The pubs and clubs of London in the late sixties produced a handful of legendary guitar players. While Eric Clapton, Peter Green and John Mayall each forged their own style, Rod Price made his mark with his unique blend of slide and blues based playing.

Price developed his technique at a tender age, inspired by Blues masters like Scrapper Blackwell, Elmore James, Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters. Shakey Vick’s Big City Blues Band was his first band, in the heyday of Cream and Jeff Beck. They accompanied the late Champion Jack Dupree, who proclaimed them the “best blues band in Europe” when Price was 18 years old.

He was quickly plucked from the London scene by ex-Savoy Brown alumni as a founding member of Foghat. Three platinum and eight gold albums later Foghat left its mark on music history, with Rod’s instantly recognizable solos earning him a reputation as “the magician of slide”. In the book Legends of Rock Guitar, Price is credited with playing “the finest and most aggressive slide playing on either side of the Atlantic.”

After 30 years of touring with Foghat, Rod decided it was time to take inventory and rechart where he wanted to go musically and spiritually. His first solo CD "Open" took Rod full circle back to his true passion - Chicago style blues, and reunited him with his old buddy, legendary Shakey Vick. Price put slide guitar in the forefront on blues standards by Johnson, Williamson, Harpo, Muddy and the Wolf, leaving the lead vocals and harp to Vick.

His latest release has taken him a step further, with a CD comprised mainly of original compositions. “West Four” expands on the master’s finely honed guitar skills with heartfelt evidence of his songwriting skills and the mature vision of a musician who was nurtured in the spirit of the blues.

Performance Dates: October 10, 2000