Foghat guitarist dies

[Chrome]

Foghat guitarist dead at 57

Thursday, March 24, 2005 Posted: 8:30 AM EST (1330 GMT)

WILTON, New Hampshire (AP) -- Guitarist Rod Price, founding member of the blues boogie band Foghat, died Tuesday after falling down a stairway at his home, a family friend said. He was 57.

The London native's solos drove Foghat to three platinum and eight gold records during the band's quarter-century career.

Foghat released its self-titled debut album in 1972. The group was best known for the hit single, "Slow Ride," from the 1975 album, "Fool for the City."

After many years of touring he settled in Wilton in 1994. Many in town knew Price as a loving dad who never missed his son's baseball, soccer or basketball games. Fewer people knew of Price's musical background.

Price had played with Champion Jack Dupree, Duster Bennett, Eddie Kirkland, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Willie Dixon and Honey Boy Edwards.

In recent years, Price concentrated on his blues projects, cutting several CDs and giving private guitar lessons at his home.

[Jazz Kat]

Never heard, but RIP.

[7/4]

Wow. Lonesome Dave Peverett died in 2000.

[Chrome]

Never heard, but RIP.

You never heard of Foghat? Ugh, do I feel old ...

[7/4]

Never heard, but RIP.

You never heard of Foghat? Ugh, do I feel old ...

Same here!

[Jim Alfredson]

Slow ride, Rod Price. Take it easy.

[Jazz Kat]

Never heard, but RIP.

You never heard of Foghat? Ugh, do I feel old ...

What style of music is it? If its rock, it has nothing to do with you being old.

[7/4]

Never heard, but RIP.

You never heard of Foghat? Ugh, do I feel old ...

What style of music is it? If its rock, it has nothing to do with you being old.

Blues rock, but not as heavy as Zeppelin or Cream. Their live album was a huge hit after constant touring.

[7/4]

The 2nd rock show I went to was Montrose opening for Black Oak Arkansas & Foghat at the Academy of Music on 14th st, NYC. '74, I think.

Ronnie Montrose (he played on Edgar Winter's Frankenstein) and singer Sammy Hagar scored a big hit (maybe regional, I never hear it on classic rock radio) with Rock the Nation.

Black Oak Arkansas had hit with LaVern Baker’s Jim Dandy.

[kulu se mama]

i think the drummer just died about 2 weeks ago.

if you were a teenager in the midwest in the late 70's, at some point you got drunk and played air guitar to "slow ride" off of "foghat live."

r.i.p.

Edited March 24, 2005 by kulu se mama

[Jim Alfredson]

i think the drummer just died about 2 weeks ago.

if you were a teenager in the midwest in the late 70's, at some point you got drunk and played air guitar to "slow ride" off of "foghat live."

r.i.p.

In the 70s? I did that yesterday.

[Jazz Kat]

Never heard, but RIP.

You never heard of Foghat? Ugh, do I feel old ...

What style of music is it? If its rock, it has nothing to do with you being old.

Blues rock, but not as heavy as Zeppelin or Cream. Their live album was a huge hit after constant touring.

I dont follow rock, except for Led Zeppelin or The Rolling Stones which I still find annoying at sometimes.

[catesta]

RIP.

Foghat was very much a part of my youth.