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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. 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.
29 de ago. de 2022 · Skip Spence was the original drummer for Jefferson Airplane, but he was fired and joined Moby Grape instead. He had a mental breakdown, a near-fatal car accident, and a solo album that influenced many rock musicians.
Un homenaje al álbum "Oar" de Skip Spence, el guitarrista de Moby Grape que sufrió esquizofrenia y grabó un disco maestro en solitario. Descubre la historia, el contexto y el legado de este clásico de folk psicodélico.
6 de may. de 2024 · Skip Spence siguió siendo el guitarrista de la banda hasta 1969. Al salir, lanzó su álbum en solitario “Oar” ese mismo año, y después de un tiempo en varias bandas de corta duración decidió dejar atrás su vida musical a principios de los 70 cuando su enfermedad mental y diversos problemas de adicción se volvieron demasiado grandes.
16 de abr. de 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.
1 de may. de 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...
18 de abr. de 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. The cause was advanced lung cancer, said...
