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Buried here:
Skip Spence
Born Alexander Lee “Skip” Spence on April 18, 1946, he is known for his work with Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jefferson Airplane, as a co-founder of Moby Grape and as a solo artist.
Mental illness, drug addiction and alcoholism prevented Skip from a longer career in the music industry. Much of his life was spent as a ward of the State of California, and either homeless or in transient homes towards the end of his life.
Skip died of lung cancer two days before his 53rd birthday on April 16, 1999.
Soquel Cemetery
550 Old San Jose Road
Soquel CA 95073
Quicksilver Messenger Service Discography
1968 – Quicksilver Messenger Service
1969 – Happy Trails
1969 – Shady Grove
1970 – Just for Love
1970 – What About Me
1971 – Quicksilver
1972 – Comin’ Thru
1975 – Solid Silver
Jefferson Airplane Discography
1966 – Jefferson Airplane Takes Off
1967 – Surrealistic Pillow
1967 – After Bathing at Baxter’s
1968 – Crown of Creation
1969 – Volunteers
1969 – Bless Its Pointed Little Head
1970 – The Worst of Jefferson Airplane
1971 – Bark
1972 – Long John Silver
1973 – Thirty Seconds Over Winterland
1974 – Early Flight
1977 – Flight Log
1987 – 2400 Fulton Street
1989 – Jefferson Airplane
1992 – Jefferson Airplane Loves You
1996 – Journey…best of
1998 – Live at the Fillmore East
Moby Grape Discography
1967 – Moby Grape
1968 – Wow/Grape Jam
1969 – Moby Grape ’69
1969 – Truly Fine Citizen
1971 – 20 Granite Creek
1984 – Moby Grape ’84
1989 – Legendary Grape
A fuse that burned way to fast, causing the explosion when the world may not have been quite ready. Great musician/singer/songwriter and catalyst of the highest order. “Seeing” still makes the hair on the back of my neck stand at attention. (Multiply that by five and you have some idea – also…. QUITE an explosion.
Skip, Gone but not forgotten ~ James in California