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Edward Claude Cassidy (May 4, 1923 – December 6, 2012) was an American jazz and rock drummer who was one of the founders of the rock group Spirit in 1967. [1] Biography. Cassidy was born in Harvey, Illinois, a south suburb of Chicago on May 4, 1923. His family moved to Bakersfield, California in 1931.
Dec 11, 2012 · That drummer, Ed Cassidy, died on Thursday in San Jose, Calif. He was 89. The cause was cancer, his former wife, Beverley Cassidy, said. By the time Spirit formed in 1967, Mr. Cassidy had...
Dec 6, 2012 · American drummer (1923–2012) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Can you list the top facts and stats about Ed Cassidy? Edward Claude Cassidy (May 4, 1923 – December 6, 2012) was an American jazz and rock drummer who was one of the founders of the rock group Spirit in 1967.
Dec 11, 2012 · Ed Cassidy, the drummer whose musical background influenced the jazz-tinged sound of the band Spirit, which emerged in the late 1960s as one of the West Coast’s premier rock groups, has died....
Dec 8, 2012 · Ed Cassidy, the drummer whose musical background influenced the jazz-tinged sound of the band Spirit, which emerged in the late 1960s as one of the West Coast’s premier rock groups, has died....
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He died of cancer. Edward Claude Cassidy, drummer, songwriter and actor: born Illinois 4 May 1923; twice married (one daughter); died San Jose, California 6 December 2012.
With the addition of California's stepfather Ed Cassidy on drums, and keyboard player John Locke, the new band was originally named the Spirits Rebellious (after a book by Kahlil Gibran ), but the name was soon shortened to Spirit.
