Rocky athas biography

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    Rocky Athas

    Musical artist

    Rocky Athas (born 15 October 1954[1]) in Texas, is a blues songwriter and guitarist, best known for his work with Black Oak Arkansas, Glenn Hughes, Buddy Miles, Double Trouble and John Mayall.

    Career

    Early years

    Rocky Athas first founded blues band 'Lightning' that toured Texas and played as supporting act for numerous local bands.[2] When he was 23, Texas music magazine Buddy ranked him in the Top 10 best guitarists.[3] He is one of the first and youngest one to receive this recognition, also granted to Eric Johnson, Jimmie Vaughan, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Billy Gibbons or Johnny Winter.

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    He then joined several acts as a lead guitarist, including Black Oak Arkansas. He wrote two of the band's greatest hits, "Ready as Hell" and "Wild Bunch". While in BOA, he met Johnnie and Tommy Bolin (Deep Purple and James Gang), who became close friends.

    After Tommy's death, Rocky performed tribute shows to