Elvin Bishop was born on October 21, 1942 in Glendale, California. He started out in music in the early Sixties when he joined the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. In 1968 he went solo and formed the Elvin Bishop Group.In 1976 Bishop released his most memorable single, 'Fooled around and fell in love', about his love affair with the late Jenny Villarin, the mother of his late daughter Selina Bishop. The single peaked at number 3 in the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 8 in the Netherlands.
My collection: 7" single no. 920
Found: Parkpop, Den Haag, June 25, 1989
Cost: 2 guilders
Tracks: 'Fooled around and fell in love' / 'I love the life I lead'
Did you know that Mickey Thomas, later of Starship, sang the lead vocals on this record?
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