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John Cipollina (August 24, 1943 – May 29, 1989) was a guitarist best known for his role as a founder and the lead guitarist of the prominent San Francisco rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service. After leaving Quicksilver he formed the band Copperhead, was a member of the San Francisco All Stars and later played with numerous other bands.
Jan 14, 2021 · John Cipollina. Duncan and Cipollina would soon become a formidable two-guitar team, trading licks and interweaving lead lines during trippy, marathon improvisations over material like Bo Diddley’s classic Mona.
May 22, 2014 · May 31: John Cipollina, one of the original San Francisco acid rock musicians, died Monday night at Marin General Hospital of complications resulting from respiratory problems. He was 45 years...
John Cipollina is a legendary San Francisco electric guitar player whose 25 year career spans bands from Quicksilver Messenger Service to Zero. His signature rodent gnawing sound will stand alone for all time.
As a founding member and lead guitarist for Quicksilver Messenger Service, John Cipollina helped shape the psychedelic sound of San Francisco in the 1960s. Most musicians on the scene were folkies who… Read Full Biography
Aug 25, 2023 · One of the saddest moments for rock and roll in 1989 came in late May with the death of guitarist John Cipollina. Dead Head TV looks back at the amazing musical career of this San Francisco...
Jun 2, 1989 · John Cipollina, a founder of the rock group Quicksilver Messenger Service that, with the Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead, became the heart of the San Francisco rock scene in...
As lead guitarist for Quicksilver Messenger Service, John Cipollina helped create the psychedelic sound that was a hallmark of San Francisco music scene in the 1960s. The group's long instrumental jams, in which Cipollina played a central role, were legendary, both on stage and on record.
The following is a conversation with legendary guitarist John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service in the infamous Haight-Ashbury home of my good friends Joanie Levin and photographer Alan Blaustein, in San Francisco, California, USA, on June 30, 1985 at 2 AM, PDT.
Recoil - John Cipollina in Music and in Memory. This is a 3 DVD box set that includes: Disc One: Rockumentary and Interviews. Electric Guitarslinger - Original Rockumentary about John Cipollina. Electric Guitarslinger - John Cipollina remembered by the Cipollina family, Bill Graham, Nicky Hopkins, Peter Albin, Nick Gravenites, Dan Healy, Paul ...
