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Instrument (s) Vocals, guitar. Years active. 1965–1997. Randy Craig Wolfe (February 20, 1951 – January 2, 1997), known as Randy California, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, and one of the original members of the rock group Spirit, formed in 1967.
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Robert Christian wrote that Randy California was "the rock...
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February 20, 1951 – January 2, 1997. Guitarist, singer and songwriter. Founding member of the rock group Spirit (8), formed in 1967. Randy was born into a musical family in Los Angeles and spent his early years studying varied styles at the family's Los Angeles folk club, the Ash Grove. In 1966, at the age of 15, when his mother Bernice Pearl ...
Spirit of '76, released in May 1975, was the first of four albums that Spirit would (initially) release for Mercury Records, and their sixth album overall. Though all four albums were greatly influenced by the time that Randy California spent living in Hawaii, this album bears that influence more than any of the others (aside from maybe Future ...
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Oct 13, 2022 · Thu 13 October 2022 17:30, UK. Several musicians over the years have not received the credit they deserved and have been swept away with the wind to be forgotten. One such artist is the unbelievably named Randy California, the protégé guitarist whose talent was recognised by the great Jimi Hendrix. Randy California was born Randy Craig Wolfe ...
Aug 21, 2023 · Articles. Randy Craig Wolfe (February 20, 1951 – January 2, 1997), known as Randy California, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, and one of the original members of the rock group Spirit, formed in 1967. Life and career. California was born as Randy Craig Wolfe into a musical Jewish [1] family in Los Angeles and spent his early ...
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Feb 20, 2020 · published 20 February 2020. Bass player Mark Andes looks back on the career Randy California and his intrepid band. (Image credit: Getty Images) Asked if Spirit were a progressive rock band, their peak-era bass player Mark Andes has no hesitation. “In retrospect I see us as being one of the first progressive bands,” he says.
