A bass player who collaborated with some of the most respected rock musicians of
their time, Tim Bogert was born John Voorhis Bogert III on August 27, 1944 in
New York City. He first gained fame as a founding member of the band Vanilla
Fudge, a group that specialized in heavy, slow renditions of popular songs such
as their Number 6 cover of The Supremes’ hit “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” in 1968.
After the group ended in 1970, he stayed with Vanilla Fudge drummer Carmine
Appice and the two nearly joined the Jeff Beck group. Beck, however, suffered an
injury in a car accident, so Boger...