Tommy Bolin

American guitarist (1951–1976)
Person human Q313670
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Summary

Tommy Bolin was born on August 1, 1951[1], in Sioux City[2]. He died on December 4, 1976[3], in Miami[4]. He worked as a guitarist[5], jazz guitarist[6], composer[7], and musician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,417 views/month, #6,529 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Calvary Cemetery[10]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[11]
  • Member of: Deep Purple[12], Zephyr[13], James Gang[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Genre: hard rock[16]
  • Record label: Columbia Records[17]
  • Commons category: Tommy Bolin[18]
  • Cause of death: drug overdose[19]
  • Family name: Bolin[20]
  • Given name: Tommy[21]
  • Official website: http://www.tbolin.com/[22], https://www.tommybolin.com[23]
  • Instrument: guitar[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[25]
  • Start of work period: 1966[26]
  • P14750: 61B9-C399-1EE2-DB02-E260[27]

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1951-08-01[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1976-12-04[31]

  • Genre(s): blues rock, funk rock, hard rock, rock[32]

  • Community tags: blues rock, funk rock, hard rock, rock[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1edd8e9a-0deb-4548-a2a3-679af784f6c6[34]

Why It Matters

Tommy Bolin has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Tommy Bolin born?

Tommy Bolin's place of birth was Sioux City[2].

Where did Tommy Bolin die?

Tommy Bolin died in Miami[4].

What did Tommy Bolin do for work?

Tommy Bolin worked as a guitarist[5], jazz guitarist[6], composer[7], and musician[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . musik-sammler.de. musik-sammler.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    P14750 → 61B9-C399-1EE2-DB02-E260
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  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Sioux City
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
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