Local music legend Tommy Bolin, who died at 25, is getting his 25th annual tribute concert, the Tommy Bolin Fest at the Ickey Nickel, starting at 2 p.m. on Aug.

Tommy Bolin was a talented guitarist who made waves in the late 1960s and early 1970s playing hard rock, and occasionally jazz fusion, in bands like James Gang and Deep Purple.

Growing up in the Bolin household, music was always important; especially to brothers Tommy and Johnnie. To honor Tommy’s life and music, there will be a Tommy Bolin Tribute concert at The ...

Lt. Tommy Bolin, a firefighter and paramedic, advocates for mental health support after overcoming personal struggles. The suicide rate for firefighters is 18 per 100,000. For the general public ...

Tommy Bolin was born to Barb and Rich Bolin in Sioux City, Iowa, August 3 1951. At age five (!) Rich, took him to see Elvis Presley LIVE and Tommy's path, as it turns out, was set. The very blue ...

Lt. Tommy Bolin, a firefighter and paramedic, advocates for mental health support after overcoming personal struggles. The suicide rate for firefighters is 18 per 100,000. For the general public ...

Part of the Tommy Bolin exhibit. (KSCJ photo) An exhibit at the Sioux City Public Museum features the photos, instruments and personal memorabilia of a local rock legend.

Deep Purple released 'Come Taste the Band,' their first (and only) album with guitarist Tommy Bolin, on Oct. 10, 1975.

Tommy Bolin died young, at 25, just as he was coming into his own as a rock musician. The one-time lead guitarist for the group Deep Purple was found dead of drug overdose in a Miami hotel in 1976.

One of them, Tommy Bolin, returned to Sioux City in 1990 and started a music festival, which celebrated its 30th year earlier ...