RIP Ronnie Montrose 1947 - 2012.

I actually gasped when I read about Ronnie's death. His unique brand of smokin' rock guitar graced 3 of my all time favorite albums: "They Only Come Out at Night (while a member of The Edgar Winter Band)," "Warner Bros. Presents (pictured below)" and "Montrose." "Montrose (the man, the band and the album)" set a high standard for all of the hard rock bands that followed.