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: A perfect blend of Southern rock, blues, and blue-eyed soul.

: Focusing on the theme of "falling in love unexpectedly." fooled_around_and_fell_in_love

: They tell a story of a man who "must have been through about a million girls" before finally meeting the one who changed his mind. : A perfect blend of Southern rock, blues,

: More technical details on the guitar solo and production. Mickey Thomas would later go on to join

Surprisingly, Elvin Bishop—a master blues guitarist—didn't sing the lead on his biggest hit. Feeling his own voice didn't quite fit the track's soulful requirements, he tapped , a backup singer in his band at the time. Thomas’s powerful, smooth delivery propelled the song to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Mickey Thomas would later go on to join the iconic band Jefferson Starship. A Modern Resurgence

The song "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" is a 1976 classic by blues guitarist Elvin Bishop, famously featuring the soulful vocals of Mickey Thomas. While originally a mid-70s soft-rock staple, it gained a massive resurgence in modern pop culture through its inclusion in the Marvel Studios Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack .

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