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Chasing the goat

Garth Webber, guitar player, sound engineer, and owner of the Red Rooster Studios in Berkeley, California, reminisces about his encounters with Tommy Bolin:

Bonus: Billy Cobham talks to Narada Michael Walden about working with Tommy

Thanks to Uwe for the Garth Webber story heads-up.

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2 Comments to “Chasing the goat”:

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    Uwe Hornung says:

    Trainspotter comment, Tommy was 21, not 19 when he recorded Spectrum in the spring of 1973. Still young though and it is true that his playing showed a maturity otherwise lamentably lacking in his personal life.

    When Narada was drumming in his band, Tommy played one of his songs:

    https://youtu.be/geZJ1usDTvE

    from Narada’s 1976 solo album Garden Of Love Light:

    https://youtu.be/S1ErdVoFsNM

    I always dug that number.

    https://youtu.be/S1ErdVoFsNM

    August 19th, 2025 at 01:42
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    Uwe Hornung says:

    Jake E Lee is a fan …

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrB_T18wDss

    A short feature on Tommy from the Colorado Music Hall of Fame:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOPGlAJ5zlY

    August 19th, 2025 at 16:15

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