Alexander "Skip" Spence (born Alexander Lee Spence, Jr.; April 18, 1946 – April 16, 1999) was a Canadian-born American singer-songwriter and musician...
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first incarnation ended in 1969, in part due to members Bob Mosley and Skip Spence suffering from mental illness. The group has reformed many times afterwards...
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Oar (album) (redirect from Oar (Skip Spence album))
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...
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the Skip Spence Album is a 1999 tribute album completed shortly before and released shortly after the death of Moby Grape founding member Skip Spence. The...
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not a drummer, singer-guitarist Skip Spence (who later co-founded Moby Grape) was then invited to replace Peloquin. Spence quickly adapted and made his debut...
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his efforts in assisting fellow Moby Grape bandmates Bob Mosley and Skip Spence (d. 1999) in battling the challenges of schizophrenia. Lewis has a personal...
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aesthetically significant” to American recorded music. Early drummer Alexander "Skip" Spence left the band in mid-1966. He was soon replaced by Spencer Dryden, an...
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band's formation following an altercation with Kantner, with Alexander "Skip" Spence taking his place. Before the end of the year, Harvey was also fired and...
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contributed to a tribute album to Skip Spence, a co-founder of Moby Grape. The album, More Oar: A Tribute to the Skip Spence Album (Birdman Records, 1999)...
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Signe Toly Anderson was the female vocalist and Skip Spence played drums. Both soon left the group—Spence in May 1966, Anderson in October—and were replaced...
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pressings, but the UK reissue on Edsel/Demon restored it. The flag behind Skip Spence is actually a United States flag that Columbia Records decided to obscure...
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30, 1969. It is the first album after the departure of co-founder Skip Spence. Spence nonetheless is heard on one song, "Seeing", presumably from the Wow/Grape...
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album for Moby Grape co-founder Skip Spence, who was terminally ill. The album, More Oar: A Tribute to the Skip Spence Album (Birdman, 1999), with the...
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in California in 1969 determined to meet Skip Spence of Moby Grape and join an aborted Grape reunion. Spence introduced Hartman to singer, guitarist,...
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in Hollywood. These tracks feature vocals by Signe Toly Anderson and Skip Spence on drums. "Runnin' 'Round This World" had been previously released as...
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cover of Skip Spence's "Halo of Gold." All songs written by Beck, except where noted. "Totally Confused" – 3:30 "Halo of Gold" (Skip Spence) – 4:29 "Burro"...
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the album, the band went on hiatus until 1971 when they reunited with Skip Spence and Bob Mosley to record the reunion album, 20 Granite Creek. After the...
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for Moby Grape co-founder Skip Spence, who was terminally ill with cancer. The album, More Oar: A Tribute to the Skip Spence Album (Birdman, 1999), was...
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on June 11, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2010. "Beck and Wilco Cover Skip Spence". Pitchfork.com. July 21, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2021. "Bostonherald...
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February 14, 2010. Retrieved November 21, 2010. "Beck and Wilco Cover Skip Spence". Pitchfork. July 22, 2009. Archived from the original on September 17...
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tribute album to Moby Grape co-founder Skip Spence, who was dying of lung cancer. More Oar: A Tribute to the Skip Spence Album, featuring their cover of "Grey...
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More Oar: A Tribute to the Skip Spence Album (Birdman, 1999). The album is composed of cover versions of songs from Spence's only solo album, Oar (Columbia...
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Citizen, the band went on hiatus until 1971 when they reunited with Skip Spence and Bob Mosley and recorded this reunion album for Reprise Records; their...
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Hartman – drums, tambourine on "Feelin' Down Farther" Special Thanks Skip Spence Bruce Cohn Ginger Mews Producers: Ted Templeman, Lenny Waronker Executive...
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studio album was recorded in New York City in January and February 1968. Skip Spence plays guitar on "Never" and piano on "Boysenberry Jam". Peter Lewis does...
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challenges of schizophrenia, as was the case with Moby Grape bandmate Skip Spence. Both musicians were homeless for several years. Mosley's schizophrenia...
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2020. Mazdawg. "Beck's Record Club draws Wilco, Feist, and others for Skip Spence remake " Consequence of Sound". Consequence.net. Retrieved February 21...
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album. Skip Spence's "Land of the Sun" was included as a hidden track by producer Bill Bentley to specifically close a tribute album to Spence, More Oar:...
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Land of the Sun (song) (category Songs written by Skip Spence)
of the last recordings, if not the last known recording by Alexander "Skip" Spence, a founding member of Moby Grape, whose promising career was largely...
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In 1999, he contributed a portrait of Skip Spence to the tribute album, More Oar: A Tribute to the Skip Spence Album, being a collection of cover versions...
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