Guitarist Rod Price of Foghat Dies at 57

ken_j · Post by **ken_j** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 6:17 am

Thought this might interest some:

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. 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.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 11:54 am

Coincidently a bass playing friend of mine who had toured with him within the past few years also died last week, him name was Bobby Killorin.

jps · Post by **jps** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 1:09 pm

He came and saw my band in '78 while we were playing in Roanoke, Va.

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 6:35 pm

One of my old bands opened for them in Detroit in the mid-80's. All of the guys were really nice and friendly. It's a shame...

lowendbob · Post by **lowendbob** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:40 am

Their website said Rod died of a massive coronary. Sad news.
http://www.foghat.net/index.htm

trick_knee · Post by **trick_knee** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 10:29 am

Go figure, he lived about 25 miles from me and I never knew it. That's the nice thing about living in NH.

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 4:52 pm

Damn, Roger Earl is the only guy left in the band! (I think Rod had already left, since they show Charlie Huhn as the guitar player) Should they still even call it Foghat?

eatswodo · Post by **eatswodo** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 6:54 pm

No, they should probably just gracefully retire the name.

I caught a VH1 Classic In Concert episode recently of Foghat from 1999 - the year before Lonesome Dave died. Rod Price had left the band many years before. It was a great show - but I couldn't stop thinking of Spinal Tap while watching it

Lots of good stuff at www.foghat.net - good memories. Now I have to go and dig out all my old Savoy Brown albums....

squirebass · Post by **squirebass** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 6:46 pm

I saw them open for the Edgar Winter Group in 1974, and although I couldn't say they blew EWG off the stage, they played really well, and blew me away. I know that Lonesome Dave was with the band then, but wasn't Rod Price also? I had bought a album of theirs called "Fool for the City" that I liked, but I really wasn't too familiar with the members of the band. It was a great show, no matter who was playing...

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 7:07 pm

So sad when anyone passes at such a young age. It is more sad when someone has such an impact on lives directly and indirectly.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 1:54 pm

Fool for the City was a great song. First song I ever heard them do was I just want to make Love to You. Willy Dixons (Muddy waters performed it) tune played at double time.

squirebass · Post by **squirebass** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:17 am

That's the first one I heard too, Bob... I actually think I bought Fool for the City because I thought that song was on it... It was actually on an album that was white, with a picture of a rock on one side and a dinner roll on the other... Pretty cool cover.