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Spencer Charles Dryden (April 7, 1938 – January 11, 2005) was an American musician best known as the drummer for Jefferson Airplane and New Riders of the Purple Sage. He also played with Dinosaurs , and the Ashes (later known as the Peanut Butter Conspiracy ).
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The drummer of the legendary rock band passed away in 2005 at age sixty-six after a battle with colon cancer. He played on Surrealistic Pillow and other classic albums, and was the nephew of Charlie Chaplin.
Jan 2, 2019 · Learn about the life and career of Spencer Dryden, the drummer who played with Jefferson Airplane and other bands. Find out how he started his musical journey, why he quit Jefferson Airplane, and how he died.
Jan 14, 2005 · Jan. 14, 2005. PETALUMA, Calif., Jan. 13 - Spencer Dryden, the drummer for the legendary rock band Jefferson Airplane in its glory years, died on Monday at his home here. He was 66. His death ...
Jefferson Airplane singer Grace Slick recalls her former bandmate and boyfriend, drummer Spencer Dryden, who died of cancer in 2005. She praises his imagination, childlike spirit and perfect nose.
Jan 14, 2005 · Spencer Dryden, drummer for the Jefferson Airplane in the rock band's glory years, including the breakthrough 1967 album "Surrealistic Pillow" and the Woodstock festival, has died...
Jul 25, 2023 · New Riders of the Purple Sage drummer Spencer Dryden remembers the five years (1966–70) that he spent with Jefferson Airplane as a mixed bag of good times and absurdity. But in the year before he left the group, it was the weirdness that predominated. He recounts an incident that seems to sum up the period.
