Foghat Founding Member Rod Price Dies

[moxham123]

Guitarist Rod Price of Foghat Dies at 57

Thu Mar 24, 9:39 AM ET Entertainment - AP Music



WILTON, New Hampshire - 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. After many years of touring he settled in Wilton in 1994.


Many in town knew Price as a loving father 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, 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.

[HurricaneBob]

Damn, just broke out my Fool for the city album to remember him by.

[Big Jim]

That's my favorite album by them, Bob. I'll be watching a Foghat DVD that Ronny D gave me for Christmas. 'bout time I get to it.

[songsmith]

Thin Ice was lucky enough to open for Foghat, and Rod was just jaw-dropping on slide. Just breath-taking. It should be mentioned that slide guitar was, back in the 70's, rare outside hardcore blues, and nonexistent on rock radio until Slow Ride. The show we did with them was a career high for me... as a 14 year old, I used to sit with the Foghat Live double album and daydream about rock stardom while looking at the concert shots inside. I expected them to be awesome, and they certainly were.
Rest In Peace.------>JMS