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  • Touched by Magic: The Tommy Bolin Story

  • By: Greg Prato
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  • Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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Summary

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 who played alongside Tommy throughout the years).

©2008 Greg Prato (P)2020 Greg Prato

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"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)

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