Tommy Bolin

Birth Name:

Thomas Richard Bolin

Birth Date:

August 1, 1951

Birth Place:

Sioux City, Iowa

Death Date:

December 4, 1976

Place of Death:

Newport Beachside Hotel, Miami, Florida

Age:

Cause of Death:

Heroin overdose

Cemetery Name:

Calvary Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

Music

Tommy Bolin was an American rock guitarist and songwriter 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.

That Last Night

Bolin’s tour for Private Eyes were his final live appearances. He opened for Peter Frampton and Jeff Beck. In his final show, he opened for Jeff Beck on December 3, 1976 in Miami and performed an encore, a rendition of “Post Toastee”. He also posed for his last photo, sitting backstage with Beck after the show, which appeared in Rolling Stone. The article in Rolling Stone said, “Just before Bolin’s final concert, Jon Marlowe of The Miami News, after an interview with the guitarist, told him, ‘Take care of yourself,’ to which Bolin replied, ‘I’ve been taking care of myself my whole life. Don’t worry about me. I’m going to be around for a long time.'”. Hours later, Bolin died from an overdose of heroin and other substances, including alcohol, cocaine, and barbiturates. It was said he stopped breathing in the early morning when his girlfriend wanted to call 911. Instead a roadie picked up Tommy and put him in the bath tub filled with cold water. This got him breathing again but when he laid down he turned blue again. This time they called the paramedics but they were unable to revive him.

The Bolin family lived at 1006 8th Street in Sioux City, Iowa.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Calvary Cemetery

2802 Casselman Street

Sioux City, Iowa, 51103

USA

North America

Map:

Calvary Cemetery in Sioux City, Iowa.

Grave Location:

Golatha Section, Plot 51, Grave 3

Grave Location Description

As you enter the cemetery through the main entrance, drive all the way to the back of the cemetery and turn left. Drive to the top of the hill and turn left again to the Golatha section. The grave of guitarist Tommy Bolin is 4 rows from the road.

Grave Location GPS

42.52163289689378, -96.44241443675227

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FAQ's

Tommy Bolin was born on August 1, 1951.

Tommy Bolin was born in Sioux City, Iowa.

Tommy Bolin died on December 4, 1976.

Tommy Bolin died in Newport Beachside Hotel, Miami, Florida.

Tommy Bolin was 25.

The cause of death was Heroin overdose .

Tommy Bolin's grave is in Calvary Cemetery

Videos Featuring Tommy Bolin:

James Gang Tommy Bolin-Funk #49-1974

Tommy Bolin - Post Toastee

The Life & Tragic Death of Deep Purple's Tommy Bolin

Visiting Tommy Bolin's grave site with brother Johnnie Bolin

Deep Purple Wild Dogs Live in Japan 1975

Watch YouTube video titled Carmine Appice on Tommy Bolin

Tommy Bolin