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Mar 29, 2001 · Erik was a prominent member of the Bay Area music community and was the lead guitar player for Starship featuring Mickey Thomas from 1996 – 2000. Erik is survived by his mother and father ...
Mar 4, 2020 · Lead guitarist Erik Torjesen, who performed with the band Starship, between 1996 and 2000, died of cancer, aged 34, in 2001. TORJESEN, Erik -- It is with deep sorrow that we report the passing of Erik Torjesen.
Erik was a prominent member of the Bay Area music community and was the lead guitar player...
List of Starship members. Top: A lineup of Jefferson Starship performing live in 1984, shortly before Paul Kantner and David Freiberg left and the band became Starship. Bottom: A lineup of Starship featuring Mickey Thomas performing live in 2010. Starship is an American hard rock band from San Francisco, California.
NameYears ActiveInstrumentsRelease Contributions1984–1990lead guitarKnee Deep in the Hoopla (1985) No ...1984–1989drums electronic drums backing vocalsKnee Deep in the Hoopla (1985) No ...1984–1988lead and backing vocalsKnee Deep in the Hoopla (1985) No ...1984–1987bass backing vocals synthesizersKnee Deep in the Hoopla (1985)In 1999, former Starship trumpet player Max Haskett, who performed with the band from their reformation in 1992 until the following year, died from pancreatic cancer. [37] [38] Former lead guitarist Erik Torjesen, who performed with the band from 1996 until 2000, died of cancer at age 34 in 2001. [39]
The Late Erik Torjesen performing his original song "First time for everything". The San Francisco Bay Area guitarist is Joined by John Seppella on Keyboards...
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Jefferson Starship is an American rock band from San Francisco, California that developed in January 1974 as a successor to Jefferson Airplane. [1] History.
