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- 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.| Spence, who would have turned fifty-three on Sunday, died at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, where he had been fighting a number of ailments.
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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. [1] He was co-founder of Moby Grape, and played guitar with them until 1969. In the same year, he released his only solo album, Oar, and then largely withdrew from the music industry.
Aug 29, 2022 · Skip Spence died of lung cancer on April 16, 1999, only two days before his 53rd birthday. Looking back on his friend's legacy, producer David Rubinson stressed that Spence was not the "crazy" person many people made him out to be. "He was desperately in touch with the biggest realities in the universe," he explained.
Apr 16, 2024 · Alexander Spence – ‘Skip’ to all who know him – has been admitted to the local Dominican Hospital with pneumonia. The doctors have also diagnosed lung cancer. His son Omar arrives with a promo pressing of More Oar , the aforementioned benefit album, and plays it at his bedside.
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.| Spence, who...
11:27 PM. Alexander "Skip" Spence, the troubled former singer/guitarist for '60s psychedelic folk-rock band Moby Grape, died in a Northern California hospital Friday. He was 53. Spence was the...
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.
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. The cause was advanced lung cancer,...
