wow. jesus. they're dropping like flies. the seeds are a band i love. it's fun youtube-ing them. my favorite sky performance, hands down: "can't seem to make you mine" greatness.
On Jun 25, 3:50 pm, t bedford <[email protected]> wrote: > Seeds Frontman Sky Saxon Dies in Austin > > Sky Saxon, lead singer and bassist of '60s garage rockers the Seeds, > died Thursday in an Austin, Texas hospital. He had been in the ICU > since Monday suffering from an undisclosed illness -- doctors > suspected an internal organ infection -- until his wife, Sabrina, > announced his passing via Facebook. > > Influenced heavily by the Rolling Stones, Saxon -- born Richard Marsh > -- founded the Seeds in 1965 in California. The next year, the > psychedelic rockers released two albums, 'The Seeds' and 'A Web of > Sound,' and had hits with 'Can't Seem to Make You Mine' and 'Pushin' > Too Hard,' their most successful song. In 1967, the band released two > more albums: 'Future,' a psychedelic rock album, and 'A Full Spoon of > Seedy Blues,' which was credited to the Sky Saxon Blues Band and > featured liner notes by the legendary Muddy Waters. > > After some lineup changes and a few more commercially unsuccessful > albums, Saxon dissolved the band in the early '70s. He joined a > California commune, the Source Family, adopted the name Sunlight and > occasionally performed with their trippy house band, the Ya Ho Wa 13. > In 1989, Saxon reformed the Seeds to tour with other '60s acts like > Big Brother and the Holding Company, and Arthur Lee and Love. They > toured again in 2003, and Saxon kept busy musically, releasing an > album last year, and recording with the Smashing Pumpkins. Though he > fell ill last Thursday, Saxon still managed to play a short gig on > Saturday night at Austin rock club Antone's. > > Earlier today, Sabrina Sherry Smith Saxon wrote on her Facebook page, > "Sky has passed over and YaHoWha is waiting for him at the gate. He > will soon be home with his Father. I'm so sorry I couldn't keep him > here with us. More later. I'm sorry." No other announcements have been > made. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Diamond Headz" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/michaellenz?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
