Rod Price

AKA:

Slide King of Rock And Roll

Birth Name:

Roderick Michael Price

Birth Date:

November 22, 1947

Birth Place:

Willesden, North London, England

Death Date:

March 22, 2005

Place of Death:

Wilton, New Hampshire

Age:

Cause of Death:

Fell down a flight of stairs after suffering a heart attack

Cemetery Name:

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

Music

Rod Price was an English guitarist who was best known for his work with the rock band Foghat. He was known as 'The Magician of Slide', and 'Slide King of Rock And Roll', due to his slide guitar playing. His signature slide playing ability helped propel the band to being one of the most successful rock groups in the United States during the 1970s. His slide playing was featured distinctly on Foghat songs "Drivin' Wheel", "Stone Blue", and the group's biggest hit, "Slow Ride", which was a top 20 hit in 1976.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Laurel Hill Cemetery

61 Island Street

Wilton, New Hampshire, 03086

USA

North America

Grave Location:

Section W

Grave Location Description

As you enter the cemetery drive all the way to the far end. His final resting place is in Section W in the back of the cemetery. His grave is about 10 feet from the curved dirt road in the new section. His flat monument is in the section between the two curved dirt roads and not in the back section near the forest (as others have reported).