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Alexander "Skip" Spence (born Alexander Lee Spence, Jr.; April 18, 1946 – April 16, 1999) was a Canadian-born American singer-songwriter and musician. He was co-founder of Moby Grape , and played guitar with them until 1969.
Aug 29, 2022 · Skip Spence was Jefferson Airplane's first drummer and was also known for his time with Moby Grape. Here's a closer look at his tragic life story.
Apr 16, 2024 · There were those who adored the buzzing psych-rock of Spence’s work with Moby Grape: Someday, Indifference and arguably the band’s greatest moment, Omaha. Then there were the disciples of Oar, the extraordinary LP that Spence made in December 1968.
Apr 18, 1999 · Alexander (Skip) Spence, a pivotal figure in psychedelic San Francisco rock, died Friday at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, Calif., where he had lived.
May 1, 2020 · “Skip was a triple Aries, full-blast, pedal-to-the-metal guy,” marvels Grape guitarist Jerry Miller. “Never a second thought about anything, just go-go-go. And one hell of a...
Apr 19, 1999 · SKIP SPENCE, a founding member of Jefferson Airplane and Moby Grape, personified the lost genius of the psychedelic Sixties. A pivotal figure on the San Francisco scene, Spence's free spirit...
Apr 19, 1999 · Alexander “Skip” Spence, one of the founding members of both Jefferson Airplane and Moby Grape — two of the Bay Area’s most influential bands — died on April 16th from lung cancer ...
In December 1968, Alexander “Skip” Spence left Bellevue Hospital. For a six month stay, all he had to show for it were the pajamas on his back, a diagnosis of schizophrenia, and a head full of songs. So, as legend has it (Spence’s wife has denied that this ever happened), the young man got on […]
Oct 5, 2023 · Skip Spence was according to Allmusic one of the brightest lights of the world of Psychedelic Rock. An essential member of early Jefferson Airplane and Moby Grape, Skip Spence became known...
Apr 18, 2014 · Skip Spence is known for his work in Moby Grape, a seminal psych-rock outfit, and for his only solo album, Oar (1969), which has one of the most gloriously unhinged creation myths in the history of popular music.
