1960s In 1965, Bogert, who was born John, chose to go by the nickname "Tim" in 1965 when his career performing on stage started.
Vanilla Fudge was formed by Tim Bogert along with
Mark Stein,
Vince Martell, and
Carmine Appice. They recorded five albums during the years 1967–69, before disbanding in 1970. Their only hit song was a cover of "
You Keep Me Hangin' On" by
The Supremes. The band has reunited in various configurations over the years, with Bogert returning to the band on multiple occasions until 2010.
1970s In 1970, Bogert formed the hard rock band
Cactus with drummer Carmine Appice, guitarist
Jim McCarty and lead vocalist
Rusty Day. He then played with guitarist
Jeff Beck, after the second
Jeff Beck Group had disbanded in 1972 and eventually became a member of the
power trio Beck, Bogert & Appice, late in 1972. As a member of the post-second Jeff Beck Group, also known as
Jeff Beck Group, he toured Europe, Japan and the U.S. from January 1972 until January 1974. In late 1975, he played bass guitar on
Bo Diddley's ''The 20th Anniversary of Rock 'n' Roll'' all-star album. Bogert then joined up with
Bobby and the Midnites, a musical side project assembled by guitarist and vocalist
Bob Weir of
The Grateful Dead. Despite touring with the group, Bogert left before their
eponymous album was released and was replaced by
Alphonso Johnson. He then joined UK group
Boxer and played on their final album "
Absolutely" in 1977 – he had co-writing credits on three tracks on this album. The album and subsequent tour met with an indifferent response and the band had folded by 1978.
1980s & 1990s During 1981 Bogert toured with guitarist
Rick Derringer and released an album
Progressions. He recorded his second album ''Master's Brew
in 1983 and recorded Mystery'' with
Vanilla Fudge in 1984. In 1981 Bogert became a faculty member at the
Musicians Institute in
Hollywood. In 1993 he worked with
Pata, recording the guitarist's self-titled album and joining
Tommy Aldridge and
James Christian on a November 1993 tour of Japan supporting the album. In early 1999, The
Hollywood Rock Walk of Fame recognised Tim Bogert's contribution to rock history. That year, he teamed up with Appice and
Char to tour Japan in a unit called CB&A, with a live album released the following year. In early 2014, Bogert joined hard rock band
Hollywood Monsters, where he played on the album
Big Trouble (on three tracks) which was released in 2014 on
Mausoleum Records. The album features
Steph Honde on vocals and guitars,
Vinny Appice (Carmine's brother) on drums,
Don Airey on keyboards (on one track) and
Paul Di'Anno on lead vocals on the bonus track. == Personal life and death ==