“People have long talked to me about that bass solo, but I never gave it a lot of thought”: Andy Fraser names the forgotten song that marked the pinnacle of his bass playing with Free

There’s a saying that holds some weight: if you’re good enough, you’re old enough. While it’s certainly true that most rock stars achieve their breakthrough in the relatively inexperienced years of their early to mid-20s, not so many manage it while still a teenager. 

After a brief tenure with John Mayall at just 15, Andy Fraser joined what would become the iconic rock band Free. Fraser was the youngest member of a group in which no-one had reached 20, and although the band’s albums initially sold modestly, they exploded into worldwide fame with the success of Fire and Water, driven by the Fraser co-written dad-rock staple All Right Now. 

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