"mr. farmer" and "mr. pharmacist" good ones.
On Jun 26, 8:21 am, t bedford <[email protected]> wrote:
> Johnny Echols is touring w/Baby Lemonade as Love (ala Arthur Lee
> before he passed). Also on the bill - Sky Saxon w/ BL as the Seeds,
> too. Supposed to play here next month. My fave is probably Mr. Farmer.
>
> On Jun 26, 12:37 am, bobby cormier <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > 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.- Hide quoted text -
>
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