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Skip Spence

Alexander "Skip" Spence (born Alexander Lee Spence, Jr.; April 18, 1946 – April 16, 1999) was a Canadian 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. He had started his career as a…

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Born
Alexander Lee Spence, Jr. (1946-04-18)April 18, 1946 Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Died
April 16, 1999(1999-04-16) (aged 52) Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
Formerly of
Moby Grape · Jefferson Airplane · Quicksilver Messenger Service · The Other Side
Genres
Psychedelic rock · folk rock · psychedelic folk
Instruments
Vocals · guitar · drums
Label
Columbia

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Tribute album

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Skip Spence

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Edges70
Triples59
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028169
Components1

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Skip Spence

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related to Legacy · 20
Skip Spence → Allmusic, Dale Ockerman, Don Stevenson, Doobie Brothers, Ensemble, In June, Keith Graves, Moby Grape, Moby Grape's, Omaha, Omar, Omar Spence, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Rolling Stone, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz White Album, Spence, Spence's, The, Tiran Porter
related to Death · 15
Skip Spence → April, Beck, CD, He, More Oar, Prior, Rich Young, Robert Plant, Santa Cruz County, Sherry Ferreira, Skip Spence Album, Soquel Cemetery, Spence, Tom Waits, Tribute
Formerly of · 4
Skip Spence → Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape, Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Other Side
related to Tribute album · 4
Skip Spence → Birdman, More Oar, Skip Spence Album, Tribute
Genres · 3
Skip Spence → folk rock, psychedelic folk, Psychedelic rock
Instruments · 3
Skip Spence → drums, guitar, Vocals
Occupations · 3
Skip Spence → musician, Singer, songwriter
related to External links · 2
Skip Spence → Find, Grave
Born · 1
Skip Spence → Alexander Lee Spence, Jr. (1946-04-18)April 18, 1946 Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Died · 1
Skip Spence → April 16, 1999(1999-04-16) (aged 52) Santa Cruz, California, U.S.

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spence moby album grape jefferson oar airplane tribute music 1999 career san santa cruz skip played one psychedelic 1969 years

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Skip SpenceBornAlexander Lee Spence, Jr. (1946-04-18)April 18, 1946 Windsor, Ontario, Canada1.00infobox
Skip SpenceDiedApril 16, 1999(1999-04-16) (aged 52) Santa Cruz, California, U.S.1.00infobox
Skip SpenceFormerly ofMoby Grape1.00infobox
Skip SpenceFormerly ofJefferson Airplane1.00infobox
Skip SpenceFormerly ofQuicksilver Messenger Service1.00infobox
Skip SpenceFormerly ofThe Other Side1.00infobox
Skip SpenceGenresPsychedelic rock1.00infobox
Skip SpenceGenresfolk rock1.00infobox
Skip SpenceGenrespsychedelic folk1.00infobox
Skip SpenceInstrumentsVocals1.00infobox
Skip SpenceInstrumentsguitar1.00infobox
Skip SpenceInstrumentsdrums1.00infobox
Skip SpenceLabelColumbia1.00infobox
Skip SpenceOccupationsSinger1.00infobox
Skip SpenceOccupationssongwriter1.00infobox
Skip SpenceOccupationsmusician1.00infobox
Skip SpenceOriginSan Francisco, California, U.S.1.00infobox
Skip SpenceYears active1965–1971, sporadically until 19991.00infobox

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