Tommy Bolin

Deep Purple was one of rocks most iconic bands with hits like "Smoke on the Water," "Burn," "Hush" and others. But whatever happened to band member Tommy Bolin?

The annual festival celebrating the life and music of Sioux City, Iowa native Tommy Bolin is August 3, 2013 at the Ickey Nickel in Sioux City.

Nearly 40 years after his death, guitarist Tommy Bolin's archives are being opened for a new compilation that collects rare and unreleased material from his career.

It was 36 years ago today that we lost Tommy Bolin. If you don't know a lot about this 25-year old superstar on the rise, keep reading, it's pretty amazing what he accomplished in his short time on this earth and left us wondering about what might have been.