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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.
Aug 29, 2022 · Skip Spence was Jefferson Airplane's first drummer and was also known for his time with Moby Grape. Here's a closer look at his tragic life story.
Oar is the only studio album by American singer-songwriter Alexander "Skip" Spence, released on May 19, 1969, by Columbia Records. It was recorded over seven days in December 1968 in Nashville, and features Spence on all of the instruments.
Apr 16, 2024 · There were those who adored the buzzing psych-rock of Spence’s work with Moby Grape: Someday, Indifference and arguably the band’s greatest moment, Omaha. Then there were the disciples of Oar, the extraordinary LP that Spence made in December 1968.
Nov 24, 2021 · Towards these sessions’ end, guitarist Alexander “Skip” Spence vanished with an acid mystic known only as “Johanna.” Her LSD induced a three-day trip, during which a paranoid Spence turned against his bandmates.
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.
May 1, 2020 · Spence had spent the past five-and-a-half months in the psychiatric wing of the Manhattan hospital, diagnosed as schizophrenic after threatening a bandmate with a fire axe.
Apr 19, 1999 · SKIP SPENCE, a founding member of Jefferson Airplane and Moby Grape, personified the lost genius of the psychedelic Sixties. A pivotal figure on the San Francisco scene, Spence's free spirit...
Apr 19, 1999 · 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 ...
Jun 13, 2024 · A talented multi-instrumentalist, Spence played guitar in his early bands but was recruited by Marty Balin to be the drummer in Jefferson Airplane and played on the group's 1966 debut...
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