Bad Co

#badcompany #70srock #classicrock #bozburrell #mickralphs #paulrodgers #simonkirke #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky June 26, 1974 ~ Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke from Free, Mott The Hoople's Mick Ralphs, and King Crimson's Boz Burrell get together. Bad Company is born. Some say the name came from the Jeff Bridges western "Bad Company" released in '72. Rodgers says it was something else. He and Kirke wrote the song and all agreed it should be the…

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Bad Co

#badcompany #70srock #classicrock #bozburrell #mickralphs #paulrodgers #simonkirke #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky June 26, 1974 ~ Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke from Free, Mott T…

You Can't Make This Stuff Up ...

In 1968, Boz Burrell (King Crimson, Bad Company) published a version of Bob Dylan’s classic “I shall be released”… before Dylan himself officially published the song!

The band that assisted Boz featured Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Ian Paice and, according to some versions of the story, Nick Simper, all from Deep Purple.
Ritchie’s playing is delightful!

#DeepPurple #KingCrimson #BadCompany #BozBurrell #RitchieBlackmore #JonLord #IanPaice #bobdylan

https://youtu.be/Qt2AYtXCwnA

BOZ: "I SHALL BE RELEASED" 1968

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