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3 days ago · Jerry Miller, the co-founder and guitarist of Moby Grape, has died at 81. Miller co-wrote some of the band’s biggest hits, including Hey Grandma and 8.05. He also contributed guitar parts to an early version of The Bobby Fuller Four's I Fought the Law, a song that would go on to be re-energized by The Clash 11 years later.
23 hours ago · ‘Weighted Down’ – Skip Spence. Alexander ‘Skip’ Spence was, at one point, a promising young songwriter marking his mark on the San Francisco psychedelic scene. Coming up at a pivotal moment in American rock, Spence co-founded Moby Grape and even performed with the legendary counterculture psych band Jefferson Airplane.
23 hours ago · Film Eyes Pink Floyd Co-founder Syd Barrett. Creativity and stardom often trigger or exacerbate mental illness and self-destruction. In the rock world, the list of casualties includes such names as the Rolling Stones’ Brian Jones, 13th Floor Elevators’ Roky Erickson, folk singer Nick Drake, Derek & the Dominos drummer Jim Gordon, producers Phil Spector and Joe Meek, Moby Grape’s Skip ...
4 days ago · John Michael O'Keefe (19 January 1935 – 6 October 1978) was an Australian rock and roll singer whose career began in the early 1950s. A pioneer of Rock music in Australia, his hits include "Wild One" (1958), "Shout!" and "She's My Baby".
23 hours ago · The company has released multiple fixes and plans more updates. After user backlash, Sonos commits to bi-weekly updates for its new app to address stability and functionality issues. CEO Patrick Spence apologizes for the rocky launch. Sonos had unveiled an all-new iteration of its mobile app, back in April.
3 days ago · Johnny Carson appears in the episode, and it was one of the few televised appearances he made after he retired from The Tonight Show. He recorded his lines the night after the 44th Primetime Emmy Awards. The original role pitched for Carson was one where he visited the Simpson family's house and mooched off them.
4 days ago · Jerry Miller, a guitar great and founding member of the iconic 1960s rock band Moby Grape, has died at 81, Deadline reported. The outlet said that Miller died Saturday night, July 20, in Tacoma ...
