Elvin Bishop

Born in Glendale, California on October 21, 1942 Elvin Bishop has carved out a long and successful career playing blues and rock music throughout the years.

In 1968 Elvin Bishop left his previous band and formed the Elvin Bishop Group, and in 1971 his solo project and The Allman Brothers Band co-billed a serious of famous concerts at Fillmore East. Since then Bishop has worked with many famous blues musicians most notable by playing guitar for a few tracks on Bo Diddley's "The 20th Anniversary of Rock 'n' Roll and later he toured with B. B. King in 1995.

Aside from his collaborations his most successful single, "Fooled Around and Fell in Love", peaked at No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

In 2008 Elvin released his newest album, "The Blues Roles On" with support from a crowd of talented blues musicians including B. B. King, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, and George Thorogood.