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Chester William Powers, Jr. (October 7, 1937 – November 16, 1994) was an American singer-songwriter, and under the stage names Dino Valenti or Dino Valente, one of the lead singers of the rock group Quicksilver Messenger Service. As a songwriter, he was known as Jesse Oris Farrow.
Nov 18, 1994 · Dino Valenti, the lead singer of the rock group Quicksilver Messenger Service and the writer of the Youngbloods' hit "Get Together," died on Wednesday at his home, The Press Democrat of Santa...
Jun 10, 2020 · This is a story about singer-songwriter Dino Valenti and two songs for which he has songwriting credit that defined the Sixties. It also stars Edie Sedgwick, Jimi Hendrix, The Kingston Trio and Folsom Prison.
After moving to San Francisco, he was a founding member of Quicksilver Messenger Service, which briefly became one of San Francisco's leading psychedelic bands of the late 1960's, along with...
A former carnival artist, Dino Valenti became an influential figure in Greenwich Village folk circles during the early '60s. Disillusioned with New York’s restrictiveness, the singer fled to California…. Read Full Biography.
Nov 16, 1994 · Dino Valenti (sometimes Dino Valente) (born Chester William Powers, Jr., aka Chet Powers, on 7 October 1937; died 16 November 1994) was an American singer-songwriter and one of the lead singers of the rock group Quicksilver Messenger Service. As a songwriter, he used the name Jesse Oris Farrow.
Chet Powers (1937-1994), also known under the pseudonym Dino Valenti, was best known as the writer of the hippie anthem “Get Together” and the one-time guitarist for legenday Bay Area rock...
