LX88 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 This one hits a little close to home for me because 30 years ago I had a weeknight jam gig with Tim in Malibu at a club called Trancas that also included Marty Grebb on keys and sax and either Chris Pinnick or Buzz Feiten on guitar. I was primarily a drummer then. Over a period of time I got to know Tim and I was frequently asking him about his Vanilla Fudge days etc. Occasionally he would get bugged by this ....he didn't seem like a person who wanted to be pigeonholed by the past. Of course he was a fantastic bass player and singer. One of the few people I know who used to do vocal warm up before a gig. He took every gig seriously. I had not seen him for years after leaving L.A. but I recall his dedication .When it was time to hit...you better hit! It makes me sad to know he is gone....He was a hero of my younger years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docbop Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 This is really sad one for me. Big event for me when I final got my drivers license one the first things I did was go to the Whiskey A'go-go and see a new band called the Vanilla Fudge of course with Tim on bass. Years later going to MI Tim was one of the teachers of the Blues and R&B performance classes I was a regular at. He was always so cool and helpful. Thank you Tim! RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefDanG Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 SH*T !! Sorry to see you go, Tim. Thanks for the music & RIP. Quote Professional musician = great source of poverty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 https://deadline.com/2021/01/tim-bogert-dies-bassist-jeff-beck-vanilla-fudge-cactus-was-76-obituary-1234673436/ https://psychedelicsight.com/tim-bogert-obituary/ Still love that version of Superstition that he did with Jeff Beck. A very different approach from Stevie's original, but enjoyable in its own way. Quote Eugenio Upright, 60th Anniversary P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico SS Bari, EXL1, Select Strat, 70th Anniversary Esquire, LP 57, Eastman T486, T64, Ibanez PM2, Hammond XK4, Moog Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 VF was my favorite band in high school. I knew every riff of every instrument of Break Song from countless bedroom listening hours. RIP Tim. Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveCoscia Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 In 1970, I attended a drum clinic hosted by Sam Ash Music's Hempstead NY store. Carmine Appice was the clinician and to everyone's surprise, Tim Bogert was there too. One thing led to another and it became a jam session. Tim Bogert was a monster on bass. It went on for hours and Richie Ash joined in on guitar. That was a great night for Long Island rock-n-roll. Lots of local musicians huddled together and enjoying a pre-COVID world. RIP Tim. Quote Steve Coscia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Rest in Peace Tim, thanks for the music! One of the unsung greats, a foundation player. Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkaster Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Man sorry to hear about this. Quote "Danny, ci manchi a tutti. La E-Street Band non e' la stessa senza di te. Riposa in pace, fratello" noblevibes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polychrest Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 "According to legend, the talk of the town during that period was Jimi Hendrix, but that's not true. It was Vanilla Fudge. They played eight-minute songs, with dynamics. People said, 'What the hell's going on here? How come it's not three minutes?' Timmy Bogert, their bassist, was amazing. The whole group was ahead of its time. So, initially we wanted to be a Vanilla Fudge clone." - Ritchie Blackmore, Deep Purple Loved VF when I was a kid. Used to close sets with their version of You Keep Me Hangin' On. Thanks for the ride, Tim. Quote “For 50 years, it was like being chained to a lunatic.” -- Kingsley Amis on the eventual loss of his libido Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJkeys Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 My High School band did a lot of VF songs. We even used to do our own VF arrangements of Beatles songs. The bass player in that band (Heaven's Sundae), Pete Bremy, is the current bass player for Vanilla Fudge! -dj Quote iMac i7 13.5.2 Studio One 5.5.2 Nord Stage 3 Nord Wave 2 Nektar T4 Drawmer DL 241 Focusrite ISA Two Focusrite Clarett 8 Pre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LX88 Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 As I said above it wasn't easy to get historical info from Tim but occasinally I would be sitting near Tim and Marty Grebb and he would kind of open up a bit to Marty. I distinctly remember him telling Marty how much he respected Mark Stein but I never did hear any details about why the Fudge split up. Another thing that I heard discussed was that Jimi Hendrix talked to Tim regarding possibly replacing Noel Redding. Tim then stated that he knew all too well about the Hendrix management issues and had heard from Noel about how shady the whole money situation was around the Experience. So obviously nothing happened. Anyway it surprised me that he really didn't have any great gig options during this time which was around 1990. And that guys like Tim and Buzz Feiten were doing the same gigs that I was.Trust me..the pay wasn't that great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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