Spirit
Spirit part 3 (Stairway to Heaven)
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After returning west, California and Cassidy formed a band called Spirits Rebellious, after a book by the religious mystic Kahlil Gibran, also featuring pianist John Locke (born September 23, 1943, in Los Angeles, CA), who had played with Cassidy previously in the New Jazz Trio. In the spring of 1967, California and Cassidy ran into Ferguson and Andes, who had continued to work as musicians whi...
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Spirit part 6
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What is widely considered to be their best LP, Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus, as noted previously, was finally released in late 1970. Especially memorable was Randy California's poignant "Nature's Way." Everybody involved felt that they had created a great album. Epic released an early mix of "Animal Zoo" as a single, which made it to #97 on the charts. Time would tell, however, and it is now...
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Spirit part 2
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Randy California was born Randolph Craig Wolfe on February 20, 1951, in Los Angeles, CA. His mother, Bernice Pearl, was the sister of Ed Pearl, who owned the Ash Grove, a nightclub in Hollywood, and California, who began playing guitar as a child, grew up listening carefully to the folk, blues, and jazz musicians who performed there. In early 1965, the Rising Sons, a folk-blues group featuring...
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Spirit part 7
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especially memorable was Randy California's poignant "Nature's Way."which was in the forefront of what was soon to become a growing awareness of man and his environment.
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No.482 Spirit - Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus (1970)
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No:482 SPIRIT - TWELVE DREAMS OF DR. SARDONICUS (1970)I guess the reason why I love this album is that it's a psycheldelic jazz influenced collection, that's structured and disciplined like a traditional Rock record. Their earlier work was fine, if a little too un-hinged and exploratory for some tastes.According to legend, singer Jay Ferguson and Guitarist Randy California were at each other's ...
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The Classic that Classic Rock Radio (thankfully) forgot...
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Rest in peace, Randy California. Is there any name more Rock n' Roll than "Randy California"? Thankfully, to the completely streamlined and commodified commercial radio, he can.Upon listening to Spirit's eponymous debut, one wonders how a group with this much talent cold be so overlooked by Classic Rock radio. I look at this now as a good thing, since I really don't ever need to hear Led Zepp
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