Month: December 2019

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Episode #36 – Coverdale Tweets! (Part 1)

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Coverdale Tweets!

  • 68 hand-selected Coverdale Tweets for review!

The Year in Review

  • Listener demographic
  • Most listened to episode
  • Most listened to countries, 63 in total!

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Episode #35 – The Deep Purple Christmas Special 2019

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Notes From The Field:

The Christmas Program:

  • Blackmore’s Night “Winter Carols” Ads
  • David Coverdale – Chestnuts
  • Deep Purple Holiday Ads from BRAVO (courtesy of Jorg Planer)
  • Melody Maker Ad for Purple Records from December 18, 1971 – two months after Purple Records launched:
    • Page 1 features the first four albums being released by Purple records (Drop in the Ocean, Curtiss Maldoon, Gemini Suite, and Pick Up a Bone. Also Merry Christmas from Yvonne Elliman, Al Shaw, Rupert Hine, Jon Lord, Clive Maldoon, Johnny Gustafson, Roger Glover, John Cann, Buddy Bohn, Tony Ashton, Paul Hammon, David MacIver, Dave Curtiss, Ian Paice, and Purple Records.
    • Second page features the band with a mountain range in the background (possibly taken in Geneva while the band was recording “Machine Head.”)
  • Energy – Miss Christmas
  • Time for some more Christmas cheer – winter warmer beer
  • David Coverdale – Zat You Santa Claus?
  • We Wish You a Metal Xmas – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
    • Featuring Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Rudy Sarzo, Simon Wright
  • Whitesnake Christmas Greetings over the years

This Week in Purple History . . .

December 23 through December 29

  • December 23, 1948 – The song “Deep Purple” is recorded Larry Clinton featuring vocalist Bea Wain. Previously it had only been an instrumental but Mitchell Parish added lyrics to the popular song in 1938.  The instrumentation was written in 1933.
  • December 23, 1947 – Graham Bonnet is born!
  • December 27, 1948 – Martin “The Wasp” Birch is born!

David Coverdale Reads ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

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Episode #34 – David Coverdale – White Snake

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  • gardowp, 11/17/2019 – 5 stars – It is like talking to old friends – Nate and John’s conversations about Deep Purple and the extended family of Deep Purple are well researched and provide laugh out loud moments with their off the cuff banter. It is like I am with my life-long friends talking about our favorite records and concerts that we enjoyed 30 years ago. Never being much of a Deep Purple fan, these fellas provided me with insights to appreciate the work of the band and the associated acts to become a fan. If I could give this podcast 6 Pilgrim Hats, I would. Butters!
  • Slowed Down Chipmunks inspired Hazemaze?
  • Jorg Planer sends us King Kurlee Feat. Blackmore Jr. ‎– Smoke On The Water (More Black Mix) (1991)

Lead Up To Album & Writing:

  • Coverdale had been in the same music scene with Mick Moody coming up together in the late 60s.  After Purple imploded Coverdale reached out to his old friend to enlist his help in writing and recording his first solo album.
  • Roger Glover played a huge amount of the music and instrumentation on the album.
  • Coverdale was understandably upset about Purple coming to a premature close.
  • Glover acted as an adviser for Coverdale.  He had similarly been thrown from Deep Purple and could lend advice to Coverdale.
  • Glover: “Coverdale seemed happy enough making this album.  A producer is all of those things (above) and more besides . . . therapist, sounding board, salvage expert, tyrant, peacemaker, oh, and a good ear for music.”
  • Coverdale went into this process with the idea of being a band, not simply David Coverdale.

Album Art & Booklet Review

  • Front cover and design by The Cream Group.
  • Cream did hundreds of covers for The Bay City Rollers, Gary Glitter, Queen, George Harrison, Uriah Heep, and of Course Deep Purple (Made in Europe).
  • Cover photo by Thomas Schmid.
  • Inside photography by Fin Costello.
  • Features a hand drawn album title, listing White Snake as two separate words.
  • Where did the name “White Snake” come from?
    • From The Record Mirror  in 1977:
      • Coverdales says: “Because snakes are phallic symbols, and I like writing about phallic things. I’m also a romantic person. I don’t just like writing about raw sex. The songs I write are like a diary of my life. I write mostly from experience. If I look back at a year’s songs it’s like turning back the pages of a book.”
    • From ContactMusic.com in 2006:
    • From BraveWords.com in 2009 (republished from Metro.co.uk):
      • Metro.co.uk: Where did that name come from?
      • Coverdale: “From my penis. If I had been from Africa it would have been Blacksnake. But, no, it was actually a song I wrote in the dying embers of Deep Purple.”

Personnel:

  • David Coverdale – lead vocal, piano, percussion
    • Scotch ‘n’ Coke
  • Micky Moody [wiki, discogs] – guitar, percussion, backing vocals
    • Brandy ‘n’ Orange
    • Had previously been in a band called Snafu.
  • Tim Hinkley [wiki, discogs] – organ, percussion, vocals
    • Neat Brandy
    • Worked with Dr. Feelgood, Whitesnake, Roger Daltrey, Thin Lizzy
    • Had worked with Moody in Snafu.
  • Ron Aspery [wiki, discogs] – saxophone, flute
    • Beer
    • Played on Glenn Hughes’s “Play Me Out,” Roger Glover’s “Elements,” and many many more.
    • Was in the jazz-rock trio with bassist Colin Hodgkinson until the group broke up win 1977.  Hodgkinson joined Whitesnake in 1982 replacing Neil Murray on bass.
  • DeLisle Harper [wiki, discogs] – bass, percussion, vocal
    • Scotch ‘n’ Coke
    • Performed with Olympic Runners, Freddie King, 
  • Roger Glover – bass, melodica, synth, percussion, vocals
    • Iced Tea
  • Simon Philips [wiki, discogs] – drums, percussion
    • Soft Drinks ‘n’ Smarties
    • Martyn Ford calls him “the best drummer on the planet.”
    • Started in a production of Jesus Christ Superstar, went on to play with Jeff Beck, Stanley Clarke, Peter Gabriel, Mike Oldfield, Joe Satriani, Derek Shernihan, Toto, Jack Bruce, Gary Moore, Michael Schenker.
    • Credits among his main influences:  Buddy Rich, Billy Cobham, Ian Paice, Tommy Aldridge and Bernard Purdie.
  • Liza Strike – backing vocals
    • Vodka n’ Orange
  • Helen Chappelle – backing vocals
    • Coke
  • Barry St. John – backing vocals
    • White Wine Plus
    • All three backup singers covered in Episode #29.

Additional Personnel Credits:

  • Lou ‘Rolls’ Austin – Sonic Architect: (London) – Coffee
  • Hans Menzel – Needles ‘n’ Dials: (Munchen) – Social Beer
  • ‘William’ Fyffe – Chauffeur: Confidante: 7 Day Drinks: Meals: Percussion: Vocals: Sneakies
  • Chas [Watkins] – Alright Mon: Commissionaire (As above, I’m sure)
  • Bob – Great Mon: No thanks I’m driving
  • Magnet – For rather suspect but necessary accommodation
  • and Charles for odd welcome appearance
  • The music on this Album was conceived and given the ol’ once over in Deutchland (Somewhere in Europe).  The happy songs were written in my new home and also the Famille Ritzers fine residence – the moody ones were more or less the result of a three month sojourn in a hotel in Munich.  Anyway without Micky Moody an’ Roger I would have had to do it on me own GOD BLESS EM! Thanks to everyone, particularly Jools Dembreigh und John and me mother – who forgave me the day I was born.
  • This Album is dedicated to alf in NEVER-NEVERLAND;’ for whom one day it will all surely happen . . .

Credits:

  • Recorded in Kingsway Recorders, London, Aug 3-17, and the evening of the 25th.
  • Vocals recorded at Musicland Studios, Munchen, Aug 26-30 after midnight.
  • Mixed in Kingsway Recorders, London, Sept 1-7, 1976.
  • Produced by Roger Glover

Album Tracks:

  1. Lady (Coverdale, Moody)
    • Blindman (Coverdale)
      • Would be re-recorded in 1980 for Whitesnake’s album “Ready an’ Willing.”
    • Goldies Place (Coverdale)
      • Whitesnake (Coverdale, Moody)
        • Time on My Side (Coverdale, Moody)
          • Peace Lovin’ Man (Coverdale)
            • Sunny Days (Coverdale)
              • Hole in the Sky (Coverdale)
                • Single
                • Record Mirror: Former Deep Purple man tries his hand at an epic single which builds to a straining climax and could provide him with a hit.
              • Celebration (Coverdale, Moody)

                Reception and Review

                • There were two tracks that weren’t completed, Peace Lovin’ Man and Sunny Days.  They were both included on the reissue in 2000.
                • The album did not chart and was not very successful.
                • Coverdale: “It’s very difficult to think back and talk sensible about the first album.  White Snake had been a very inward looking, reflective and low-key affair in many ways, written and recorded in the aftermath of the collapse of Deep Purple.”
                • Very shortly after the album’s release (16 August, 1977) Elvis Presley died.  Coverdale was with his friend Alan Rainer when he got the news.
                • In an interview with Neil Priddey, Rainer said he had sung as an Elvis impersonator and when they two of them got the news they spent the whole day drinking and consoling each other as they sang Elvis songs.

                This Week in Purple History . . .

                December 16 through December 22

                • December 19, 1947 – Jimmy Bain is born
                • December 21, 1971 – Deep Purple concludes recording of Machine Head
                • December 17, 1989 – David Coverdale marries Tawny Kitaen – they divorce in 1991

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                Bonus Episode #1 – Interview with Martyn Ford

                Audio link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bonus-episode-1-interview-with-martyn-ford/id1461491935?i=1000459375032

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                The Deep Purple Podcast
                Show Notes
                Bonus Episode #1
                “Interview with Martyn Ford”
                December 12, 2019

                Visit DeepPurplePodcast.com for more information.

                In this special bonus epiosde Nate interviews Martyn Ford. Martyn is a conductor, arranger, and musician who has worked with The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, The Grateful Dead, Toto, Nazareth, Phil Collins, Bad Company, Elf, Elton John, and many more.

                In this discussion we talk about:

                The Butterfly Ball
                Martyn’s beginnings in the industry
                Eddie Hardin
                Playing at The Royal Albert Hall
                His album Smoovin’
                His professional relationship and friendship with John Gustafson
                Jesus Christ Superstar
                Working with Yvonne Elliman
                Paul McCartney’s “Live and Let Die”
                Vision 2020
                Fifi Rong
                Mo Foster
                and a lot more!

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                Episode #33 – Paice Ashton Lord – Malice in Wonderland

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                • Comments from social media.
                • Explorationsofa, 4 stars,  11/14/2019 writes: “Tommy Bolin! So happy that you guys do intelligent discussion on Deep Purple but you actually discussed Tommy Bolton’s solo and sideman output in the 70’s! That was just awesome to hear discussion about Cobham, Mouzon, Energy, Zephyr, etc. They do a great job of discussion as well and you can tell they have good musical ears.”
                • Michael Eriksson (Trinkelbonker) has been 
                • Hazemaze released their new album the week of November 18.
                • Interview with Martyn Ford being released as a bonus episode.
                • He unintentionally answers my question about the pronunciation of De Lane Lea studios (pronounced De Lane LEE).
                  • A few quick clips of the interview.
                  • Will post as bonus episode this Thursday, December 12.  Check your feed!

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                Lead Up To Album & Writing:

                • Ashton: “Ian and Jon approached me with the idea of forming a band.  In fact Jon had approached me before and I hadn’t liked the idea much because I couldn’t see myself as a front man.  I also thought that with Jon and me both being keyboard players, we’d get in each other’s way.”
                • “I was never really comfortable with the idea of being a lead singer.
                • Ian Paice says that he got a call from Jon about doing this project with Tony Ashton and he thought about it for about a week thinking it sounded like a fun idea.
                • Ian said he was excited because he didn’t know what to expect having spent the past 8-9 years with the same band, Deep Purple.
                • 150 applicants for auditioning bassists and guitarists.
                • Ian said things were very incestuous in the scene, they wanted to not necessarily go with unestablished musicians.
                • Held auditions at an old cinema in Fulham.  Selected Bernie Marsden and Paul Martinez.
                • They loved Bernie for his confidence.  He was in a band called Babe Ruth. He was recommended by Cozy Powell having worked with him in Cozy Powell’s Hammer.  He’d also previously been in UFO.
                • Paul Martinez had been in a band called Stretch.
                • Ian talks about how easy it was in DP knowing everyone so well and having that connection with Jon.  He’d only worked with Tony a few times before and Bernie and Paul he’d never played with.
                • Jon Lord?: One track took 30 minutes, another song took them 5 days to get right.
                • Jon Lord: talks about keeping humor in the music and how working with Tony Ashton that is very easy to do.
                • They decided early on to add a brass section to add some color to the songs.
                • They knew Howie Casey for a long time and describe it as “stealing him” from “Mr. McCartney.”  They used him to put together a horn section and help them with horn arrangements.
                • Jeanette and Sheila McKinley recruited on backing vocals.
                • The album title was from a conversation they overheard in abar in Munich.  “We couljn’t think of a title, then we heard this German guy come out with this remark about ‘Malice in Wonderland’, and we thought: ‘Ah, that’s a good title!’

                Companies, etc.

                Credits

                Notes

                Ⓟ 1977 Deep Purple Overseas Ltd

                Made and printed in England.

                Includes printed inne rsleeve with lyrics, credits, liner notes & photos.

                Recorded at Musicland Studios, Munich between 20th September & 30th October 1976.

                Album Art & Booklet Review

                • Front cover is an oil painting by Graham Ovenden from the “Alice in Wonderland” series.

                Personnel:

                • Ian Paice – drums, percussion
                • Tony Ashton – vocals, keyboards
                • Jon Lord – keyboards, synthesizer
                • Paul Martinez [wiki, discogs] – bass
                  • Accomplished session musician and songwriter
                  • Played with Bernard Purdie, Robert Plant, Cat Stevens, George Harrison, Peter Gabriel, and more.
                • Bernie Marsden [wiki, discogs] – guitar, backing vocals
                  • Was in a number of bands
                  • Was recommended to join Paul McCartney’s Wings but it never came to pass
                  • Was founding member of Whitesnake and played in their first five albums, co-writing the band’s biggest hit “Here I Go Again.”

                Additional Credits:

                • Martin Birch – engineer
                • Recorded between 20th September & 30th September 1976

                Album Tracks:

                1. Ghost Story (Ian Paice, Tony Ashton, Jon Lord)
                2. Remember the Good Times (Ian Paice, Tony Ashton, Jon Lord, Bernie Marsden, Paul Martinez) *
                3. Arabella (Oh Tell Me) (Tony Ashton)
                  • Tony Ashton wrote it about the hotel where they recorded in Munich.  MusicLand Studio was in the basement.
                4. Silas & Jerome (Ian Paice, Tony Ashton, Jon Lord)
                5. Dance With Me Baby (Ian Paice, Tony Ashton, Jon Lord)
                6. On the Road Again, Again (Ian Paice, Tony Ashton, Jon Lord, Bernie Marsden) *
                7. Sneaky Private Lee (Ian Paice, Tony Ashton, Jon Lord, Bernie Marsden) *
                8. I’m Gonna Stop Drinking (Ian Paice, Tony Ashton, Jon Lord)
                9. Malice in Wonderland (Ian Paice, Tony Ashton, Jon Lord)
                  • Jon Lord says they had such a hard time figuring out the right arrangement/chords for this song but eventually it all just clicked into place.

                Reception and Review

                • Ashton: “What we managed to achieve was a tighter version of The First Of The Big Bands.”
                • After just five gigs PAL split while working on a second album in Munich.  This is important because it was in Munich that Bernie Marsden would meet David Coverdale who he would go on with to form Whitesnake.
                • Paice Ashton Lord – Malice in Wonderland Live 1977 FULL CONCERT
                • Ashton: “It didn’t really work on stage.  We were very happy with the album, but I couldn’t cut the mustard up front.  I actually fell off the stage at the Rainbow theatre concert in London. It went down well! But after that the band more or less fizlzled out.”
                • Ashton’s fall was  twelve foot drop. They dragged him back on stage while Ian Paice did a half hour dum solo and Ashton managed to finish the show.
                • They went to Munich to work on a second album and got most of the tracks down but the project was abandoned.
                • Paice: “. . . it . . . was a great idea.  It was built around Tony Ashton and his ability to make an audience love him.  Tony still has that ability, but the audience had better not be bigger than three hundred! He loves his club atmosphere.”
                • Paice:  “It was an experiment that cost Jon and I a fortune! But I’m glad we did it.”
                • Paice says that the tracks are all there for the second album except the vocals.  They tried to locate the masters to give to Tony Ashton to give to him as a wedding present but no one could find the masters.”

                In The News . . .


                This Week in Purple History . . .

                December 9 through December 15

                • December 11, 1968 – The Book of Taliesyn is released in the US – it won’t be released in the UK until July of 1969
                • December 9, 1973 – Deep Purple Mk3 plays their first gig in Copenhagen, Denmark
                • December 13, 1984 – George Harrison joins Deep Purple on stage and introduces himself as “Arnold Grove.”

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                Episode #32 – Tommy Bolin – Teaser

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                Lead Up To Album & Writing:

                • Jeff Cook says that by the time it went into the studio he was removed from the project.  Some of the songs were written over the phone with Jeff in Denver and Tommy in California
                • Jeff Cook said he got a call from someone asking how high they were making “Teaser” because he wasn’t listed on the track sheets.
                • Everyone was partying their brains out according ot Jeff Cook.
                • Stanley Sheldon says Tommy went to New York while they were mixing Frampton Comes Alive.  They booked Electric Lady Studios and did half the Teaser album there and the other half in LA.
                • Sheldon was bouncing back and forth between studio A and B.
                • Glenn Hughes said Tommy wanted him to sing three or four songs but he felt that Tommy had his own style and he wanted Tommy to do it.  He said it would be like Hendrix having someone else sing.

                Album Art & Booklet Review

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                The Album

                Personnel:

                • Tommy Bolin [discogs] – Guitar, Lead Vocals
                • Glenn Hughes – Lead Vocals on “Dreamer”
                  • Was not credit due to contractual reasons
                • Stanley Sheldon [discogs] – Bass (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7)
                  • Played with Peter Frampton, most credits are with Tommy Bolin
                • Paul Stallworth [discogs] – Bass (4, 8, 9)
                  • Played with George Harrison, Johnny Nas, Al Jarreau, Bobby Womack, Blood Sweat and Tears, Yvonne Elliman
                • Dave Foster [discogs] – Piano/Synthesizer (1, 2, 3)
                  • Tons of credits including Ted Neeley, Neil Sedaka, George Harrison, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and many, many more
                • Jan Hammer [discogs] – Synthesizer (6, 7), drums (6)
                  • Very prolific, played with Billy Cobham and Bolin on Spectrum album, he wrote the theme song to Miami Vice as well as doing the soundtrack for the show.
                • Ron Fransen [discogs] – Piano (9)
                  • Played with Rare Earth, 
                • David Sanborn [discogs] – Saxophone (6, 7)
                  • Played with B.B. King, Stevie Wonder (on the album Talking Book), Todd Rundgren, David Bowie, and hundreds more.
                • Jeff Porcaro [discogs] – Drums (1, 2, 3, 5)
                  • Played with Sunny & Cher, Steely Dan, Joe Cocker, Juice Newton and hundreds more, almost 1,000 entries on discogs.
                • Prairie Prince [discogs] – Drums (4, 8)
                  • Todd Rundgren, John Fogerty, Brian Eno, Chris Isaac, Richard Marx, and many more.
                • Michael Walden [discogs] – Drums (7)
                  • Tommy Bolin Band, Jaco PAstorius, Jeff Beck, Weather Report, Chick Corea, Robert Fribb, hundreds more.
                • Bobbie Berge [discogs] – Drums (9)
                  • Drummer in Zephyr, Buddy Miles
                • Phil Collins [discogs] – Percussion (4)
                  • Do we need to deep dive this one?
                • Sammy Figueroa [discogs] – Percussion (6, 7)
                  • Worked with The Village People, Bette Midler, Ben E. King, Miles Davis, and hundreds more
                • Rafael Cruz [discogs] – Percussion (6, 7)
                  • Worked with Chaka Khan, and others
                • Dave Brown [discogs] – Background vocals (1)
                  • This and “Bealtes Jam” from Tommy Bolin Fever are only credits
                • Lee Kiefer [discogs] – Background vocals (1)
                  • Mostly worked as an engineer and producer with John Lennon, Billy PReston, America, Keith Moon, and Lynyrd Skynyrd
                • Johnnie Bolin, Tommy’s younger brother, also played drums
                • The Sniffettes (Tommy Bolin, Lee Kiefer & Dave Brown)
                  • One time credit for this album.

                Credits:

                1. The Grind (Bolin, Jeff Cook, Stanley Sheldon, John Tesar)
                  • Bass – Stanley Sheldon
                  • Piano/Synth – Dave Foster
                  • Drums – Jeff Porcaro
                  • Backing Vocals – Dave Brown, Lee Kiefer
                  • Van Halen used to cover this song in their early club days
                    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCDo-gKiPUI
                  • One of the songs that Jeff Cook and Tommy Boling wrote over the phone.
                2. Homeward Strut (Bolin)
                  • Instrumental
                  • Bass – Stanley Sheldon
                  • Piano/Synth – Dave Foster
                  • Drums – Jeff Porcaro
                3. Dreamer (Jeff Cook)
                  • Bass – Stanley Sheldon
                  • Piano/Synth – Dave Foster
                  • Drums – Jeff Porcaro
                  • Vocals – Glenn Hughes
                4. Savannah Woman (Bolin, Jeff Cook)
                  • Bass – Paul Stallworth
                  • Drums – Prairie Prince
                  • Percussion – Phil Collins
                  • John Tesar says that he wrote the lyrics.
                5. Teaser (Bolin, Jeff Cook)
                  • Bass – Stanley Sheldon
                  • Drums – Jeff Porcaro
                  • Covered by Motley Crue on charity album Stairway to Heaven/Highway to Hell
                    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHsseQOdDdA
                6. People, People (Bolin)
                  • Bass – Stanley Sheldon
                  • Drums – Jan Hammer
                  • Piano/Synth – Jam Hammer
                  • Saxophone – David Sanborn
                  • Percussion – Sammy Figueroa, Rafael Cruz
                7. Marching Powder (Bolin)
                  • Instrumental
                  • Bass – Stanley Sheldon
                  • Saxophone – David Sanborn
                  • Drums – Michael Walden
                  • Percussion – Sammy Figueroa, Rafael Cruz
                8. Wild Dogs (Bolin, John Tesar)
                  • Bass – Paul Stallworth
                  • Drums – Prairie Prince
                9. Lotus (Bolin, John Tesar)
                  • Bass – Paul Stallworth
                  • Piano – Ron Fransen
                  • Drums – Bobby Berge

                Reception and Review

                • Tommy Bolin is proud of the album and lists Wild Dogs as his favorite song.

                In The News . . .

                • N/A

                This Week in Purple History . . .

                December 2 through December 8

                • December 4, 1971 – The Montreux Casino burns down
                • December 8, 1972 – Ian Gillan writes his famous letter to Tony Edwards that he is leaving Deep Purple at the end of the tour the following June
                • December 4, 1976 – Tommy Bolin Dies

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