Tim Bogert, of Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, and Beck, Bogert, and Appice, just died. RIP Tim. I saw Cactus once. They were the warmup act for Rod Stewart and The Faces. When they came out Rusty Day, their singer, said, “Y’all are in for a big surprise. We are gonna kick your ass!” and they proceeded to do so. Bogert performed a bass solo. This was the first time I had ever seen a rock band have their bassist do a solo. Bogert was one of the best rock bass players of all time. Plus, he had a good voice, and sang harmony.
Here’s Cactus doing Oleo from their first album with a bass solo from Bogert.
He was with three great bands. Sad to see so many of them going. Still a lot of great young people playing great music, but will never be the same as the era when it all came to be. Progress is often digression. These fellows from the 60’s and 70’s did it best.