Deep Purple - Come Taste The Band /Full Studio Concert/
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Tommy Bolin, in Deep Purple, 1975
Thomas Richard "Tommy" Bolin (August 1, 1951 – December 4, 1976) was an American guitarist who played with
Zephyr (from 1969 to 1971),
The James Gang (from 1973 through 1974), and
Deep Purple (from 1975 to 1976).
After
Ritchie Blackmore left
Deep Purple, the band had a meeting and discussed whether to disband or try and find a replacement, and chose the second option.
David Coverdale had been listening to the
Billy Cobham LP (Spectrum). He decided he wanted
Tommy in
Deep Purple, and invited him over for a jam.
Tommy showed up thin as a rail with his girlfriend in tow wearing a see through mesh mini-skirt. He plugged in to 4 Marshall amps and jammed with the band for 4 hours. The job was his. The band then relocated to Munich, Germany, to begin work in
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 late 1975, and Australian, US and Japanese tours ensued.
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