Foghat Guitarist Rod Price Dies In Accident

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[My Favorite Headache]

Legendary guitarist Rod Price, founding member of the blues boogie band FOGHAT, passed away on March 22, 2005 at the age of 57 in Wilton, New Hampshire. Price sustained a massive head trauma in an accidental stairway fall.

Born November 22, 1947 in London, England, Price gained notoriety for his signature slide and blues based playing earning him the reputation as "the magician of slide." His instantly recognizable solos drove FOGHAT to three platinum and eight gold records during their quarter century career.

In addition to his playing with FOGHAT, Price has worked with Champion Jack Dupree, Duster Bennett, Eddie Kirkland, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Willie Dixon and Honey Boy Edwards.

Price's two solo CDs, "Open" and "West Four", allowed Rod to expand his quite capable songwriting abilities and showcase not only his incomparable slide work but his lead vocals and heartbreakingly beautiful acoustic abilities.

Rod Price is survived by his wife Jackie and children Rory, Jessie, David, Robin and Sarah.

There will be an open memorial service at Nelson Funeral Home in Wilton, NH on Saturday, March 26 at 2PM.

[My Favorite Headache]

[My Favorite Headache]

[Zeppelin]

Slow Ride, Rod, Slow Ride

[My Favorite Headache]

[Trajan88]

"Rock, be rocked, or step aside."

Trajan88

[My Favorite Headache]

2 nights in a row that quote is being used!

[Syncro]

Slide Rocks!

RIP to the Slide Master

[Supernatural]

Rod Price was one heck of a slide guitar player. I'll miss him.

[My Favorite Headache]

rock and roll RIP ping

[mylife]

RIP

[Land_of_Lincoln_John]

Sandy Denny, the great folk rock singer with Fairport Convention, also died as a result of a stairwell fall.

[My Favorite Headache]

Christ...what is going on out there on the stairways these days?

[mdittmar]

That's to bad,great memories

[Ghengis]

On this thread announcing Danny Joe Brown's death, I reminisced about tearing up the back country roads while jamming to Flirting With Disaster and Slow Ride.  Losing these icons of my late teen, young adult jamming days is a real shot to the gut.

RIP Rod Price.

[AlbertWang]

was he playing at the fair?

[Tall_Texan]

He was too oh-oh-old
For rock and roh-oh-oll
But he was too young to die.

(yes, I know that's from Jethro Tull but it fits really well here)

[spodefly]

Him and Lonesome Dave get to jam again.

RIP, Rod.

[537cant be wrong]

i'm not sure but didn't minnie ripperton of rotary conection go the same way??????

[537cant be wrong]

well theres a couple of the original members of savoy brown back together again :(

[JellyJam]

Man, he had a definitive sound ... you could always recognize his guitar work. When you heard his licks, you knew right away, "That's a Foghat song." Not many musicians can claim that. RIP, Rod.