im Bogert, who was part of such major acts as Vanilla Fudge and Cactus, and later in the super-group Beck, Bogert & Appice, died today of cancer at 76. His death was confirmed by his former bandmate Carmine Appice.
At his death, he was working with Beck and Appice on a forthcoming live Beck, Bogert & Appice album
Bogert was long considered one of the great rock bassists during the heyday of the genre in the 1960s and ’70s, one of the few early rockers whose solos could hold an audience.
Musicians Institute, a Hollywood music school where Bogert taught, issued a statement mourning his passing.
