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Touched by Magic: The Tommy Bolin Story
Author(s): Greg Prato (Author)
- Publisher: Greg Prato
- Publication Date: December 13, 2008
- Edition: First Edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 264 pages
- ISBN-10: 0578003171
- ISBN-13: 9780578003177
Book Description
To many, Tommy Bolin was the legitimate heir to Jimi Hendrix’s rock guitar throne. Stints with the James Gang and Deep Purple – as well as solo albums and a groundbreaking release with jazz-rocker Billy Cobham – certainly proved that the adulation was rightly deserved. And with a techno-color fashion sense, he certainly stood out from the pack. Only one problem, Tommy had a death-defying drug addiction, which ultimately would lead to a premature and tragic end – before he was able to truly take his standing among the elite musicians of the world. ‘Touched by Magic: The Tommy Bolin Story’ is the first book to focus entirely on the life story of Tommy Bolin – compiled from nearly 50 exclusive interviews (including family, friends, and band members that played alongside Tommy throughout the years). “After reading ‘Touched by Magic,’ it seemed to me every interview ‘takes you there’ for the moment…I give 105 stars to Greg!” -Johnnie Bolin, Tommy’s brother
Editorial Reviews
Review
“The truth is definitely stranger than fiction – Greg Prato brings to light the sad and compelling truth, revelations, and recollections of those that were directly involved with one of the great talents of music history. Tommy Bolin was a musical genius.” –Greg Hampton (Whips and Roses and Teaser Deluxe producer)
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Touched by Magic will give you the true feel of a cult hero. A story people should know, and finally get to learn about it.” –Stone & Double T, WXRX, Rockford, IL“
Touched By Magic: The Tommy Bolin Story will give fans the journey into Tommy Bolin’s life they always wanted to take.” –Keith Roth, The Electric Ballroom Radio ShowAbout the Author
Greg Prato is a Long Island, New York-based journalist, whose writing has appeared in such renowned publications as Rolling Stone, All Music Guide, and Classic Rock Magazine. He is the author of several popular books, ‘A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other: The Story of Shannon Hoon and Blind Melon,’ ‘Touched by Magic: The Tommy Bolin Story,’ ‘Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music, ‘No Schlock . . . Just Rock!,’ ‘The Eric Carr Story,’ ‘MTV Ruled the World: The Early Years of Music Video,’ and ‘Sack Exchange: The Definitive Oral History of the 1980s New York Jets.’
