Thursday, March 12, 2020

JOHNNIE BOLIN DRUMMER W/BLACK OAK ARKANSAS-BROTHER OF LEGENDARY GUITARIST TOMMY BOLIN

J  O  H  N  N  I  E
B  O  L  I  N
LONGTIME DRUMMER
with
BLACK OAK ARKANSAS
SESSION DRUMMER/PRODUCER
BROTHER OF LEGENDARY GUITARIST
T  O  M  M  Y
B  O  L  I  N
JOHNNIE BOLIN INTERVIEW 
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TOMMY AND JOHNNIE BOLIN
Johnnie Bolin grew up in the Midwest in the 50's. His Father, Richard Bolin, worked at a packing plant and Mother, Barbara, worked at the hospital.
They had busy full-time jobs not related to music, so hardly the parents to raise three boys that made music all their lives. Johnnie’s oldest brother, Tommy, was a guitarist, Johnnie a Drummer, and his younger brother, Rick (Pudge), was a singer. They all started playing in bands after getting their first musical instruments and then performed at high schools, ballrooms, street dances, etc. Tommy left school and moved to Denver at age 16. He got in a recording band and was on American Bandstand at age 18. He went on to play with concert bands -- James Gang and, one of the biggest rock bands of the 70's, Deep Purple. Johnnie somewhat followed his path at the time. He continued to play around the Midwest and got a big break joining Tommy’s band in ‘76, playing Mile High Stadium in Denver changing his life forever.

Johnnie tragically lost his brother later that year but continued on. He moved to California, Miami, NYC, and, eventually, settled in Minneapolis. At that time, he accepted a job with Black Oak Arkansas and traveled worldwide for the next 30 years. 

Playing, recording, and traveling were and are Johnnie’s life. Today he’s back in his hometown of Sioux City, Iowa... and still beating the “skins" after all these years.

For more information about Johnnie Bolin 
visit 
www.facebook.com/Johnnie-Bolin

GLENN HUGHES 
& FRIENDS 

A TRIBUTE TO 
TOMMY BOLIN

Bass – Glenn HughesRobert Ware 
Drums – Johnnie Bolin
Executive Producer – Johnnie Bolin
Guitar – Ralph PatlanRocky Athas

Keyboards, Vocals [Harmony] – Terry Brooks

available at amazon.com

TOMMY BOLIN
and friends

GREAT
GYPSY 
SOUL

Limited two CD release containing an additional five tracks. 2012 tribute to the late, great guitar god, Tommy Bolin. Featuring Peter Frampton, Joe Bonamassa, Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes, John Scofield, Nels Cline, Brad Whitford, Steve Lukather, Sonny Landreth, Glenn Hughes, Steve Morse, Myles Kennedy, Big Sugar and Gordie Johnson amongst others.

available at amazon.com





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