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Tommy Bolin

1951 - 1976

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Thomas Richard Bolin (August 1, 1951 – December 4, 1976) was an American rock guitarist 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, notably for Billy Cobham on his 1973 album Spectrum. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tommy Bolin is the 577th most popular musician (up from 596th in 2019), the 3,333rd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,062nd in 2019) and the 173rd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Tommy Bolin ranks 577 out of 3,175. Before him are Manitas de Plata, Nick Simper, Mikhail Pletnev, Salvatore Accardo, Peter Cetera, and The Boswell Sisters. After him are Steven Van Zandt, Grace Slick, Tommy Flanagan, Arkady Luxemburg, Bert Kaempfert, and Claude-Michel Schönberg.

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Among people born in 1951, Tommy Bolin ranks 152. Before him are Bill Viola, Sally Ride, Walter de Silva, Dee Dee Ramone, Muhammed Faris, and Ubol Ratana. After him are Geir Haarde, Viviane Reding, Doug Collins, Ondrej Nepela, Vera Fischer, and Ace Frehley. Among people deceased in 1976, Tommy Bolin ranks 86. Before him are Gregor Piatigorsky, Zhang Wentian, Rudolf Kempe, Mickey Cohen, Wilhelm Marschall, and Hans von Obstfelder. After him are Alexander Lippisch, Evert Taube, Orlando Letelier, Gottfried von Cramm, Mohammed Ben Aarafa, and Alexander Novikov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tommy Bolin ranks 3,333 out of 20,380. Before him are Eric Trump (1984), Mercedes McCambridge (1916), Brad Little (1954), Kathy Reichs (1948), Earl Boen (1945), and James Curtis Hepburn (1815). After him are Steven Van Zandt (1950), Richard Brautigan (1935), Larry Scott (1938), Grace Slick (1939), Bob Hastings (1925), and Henry Hill (1943).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Tommy Bolin ranks 173. Before him are Ellis Marsalis Jr. (1934), Bud Powell (1924), Dee Dee Ramone (1951), Scott Bradley (1891), David Marks (1948), and Peter Cetera (1944). After him are Steven Van Zandt (1950), Grace Slick (1939), Tommy Flanagan (1930), Murray Perahia (1947), Marty Friedman (1962), and Coleman Hawkins (1904).

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