“There were nine other bass players. I got the job. Then I was told they were picking me up in three hours for a tour – I had to take it or leave it”: Tony Stevens on his rocky ride with Savoy Brown, Foghat and Midnight Flyer

In 1968 Tony Stevens joined Kim Simmonds’ Savoy Brown, creating several slabs of blues rock mastery for the ages. Alongside Simmonds (guitars), Chris Youlden (vocals), Roger Earl (drums) and ‘Lonesome’ Dave Peverett (guitars/vocals), bassist Stevens co-authored albums like 1969’s Blue Matter, A Step Further and Raw Sienna, and 1970’s Looking In.

By ’71, though, the classic lineup had fallen apart – and Stevens went on to form Foghat with Earl, Peverett and newcomer Rod Price. Success came quickly, with 1972’s Foghat and 1974’s Energized notable high points in their output.

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Andrew Daly is an iced-coffee-addicted, oddball Telecaster-playing, alfredo pasta-loving journalist from Long Island, NY, who, in addition to being a contributing writer for Guitar World, scribes for Rock Candy, Bass Player, Total Guitar, and Classic Rock History. Andrew has interviewed favorites like Ace Frehley, Johnny Marr, Vito Bratta, Bruce Kulick, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Rich Robinson, and Paul Stanley, while his all-time favorite (rhythm player), Keith Richards, continues to elude him.