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I think the way I play the guitar is very percussive. I play a lot of rhythm chops as though I were playing congas or something.

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Tommy Bolin
Age: 25 †
Born: 1951
Born: August 1
Died: 1976
Died: December 4
Composer
Guitarist
Jazz Guitarist
Jazz Musician
Sioux City
Iowa
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