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Alexander Lee „Skip“ Spence (* 18. April 1946 in Windsor, Ontario, Kanada; † 16. April 1999 in Santa Cruz, Kalifornien) war ein amerikanischer Rockmusiker. Skip Spence war Mitglied der Bands Jefferson Airplane und Moby Grape. Sein von Drogen, Alkohol und Schizophrenie geprägter Lebenslauf wird oft mit dem von Syd Barrett ...
Alexander "Skip" Spence (born Alexander Lee Spence, Jr.; April 18, 1946 – April 16, 1999) was a Canadian-born American singer-songwriter and musician. 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.
16. Apr. 2024 · Moby Grape co-founder Skip Spence wrote his album Oar in a psychiatric ward after threatening his bandmates with an axe. Years after his death, artists still acknowledge its influence. (Image credit: Jeremy Hogan / Alamy Stock Photo)
29. Aug. 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. "Somehow he ...
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.
1. Mai 2020 · The magic of Skip Spence: “He was like a neon sign” Remembering the troubled life and brilliant music of the Moby Grape frontman. By. 1st May 2020.
19. Apr. 1999 · By Mike Oldfield. Mon 19 Apr 1999 19.57 EDT. Skip Spence, who has died of lung cancer aged 52, played a seminal role in the San Francisco psychedelic rock scene of the late 1960s as a member of...
