Around the same time, Bundrick was asked to join an offshoot project of the British blues-rock outfit Free called Kossoff, Kirke, Tetsu & Rabbit, who spawned a lone self-titled release before splitting up. Through Nash, Bundrick met Bob Marley, and lent his synthesizer/keyboard talents to Marley's 1973 release Catch a Fire. Bundrick eventually returned back to Houston, where he picked up steady session work once more, during which time he befriended pop-reggae singer Johnny Nash.Īfter living in Sweden for a period of time, Bundrick united with Nash in London, where he wrote several songs for and played on Nash's hit 1972 album I Can See Clearly Now, which spawned a massive hit single with its carefree title track.
After a college career failed to pan out (Bundrick flunked all his subjects except for music), the young keyboardist relocated to Los Angeles, during which time he picked up the nickname "Rabbit" due to his buck teeth. Four years later, Bundrick joined his father in a local country band, and at the age of 15, was an in-demand session musician at local Houston recording studios. Bundrick came from a very musical family (his mother played piano, his father the bass, and his brothers various other instruments), leading to the youngster learning the piano at the age of seven. John "Rabbit" Bundrick (born November 21, 1948, in Houston, TX) Is best known as the touring keyboardist for the Who since the late '70s, John "Rabbit" Bundrick has also issued countless solo releases, in addition to session work for other artists. He has been a teacher of rock, blues and acoustic guitar for two decades and has a degree in music reading at the Santa Cecilia conservatory of Rome. His music has been soundtrack for theater shows and documentaries.Ĭo-author of the "Great Encyclopedia of Guitar and Guitarists" and the book on Jimi Hendrix "Angels and Guitars", he's a columnist for guitar websites and. His world touring includes USA, France, UK and Wales, Croatia, Greece, Holland, Germany, Hungary. "Fingerstyle Blues Guitar" is his first original teaching book published in 2009 and "Untitled 2010" his third fingerstyle solo album.įirst and only italian player on Martin Guitar's official website among the "Famous Martin Owners", he endorses Elixir strings and SR Technologies italian amplifiers. After 15 years of intense touring with electric guitar as a rock-blues player, begins the study of the acoustic guitar and in 2003 comes his first solo fingerstyle album, "Truss Roads", followed by a second work titled "Daniele Bazzani" in 2006.