2010 Iowa Rock n Roll Hall of Famer, Johnnie Bolin
Yes, It's official! The cat is out of the bag and I'm thrilled to announce this news on our TommyBolin.biz website. Johnnie Bolin and his band, DVC, are being inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Tommy Bolin and his band, A Patch of Blue, were inducted into the IRRMA in 1999. Now, his little brother, Johnnie Bolin will finally join his brother as one of Iowa's legendary rockers for his accomplishments and contributions to music. Along with his band memeber's of DVC.
Song writer, vocalist and lead guitar player, John Bartle who grew up in Sioux City with both Tommy and Johnnie will get the recognition that he deserves as well.
Both, J. Bartle and J. Bolin,brilliant musicans started playing and creating music as teenagers with one of their fellow Sioux City rockers, Tommy Bolin. Well off in pursuit of their own careers as Tommy's career exploded. His raw talent and ability caught the attention of Jazz veteran's Billy Cobham and Alphonse Mouzon as well as music lover's in all aspects of the music industry. His name and music spread like wildfire. Just as soon as his albums hit the shelves, so did the newspapers announcing his death. That was 33 years ago.
Now, today, I have the priviledge to announce DVC's induction into the 2010 Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!
I know I can speak for each and everyone of them by saying thank you for all your nominations.
John Bollin (drums). Their energetic brand of hard rock encompassed excellent dual guitar interplay and harmonies from Forest
Biography
Formed in the USA in 1980, DVC comprised Bob Forest (guitar, vocals), John Bartle (guitar, vocals), Max Padilla (bass) and and Bartle, but more attention focused on the fact that John Bollin was the brother of the late Tommy Bolin. The group's 1981 self-titled debut for Alfa Records thus attracted substantial press coverage (not least due to the presence of a cover version of Bolin's "Teaser"), but once the novelty had worn off rock journalists looked elsewhere. In retrospect, this was a minor travesty considering the strength of the group's own compositions.
Link for the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame page:
http://www.iowarocknroll.com/news.php?id=140
For those of you that would like to nominate Johnnie to be inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. I am attaching the information for anyone to reference when filling in the form on their website.
