John Voorhis "Tim" Bogert III (August 27, 1944 – January 13, 2021) was an American

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. He graduated in 1963 from

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in his hometown of

Ridgefield, New Jersey } Ridgefield is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 11,032,Carmine Appice; the duo performed in such bands as

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and the

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Beck, Bogert & Appice.

Career

Vanilla Fudge was formed by Tim Bogert along with Mark Stein,

Vince Martell Vince Martell (born Vincent James Martellucci on November 11, 1945
from the

Carmine Appice. They recorded five albums during the years 1967–69, before disbanding in 1970. The band has reunited in various configurations over the years. In 1970 Bogert formed the hard rock band

with drummer Carmine Appice, guitarist Jim McCarty and lead vocalist Rusty Day. He then played with guitarist

Jeff Beck Geoffrey Arnold Beck (born 24 June 1944) is an English rock music, rock guitarist. He rose to prominence with the Yardbirds and after fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. In 1975, he switched to a mainly instrumental style, ...

, after the second Jeff Beck Group had disbanded in 1972 and eventually became a member of the

Beck, Bogert & Appice, late in 1972. As a member of the post-second Jeff Beck Group, also known as ''Jeff Beck Group'', he toured Europe, Japan and the U.S. from January 1972 until January 1974. In late 1975, he played bass guitar on

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's ''The 20th Anniversary of Rock 'n' Roll'' all-star album. Tim Bogert 2 in 1972

Bogert then joined up with

Bobby and the Midnites Bobby and the Midnites was a rock group led by Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead. The band was Weir's main side project during the first half of the 1980s. They released two albums, but were better known for their live concerts than for their work ...

, a musical side project assembled by guitarist and vocalist

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. Despite touring with the group, Bogert left before their

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album was released and was replaced by

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. He then joined UK group Boxer and played on their final album " Absolutely" in 1977 – he had co-writing credits on three tracks on this album. The album and subsequent tour met with an indifferent response and the band had folded by 1978. During 1981 Bogert toured with guitarist

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and released an album ''Progressions''. He recorded his second album ''Master's Brew'' in 1983 and recorded ''Mystery'' with

in 1984. In 1981 Bogert became a faculty member at the

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. In 1993 he worked with the Japanese guitarist

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, recording the album ''Pata''. In early 1999 The Hollywood Rock Walk of Fame recognised Tim Bogert's contribution to rock history. That year, he teamed up with Appice and Char to tour Japan in a unit called CB&A, with a live album released the following year. Later in 1999 Bogert worked with ''Triality'', and ''Shelter Me''. In 2000 Bogert and Carmine Appice formed the power trio ''DBA'' with

and toured with

. During 2009 Bogert joined

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trio ''Blues Mobile Band'' and recorded "Blues Without Borders" (2009) in Los Angeles. In 2010 Bogert, with Mike Onesko on guitar and vocals and Emery Ceo on drums (both from the Blindside Blues Band), recorded ''Big Electric Cream Jam'', a 10-track live tribute to

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Live at The Beachland Ballroom Euclid Ohio. Tim Bogert was also a part of the then Los Angeles based, The McGrath Project featuring Gary McGrath (Grammy Award winning producer), Chet McCracken (Doobie Brothers and America) Dean Minnerly (Three Dog Night and Aretha Franklin touring member) and Ann-Marita. They did three records, self titled, “Love is a Four Letter Word” and “Phoenix” released under 4818 Records. In early 2014 Bogert joined hard rock band Hollywood Monsters where he played on the album ''Big Trouble'' (on three tracks) which was released in 2014 on

Mausoleum Records Mausoleum Records was a Belgian-based heavy metal label, once considered by ''Billboard'' as "one of Europe's premier hard rock labels". Alfie Falckenbach founded the Mausoleum Records label in 1982 (he also founded the Music Avenue label, and ...

. The album features Steph Honde on vocals and guitars,

Vinny Appice Vincent Samson Appice (born September 13, 1957) is an American rock drummer best known for his work with the bands Dio, Black Sabbath, and Heaven & Hell. Of Italian descent, he is the younger brother of drummer Carmine Appice. Career Appic ...

on drums,

Don Airey Donald Smith Airey (born 21 June 1948) is an English musician who has been the keyboardist in the rock band Deep Purple since 2002, after the retirement of Jon Lord. He has had a long and productive career, playing with such acts as Gary Moor ...

on keyboards and

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on lead vocals on the bonus track.

Personal

In 2010, Bogert "reluctantly" retired from touring due to a motorcycle accident. He died on January 13, 2021, from cancer. He is survived by his wife, Veda Vaughn Bogert, and his son John Voorhis Bogert IV.

References

Notes

*Hjort, Chris and Hinman, Doug. ''Jeff's book : A chronology of Jeff Beck's career 1965–1980 : from the Yardbirds to Jazz-Rock''. Rock 'n' Roll Research Press, (2000).

External links

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Official web site

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