Happy belated birthday to the late Andy Fraser

[hieronymous]

Andy Fraser would be 72 on this past July 3 - hard to believe he passed away 10 years ago this past March! I've been digging back into his playing with Free - one of the best things was discovering the 2002 expanded edition of Free Live! There is also a great concert film from 1970 - great views of everyone playing, you can even hear the bass!

Also found a Guitar Player article that includes a brief 2005 interview (though not sure that Mr. Big counts as "forgotten"):

Guitar Player article

Of course, the Fly Guitars article is probably the best one!

Anyway, Andy Fraser was one of my favorite bassists during my formative years, still appreciating him today.

[Basvarken]

Yeah, he was a great and inspiring bass player.

[gearHed289]

Happy heavenly birthday to an inspiring musician.

[hollowbody]

It's hard to believe that he wrote or cowrote all of those songs before he turned 21.  What a talent!  Ride On  A Pony is usually one of my warmup riffs.