Brian McKnight, and Charice. In 2009, it
2867-535: Was a founding member of the jam band Leftover Salmon . Various versions of Zephyr continued to play in Colorado until Candy Givens died of a drug and alcohol overdose in Boulder on 27 January 1984 at the age of 37. The release of "Heartbeat" in 1982 was promoted with a music video that incorporated early examples of computer animation combined with live action. Other Zephyr members include Otis Taylor , who played bass during
2928-591: Was a guest studio guitarist for Canadian band Moxy during the recording of their debut album , on which Bolin contributed guitar solos for six songs. Later in 1975, Bolin signed with Nemperor records to record a solo album. Bolin was encouraged and coached by the Beach Boys to perform his own vocals on this album as well. Session players on this record included David Foster , David Sanborn , Jan Hammer , Stanley Sheldon , Jeff Porcaro , Phil Collins , and Glenn Hughes (uncredited due to contractual reasons). During
2989-527: Was a top ten hit in 1973. When the group disbanded, Foster remained in Los Angeles and, together with Jay Graydon , he formed the band Airplay . In 1975, Foster played on George Harrison 's album Extra Texture . He followed that up a year later by playing the Fender Rhodes and clavinet on Harrison's album Thirty Three & 1/3 . In 1976, Foster joined Guthrie Thomas on Thomas' second Capitol Records album, Lies and Alibis , with Ringo Starr and
3050-455: Was asked to join another band called Denny and the Triumphs in 1964 at age 13. The lineup for Denny and the Triumphs was Dave Stokes on lead vocals, Brad Miller on guitar and vocals, Bolin on lead guitar, Steve Bridenbaugh on organ and vocals, Denny Foote on bass, and Brad Larvick on drums. They played a blend of rock and roll, R&B and the pop hits of the moment, and when bassist Denny Foote left
3111-433: Was born in 1970 when Foster was 20. He placed her for adoption and reconnected with her when she was 30. His first marriage was to singer and writer B.J. Cook. Cook and Foster had one daughter together, Amy (b. 1973), a songwriter and author. He married his second wife, Rebecca Dyer, on October 27, 1982 and they divorced in 1986. They had three daughters: Sara (b. 1981), Erin (b. 1982), and Jordan (b. 1986). Foster
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#17330928029913172-648: Was confirmed that Foster would become the Chairman of Verve Music Group . In 2013, Foster produced Mary J. Blige 's first Christmas album A Mary Christmas released October 15 of that year. The album includes 12 classics such as swing-styled " Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer ". It features artists Marc Anthony , Jessie J , The Clark Sisters , Barbra Streisand , and Chris Botti . Foster produced Andrea Bocelli 's album, Passione , released in January 2013. The album
3233-1010: Was featured in Under the Desert Sky , Andrea Bocceli's live album and DVD of a pop concert held in Las Vegas. In 2007, Foster was featured in Bocelli's Vivere Live in Tuscany , a live album and DVD of a pop concert performed at Bocelli's Teatro del Silenzio in Lajatico, Tuscany in July. In November 2007, Foster appeared in The Oprah Winfrey Show ' s annual "Favorite Things" episode, performing with Josh Groban. In September 2008, singer Charice joined Foster on The Oprah Winfrey Show with Celine Dion via satellite; and on October 31, he and Andrea Bocelli appeared on Oprah again together, where he stated that Bocelli
3294-704: Was his "favourite singer on the planet". In December 2008, Foster was featured in a PBS special titled Hit Man: David Foster & Friends , a concert featuring live performances by Foster and numerous other performers. Later in 2011, he was featured in Andrea Bocelli's live album, Concerto: One Night in Central Park (also known as Live in Central Park ) and in Bocelli's four PBS specials. Bocelli also performed during Foster's Hit Man special. In late 2012, Foster appeared in an episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills . His wife, Yolanda Foster , joined
3355-595: Was now free to form the Tommy Bolin Band and hit the road touring while making plans for a second solo album. The Tommy Bolin Band had a rotating cast of players which included Narada Michael Walden , Mark Stein , Norma Jean Bell, Reggie McBride , Jimmy Haslip , Max Carl Gronenthal and eventually Bolin's younger brother, Johnnie Bolin, on drums. By mid-1976, CBS Records signed Bolin and he began to record Private Eyes , his second and last solo record, in June. The album
3416-692: Was of Swedish descent, and his mother, Barbara was the daughter of Syrian immigrants. His maternal grandfather Abraham "Abe" Joseph was a recording musician in Lebanon before immigrating to the US. The Bolin estate has about 15 records of his grandfather in the safe vault. He had two younger brothers: Johnnie (drummer with Black Oak Arkansas ), and Rick (a singer). In a 1975 article, Tommy Bolin called himself an entirely self-taught guitarist who plays by ear, saying, "I only ever had four lessons. I don't know any scales at all. I know what to play, but don't know any scales because I never bothered to learn any." In 2008,
3477-767: Was only able to play simple barre chords, with keyboardist Jon Lord having to play many of the guitar parts on the organ. Unfortunately, this concert was recorded for a live album: Last Concert in Japan . Despite pleas by band members to not release the album, it came out in Japan and found its way into the UK and the US. A better concert recording by this Deep Purple lineup was made in Long Beach, California in early 1976, and released in 1995 as King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Deep Purple in Concert . Deep Purple Mk IV disbanded in July 1976. Bolin
3538-530: Was released in November, but his obligations to Deep Purple meant he could not support his own album with a tour. A very sad stigma that followed Tommy joining these groups (James Gang, Deep Purple) was the fact that he was always a replacement. It was very hard for him to be on stage and hear, "Joe Walsh!" or "Where's Ritchie?" This is what haunted him during the English tour, was "Where's Ritchie?"... you know, booed off
3599-538: Was released in September and a supporting tour ensued. 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 . The article in Rolling Stone said, "Just before Bolin's final concert, Jon Marlowe of The Miami News , after an interview with
3660-478: Was replaced by Jock Bartley , and the band recorded the album Sunset Ride , their second for Warner Brothers Records. On Sunset Ride , Candy Givens displayed her gifts as a singer, composer, and harmonica player. The album was produced by David Givens, who wrote most of the songs. As a result of his stint with Zephyr, Bartley went on to a successful career with Gram Parsons and Firefall . Drummer Michael Wooten went on to play for several years with Carole King and
3721-409: Was revealed by songwriter Diane Warren that she had worked with Foster to produce tracks for Whitney Houston 's upcoming album and the singer's comeback single would be the Foster-produced " I Didn't Know My Own Strength ". On May 30, 2011, Foster teamed with young singer Jackie Evancho in her Dream With Me Concert on PBS at the Ringling Brothers Museum in Sarasota, Florida. On December 15, 2011, it
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