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Spirit was an American jazz/hard rock/psychedelic band founded in 1967, based in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Randy California (born Randy Craig Wolfe; February 20, 1951 - January 2, 1997) was a guitarist, singer and songwriter and one of the original members of the rock group Spirit, formed in 1967. ... Jay Ferguson is an American rock & roll musician known for his work with Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne, and his 1978 solo hit Thunder Island. ... Heart, Spirit, Firefall, Canned Heat, Stevie Nicks, Dan Fogelberg, Whitesnake, Jo Jo Gunne, Chris Hillman, Kim Carnes, John Fahey, Iain Matthews, Kelly Willis, Jim Lauderdale, Eliza Gilkyson, and Joe Walsh . ... Ed Cass Cassidy (born May 4, 1931) is the drummer and was one of the founders of the rock group Spirit in 1967. ... John Locke (September 25, 1943 - August 4, 2006) was a keyboardist and a member of the rock group Spirit. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... Psychedelia in music (or also psychedelic music, less formally) is a term that refers to a broad set of popular music styles, genres and scenes, that may include psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, psychedelic pop, psychedelic soul, psychedelic ambient, psychedelic trance, psychedelic techno, and others. ... In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ... The year 1967 was an important year for psychedelic music, with releases from Small Faces Itchycoo Park,The Doors (The Doors, Strange Days), Jefferson Airplane (Surrealistic Pillow, After Bathing at Baxters), the Beatles Sgt. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

The original lineup

The original lineup of the group was Randy California (guitars, vocals), Jay Ferguson (vocals, percussion), Mark Andes (bass), California's stepfather Ed Cassidy (drums), and keyboard player John Locke. The band was originally named the Spirits Rebellious (after a book by Khalil Gibran) but was soon shortened simply to Spirit. Randy California had also played with Jimi Hendrix (then known as Jimmy James) in Jimmy James and the Blue Flames in 1966. Randy California (born Randy Craig Wolfe; February 20, 1951 - January 2, 1997) was a guitarist, singer and songwriter and one of the original members of the rock group Spirit, formed in 1967. ... Jay Ferguson is an American rock & roll musician known for his work with Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne, and his 1978 solo hit Thunder Island. ... Heart, Spirit, Firefall, Canned Heat, Stevie Nicks, Dan Fogelberg, Whitesnake, Jo Jo Gunne, Chris Hillman, Kim Carnes, John Fahey, Iain Matthews, Kelly Willis, Jim Lauderdale, Eliza Gilkyson, and Joe Walsh . ... Ed Cass Cassidy (born May 4, 1931) is the drummer and was one of the founders of the rock group Spirit in 1967. ... John Locke (September 25, 1943 - August 4, 2006) was a keyboardist and a member of the rock group Spirit. ... Khalil Gibran (full name Gibran Khalil Gibran bin Mikhael bin Saâd, Arabic: جبران خليل جبران بن ميخائيل بن سعد, (January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931) was a Lebanese American artist, poet and writer. ... Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitar virtuoso, singer and songwriter. ...

1960's

The group's first album, Spirit, was released in 1968. "Mechanical World" was released as a single (it lists the playing time merely as "very long"). The album was a substantial underground hit, reaching #31 and staying on the charts for over eight months. The album displayed a jazzy softness, as well as unusual string arrangements, not found on their subsequent albums. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... Spirits self-titled debut album is one whose multifarious experimentalism owes in large part to the contemporary successes of The Beatles Sgt. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... In popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list—a chart—of top selling or otherwise judged most popular releases. ... // A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ...

They capitalized on the success of their first album with another single, "I Got A Line On You". Released in November of 1968, a month before their second album, The Family That Plays Together , it became their biggest hit single, reaching #25 on the charts. The album matched its success, reaching #22. They also went on tour that year with Led Zeppelin, who were obviously listening to Spirit, as Zeppelin played an extended medley during their early 1969 shows that featured "Fresh Garbage" among other songs. Jimmy Page's use of a theremin could also be attributed to his seeing Randy California use one which he had mounted to his amplifier. Also, Page adapted a section of Spirit's "Taurus" (from the first album) which became the first 5 trademark chords of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven"^{[citation needed]}. Plagiarism would be hard to prove because musicians routinely borrow and adapt the musical ideas of others. The Family That Plays Together, the second of four albums released by the original Spirit lineup, was marketed by Ode Records in 1968. ... For the bands 1969 eponymous debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... For other uses, see Concert (disambiguation). ... For the Scottish football (soccer) player, see Jimmy Page (footballer). ... Léon Theremin playing an early theremin The theremin (originally pronounced but often anglicized as [1]), or thereminvox, is one of the earliest fully electronic musical instruments. ... For the British rock band of the same name, see Amplifier (band). ... This article is about the Led Zeppelin song. ...

After this success, the group was asked by French film director, Jacques Demy, to record the soundtrack to his film, Model Shop. They also made a brief appearance in the film. Their third album, Clear, released in 1969, rose to #55 on the charts. Spirit were offered the spot right before Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock, but they were advised to turn it down and concentrate on a promotional tour for their third album. Record company managers felt that the festival would not be significant, which it did not seem so at that time. Director Herbert Brenon with actress Alla Nazimova on the set of War Brides, 1916 A director is a person who directs the making of a film. ... The director and screenwriter Jacques Demy (1931 - 1990) was one of the most approachable filmmakers of the French New Wave. ... “Sound recorder” redirects here. ... In film formats, the soundtrack is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... Clear, whose relative obscurity is due in large part to its absence of a defining track (as Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus had with Natures Way, and The Family That Plays Together with I Got a Line on You), has nevertheless garnered, since its 1969 inception, a surprising fellowship... The Woodstock Music and Art Fair was an event held at Max Yasgurs 600 acre (2. ...

Drummer Ed Cassidy was instantly recognizable by his shaven head (hence his nickname "Mr. Skin") and his fondness for wearing black. He was considerably older than the rest of the group (born in 1923). His earlier career was primarily in playing jazz, and included stints with Cannonball Adderley, Gerry Mulligan, Roland Kirk and Lee Konitz. He was a founding member of Rising Sons with Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder. For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Cannonball Adderley, 1960 Julian Edwin Cannonball Adderley (September 15, 1928 - August 8, 1975), originally from Tampa, Florida, was a jazz alto saxophonist of the small combo era of the 1950s and 1960s. ... Gerald Joseph Gerry Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger. ... Roland Kirk Rahsaan Roland Kirk (August 7, 1936 - December 5, 1977) was a blind American jazz multi-instrumentalist, playing tenor saxophone, flute and other reed instruments. ... Lee Konitz (born 1927 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American jazz composer and saxophone player. ... Rising Sons was a Los Angeles, California-based band in the 1960s that featured Ry Cooder, Taj Mahal, Kevin Kelly (later in The Byrds, and even Ed Cassidy, later found of Spirit. ... Henry Saint Clair Fredericks, better known by the stage name Taj Mahal (born May 17, 1942), is an American blues musician. ... Ryland Ry Peter Cooder (born 15 March 1947, in Los Angeles, California) is an American guitarist, singer and composer, known for his slide guitar work, his interest in the American roots music and, more recently, for his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries. ...

"1984" and the Sardonicus era

After the release of Clear, California was called upon again to give the group a hit single. With the group producing the record on their own, they recorded a song California had written called "1984". Though the title echoed the George Orwell book of the same name, it was one of California's finest, and it boasted an excellent production job (and was one of the most ferocious things that Spirit would ever record).^{[citation needed]} And it looked at first like it would be the group's biggest hit yet. Soon after being released, it raced up the charts to #69. In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... A 12-inch record (left), a 7-inch record (right), and a CD (above) Two 7 singles (left), two colored 7 singles (middle), and two 7 singles with large spindle holes (right). ... This article is about the musical composition. ... George Orwell is the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903[1][2] – 21 January 1950) who was an English writer and journalist well-noted as a novelist, critic, and commentator on politics and culture. ... (Redirected from 1984 (book)) Nineteen Eighty-Four (sometimes 1984) is a darkly satirical political novel by George Orwell. ...

In retrospect, nobody is completely sure why the single had such a brief chart life, but there are several possibilities. It is no secret that Lou Adler's alliance with Epic Records was uneasy at best, and at the time that the single was released, Adler's distribution deal with Epic came to an end. He had been eager to move distribution of the label to A&M Records, which he did as soon as the deal with Epic ended, which might have killed the commercial availability of the single (though Adler ended up giving Spirit's contract to Epic in the process). It has also been said that there was a tip sheet distributed to radio stations outlining the song's supposed political and social views, and opining that it might not be appropriate for air play . The song would finally see general release on The Best Of Spirit in 1973. Lou Adler (born December 13, 1933) is an American record producer, manager, and director. ... Epic Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG. // Epic was launched originally as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 by CBS. Its bright-yellow, black and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. ... A&M redirects here. ... A radio station is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. ...

In 1970, Spirit started working on what is widely considered to be their best LP, Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus. It was a prolific time for the group's writers and the album 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 regarded by many as one of the finest rock albums ever made. Not unlike The Who's Tommy and Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, it is regarded as a masterpiece of art-rock, with a tapestry of literary themes about the fragility of life and the complexity of the human experience; this is best illustrated by recurring lyric "life has just begun." However, the album is also appreciated for its songwriting quality and performances. Its inventive production and effective integration of the Moog synthesizer belied nearly every group in rock who tried using the instrument (apart from possibly The Doors and The Monkees, who used a Moog on Strange Days and Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd. respectively). Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus was a largely successful, and decently grossing, album released by the psychedelic rock ensemble Spirit. ... The Who are an English rock band that formed in 1964. ... Alternate cover Deluxe edition cover Tommy is the first of The Whos two full-scale rock operas (the second being Quadrophenia), and the first musical work explicitly billed as a rock opera. ... This article is about the Pink Floyd album. ... Art rock is a term used to describe a subgenre of rock music with experimental or avant-garde influences that emphasizes novel sonic texture. ... The term Moog(pronounced // as in moan) synthesizer can refer to any number of analog synthesizers designed by Dr. Robert Moog or manufactured by Moog Music, and is commonly used as a generic term for analog and digital music synthesisers. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making music. ... The Doors were an influential American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles by vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger. ... The Monkees were a pop-rock quartet created and based in Los Angeles in 1965 for an NBC American television series of the same name. ... Strange Days is the second album released by American rock band The Doors in late September 1967. ...

1971-1973

After the group undertook a promotional tour to support the album Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus Ferguson and Andes left the group, forming Jo Jo Gunne. Jo Jo Gunne was a rock group formed in Los Angeles in 1971 by Jay Ferguson (b. ...

Bass player John Arliss initially took Andes' place, and California was still in the line-up, but he soon left the group and attempted a solo career. Eventually, two brothers named Al and John Staehely joined the band, and with Cassidy and Locke, recorded the 1972 album Feedback. It was a different turn for the group, showing more of a country-rock influence pervading their jazzier tendencies, but it also met with a mild commercial response, reaching #63 in the charts (the same position, ironically, that Sardonicus reached). The tour for Feedback eventually found both Cassidy and Locke leaving the lineup, with the Staehely brothers recruiting other musicians to fill their roles. While the tour was well received critically, Spirit disbanded in early 1973. The brothers would release their own album, Sta-Hay-Lee, in 1973. In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer (solo is an Italian word literally meaning alone). ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Feedback, Spirits 5th album Feedback is the 5th album by the rock & roll band Spirit. ... For the geological term, see Country rock (geology). ... For the popular-music magazine, see Musician (magazine). ...

California, meanwhile, had recorded and issued his first solo album, Kapt Kopter And The (Fabulous) Twirly Birds, in late 1972. It featured appearances by Noel Redding (as 'Clit McTorius'), Mitch Mitchell (as 'Henry Manchovitz') and Cassidy and had a hard rock sound. After launching a brief tour to support the album, a follow-up album was recorded with Cassidy, entitled The Adventures Of Kaptain Kopter And Commander Cassidy In Potato Land. Though Locke made a guest appearance, it was not intended as a Spirit album at the time. Epic however rejected the completed album, and California moved to Molokai, Hawaii. Noel David Redding (25 December 1945 – 11 May 2003) was a rock & roll guitarist best known as the bassist for The Jimi Hendrix Experience. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... Molokaʻi as viewed from Kaʻanapali, Maui Molokaʻi (also Molokai) is the fifth largest island of the Hawaiian archipelago. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ...

Epic Records decided to re-issue the group's first and third, and second and fifth, albums as two-fers in 1973, in response to Sardonicus continuing to sell well, despite being off of the charts. They also issued a compilation album, The Best Of Spirit, that year, as well as releasing the Sardonicus track "Mr. Skin" as a single. Surprisingly, "Mr. Skin" became a minor hit, and one of the two-fers hit the charts (along with The Best Of Spirit), and there was new demand for the group. Cassidy decided to capitalize on this and put together an entirely new group for touring purposes which lasted throughout the year. For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... A compilation album is an album (music or spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources (such as studio albums, live albums, singles, demos and outtakes. ...

The Mercury years (1974-1979)

In 1974 Cassidy made it a point to find California and re-establish contact. He eventually persuaded California to return to the mainland and give the band another shot. Andes worked with the duo for a while, but never intended to stay, as he was in the process of working with the group Firefall at the same time. Sound engineer/bassist Barry Keene, who had been a personal sound engineer for Frank Zappa, joined the band as its bass player. This article needs cleanup. ... Audio engineering is the branch of engineering dealing with the production of sound through mechanical means. ... Deon Rexroat of Anberlin. ... Frank Vincent Zappa[1] (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, musician, and film director. ...

In early 1975, the group was supposed to be the opening act for Ten Years After at a show in Florida, but when Ten Years After backed out at the last minute, Spirit was granted permission to take over the theatre for the evening. After going around to local radio stations to promote the show and setting a low ($3) ticket price, Spirit managed to sell out the 3,000 seat theatre. Using the profits from the show, they blocked out as much time as they could at a Tampa studio, "Studio 70". This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... Tampas skyline For alternate meanings, see Tampa (disambiguation) Tampa is a city located in Hillsborough County on the west coast of Florida. ... ==Individual Studio== A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. ...

After recording a huge amount of material at the studio, their manager at the time, Marshall Berle (the nephew of Milton Berle), offered the material to Mercury Records. On the basis of the material, the group was offered a contract, and a double-album entitled Spirit of '76 was culled from the material and released in May 1975. The album garnered a bit of FM airplay, so they quickly followed it up with Son of Spirit, released in October of that year and featuring many songs taken from the same sessions. Marshall Berle, nephew of Milton Berle, was manager of the Los Angeles rock bands Spirit and Ratt. ... Milton Berle (July 12, 1908 - March 27, 2002) was an Emmy-winning American comedian who was born Milton Berlinger. ... Mercury Records is a record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. ... Spirit Of 76, released in May of 1975, was the first of four albums that Spirit would (initially) release for Mercury Records. ... FM radio is a broadcast technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. ... Airplay is a technical term used in the radio industry to state how frequently a song is being played on a radio station. ... Son Of Spirit was the second album that Spirit would release through Mercury Records. ...

For the tour in support of Son of Spirit, Locke re-joined the group. Eventually, Andes returned to the line-up as well, and though Ferguson declined to participate in the group reunion at first, the band (with the addition of Mark's brother Matt Andes as a second guitarist) recorded an album entitled Farther Along. Farther Along was the third album that Spirit released through Mercury Records. ...

The album returned the group to the U.S. charts one last time, peaking at #179. For a few shows at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Ferguson re-joined the group. Disaster struck, however, when an inebriated Neil Young walked onto stage to join the band during the final show's encore of "Like a Rolling Stone". Sporting a new haircut, California did not recognize Young, and thinking that he was just a drunk, California pushed him away from his microphone. Ferguson and Locke did recognize him, and thinking that California's ego was flaring, promptly walked off stage. Cassidy initially quelled the situation by leaving his kit and joining both California and Young at the microphone to close out the song, but the damage had already been done, and the reunion ended that night. For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... This article is about the musician. ...

Undaunted, California assembled what was basically a solo album as a Spirit album under the name Future Games: A Magical Kahuana Dream. Mercury released it in early 1977, but it received no promotion, and it ended what little bit of commercial momentum the group might have regained. It also (initially) ended their contract with Mercury. At the same time, former bandmate Jay Ferguson was having success in his solo career in late 1970s with the hits "Thunder Island" & "Shakedown Cruise". Future Games, subtitled A Magical Kahauna Dream, was the fourth album that Spirit would release for Mercury Records. ... There are several persons called Jay Ferguson: Jay Ferguson, born in 1947, musician, member of Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne Jay Ferguson, born in 1968, musician, member of Sloan Jay Ferguson, actor This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same...

The group, now down to a trio with new bassist Larry "Fuzzy" Knight, did extensive touring throughout 1978, recorded a live album which was released (in slightly different configurations) in several different countries by different independent labels. It was not a commercial success, and following the touring, California left the group again. A live album – commonly contrasted with a studio album – is a recording consisting of material (usually music) recorded during stage performances. ...

The 1980s and beyond

After Spirit's demise, California put together another group with the intent of re-starting his solo career. This was short-lived, but while in England, a fan presented him with a petition of 5,000 signatures, requesting the release of the Potato Land album from 1973. In 1981, California put out a half-hearted version of the album, featuring only part of the original album (and what was there featured overdubbing done after the fact) with the addition of a few unrelated songs that were recorded in the late 1970s. It was released in the U.S. by Rhino Records (being one of the first albums that they released) and in England by Beggars Banquet Records, where it actually reached #40 in the UK Albums Chart (the only time they would chart in England), possibly due to the album being played by BBC Radio 1. For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For more information on fans of football (soccer), see Football (soccer) culture. ... Rhino Entertainment is a specialty record label originally known for releasing retrospectives of famous comedy performers, including Stan Freberg, Tom Lehrer, and Spike Jones. ... Beggars Banquet is an English independent record label that began as a chain of record shops owned by Martin Mills and Nick Austin, and is part of the Beggars Group of labels. ... The UK Albums Chart is a chart of the sales positions of albums in the United Kingdom. ... BBC Radio 1 (commonly referred to as just Radio 1) is a British national radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music and speech and is aimed primarily at the 14-29[1] age group. ...

California's second solo album, Euro-American, was released in 1982 by Beggar's Banquet. He would release two more solo albums during the decade. 2000 density of European Americans A European American, or more commonly a Euro-American, is an American of European descent, usually referring to white people or Caucasians. ...

In December of 1982, the original Spirit line-up reformed and recorded several songs from their first four albums (as well as a few new tracks) live on a soundstage. Though the album Spirit of '84 was initially recorded for an audiophile label, Mercury Records re-signed the band (and gave California a solo deal) and released the album in 1984. Despite the fact that all five original members were on the recording, and MTV played the video, the album was only a moderate success. Some of the original members went to do other projects, but California and Cassidy continued touring with new members Scott Monahan on keys and Dave Waterbury on bass. This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Dave Waterbury, from Hoffman Estates, Illinois, played bass guitar and sang with the rock band Spirit on three tours in the 1980s. ...

California headed to England and recorded his third solo album, the contemporary hard rock Restless, in late 1985. Following a few live dates in England, California returned to the United States and resumed touring extensively with Cassidy, Monahan and Waterbury.

There was one more solo album from California; a collection of material entitled Shattered Dreams that was released in 1986. California secured a deal with IRS Records, and Locke re-joined the band. They recorded an album in 1988 entitled Rapture in the Chambers, but it failed to return them to the charts. I.R.S. Records was started in the US in 1979 by Miles Copeland (the older brother of Stewart Copeland, drummer of The Police). ... RAPTURE IN THE CHAMBERS (1989) Tracks: Hard Love, Love Tonight, Thinking Of, Rapture In The Chambers, Mojo Man, Contact, The Prisoner, One Track Mind, Enchanted Forest, Human Sexuality, Shera Princess Of Power, End Suite. ...

The group self-released Tent Of Miracles in 1990 and set off on almost continually working for the next six years. Though they would release very few albums of new material during the decade, the group was always either recording or touring. California had his own home recording studio since the early 1980s, though he had been making home recordings for years prior to that. Sadly, this renewed vigor came to an end on January 2, 1997, when California drowned off the coast of Hawaii. He had been surfing with his son, who ended up getting caught in a riptide. He managed to push his son to safety, but ended up losing his own life. ==Individual Studio== A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. ... is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... For other uses, see Surfing (disambiguation). ...

Though Cassidy did play a few dates with some former Spirit alumni under the name "Spirit Revisited" in 1998, California's death was effectively the end of the group.

Locke died from complications due to lymphoma on 4 August 2006, although the date is sometimes given as 9 August. This article is about lymphoma in humans. ... is the 216th day of the year (217th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Posthumous

California's passing, however, did not mark the end of the emergence of Spirit material. Starting in 2000, there have been five collections of previously unreleased studio and live material, four of which were two-CD sets. California had also prepared an anthology of material from the group's first stint with Mercury Records before he died entitled The Mercury Years. The two-CD set was released in early 1997, though it raised the ire of some fans who did not care for the fact that some of the material had been re-edited or featured overdubbing that was not present on the original releases. CD redirects here. ...

Likewise, nearly all of Spirit's original albums are currently in print in CD. This is thanks to the efforts of Sony Records (with the Epic catalog, though Collector's Choice Music was the first to reissue Feedback on CD in the U.S., following a brief release on disc in France in the late 1990s) and Beat Goes On alongside Edsel, both UK labels (with the Mercury catalog, some of which had made it to CD prior to Beat Goes On and Edsel reissuing all of their Mercury albums). Their later independent albums are available through the group's website. The one album that is unavailable at this time is Rapture In The Chambers, which has not been reissued since the original release, though it was released on CD at that time. Sony Records is a record label courtesy of Columbia, Epic and American Recordings. ... Feedback, Spirits 5th album Feedback is the 5th album by the rock & roll band Spirit. ...

Spirit has also found its work sampled by modern artists several times. The most notable of these was the "Extra P. Remix" of the song "Resurrection" by Common (which samples "Ice" from Clear) and "Feel Good Time" by Pink (which samples the track "Fresh Garbage"). In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording. ... Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. ... Feel Good Time is a song by Pink featuring William Orbit. ... Alecia Beth Moore (born September 8, 1979 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania), better known by her stage name P!NK (also written as Pink), is an American singer-songwriter who gained prominence in early January of 2000. ...

Band members

Original lineup

• Randy California (guitar, vocals)
• Ed Cassidy (drums)
• John Locke (keyboards)
• Mark Andes (bass)
• Jay Ferguson (vocals, percussion)

Randy California (born Randy Craig Wolfe; February 20, 1951 - January 2, 1997) was a guitarist, singer and songwriter and one of the original members of the rock group Spirit, formed in 1967. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... Ed Cass Cassidy (born May 4, 1931) is the drummer and was one of the founders of the rock group Spirit in 1967. ... For other uses, see Drum (disambiguation). ... John Locke (September 25, 1943 - August 4, 2006) was a keyboardist and a member of the rock group Spirit. ... Synth redirects here. ... Heart, Spirit, Firefall, Canned Heat, Stevie Nicks, Dan Fogelberg, Whitesnake, Jo Jo Gunne, Chris Hillman, Kim Carnes, John Fahey, Iain Matthews, Kelly Willis, Jim Lauderdale, Eliza Gilkyson, and Joe Walsh . ... A sunburst-colored Fender Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass[1][2]; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... Jay Ferguson is an American rock & roll musician known for his work with Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne, and his 1978 solo hit Thunder Island. ... Percussion redirects here. ...

Later members

Following Sardonicus, many musicians passed through the group's ranks. Most of them did not make a huge contribution to the group's sound, but some did.
The most important of the later group members are listed here:

• Larry "Fuzzy" Knight, bass, vocals
• Barry Keene, bass.
• George Valuck, keyboards
• Steve "Liberty" Loria, bass, vocals
• Scott Monahan, keyboards, vocals
• Dave Waterbury, bass, vocals
• Mike Nile, bass, vocals

Dave Waterbury, from Hoffman Estates, Illinois, played bass guitar and sang with the rock band Spirit on three tours in the 1980s. ...

Discography

• Spirit (1968)
• The Family That Plays Together (1968)
• Model Shop (Soundtrack for a Jacques Demy film, recorded in 1968 and issued in 2005)
• Clear (1969)
• Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus (1970)
• Feedback (1972; Ed Cassidy, John Locke, Al Staehely, John Staehely)
• The Best Of Spirit (1973)
• Spirit of '76 (1975; Randy California, Ed Cassidy, Barry Keene)
• Son of Spirit (1975; Randy California, Ed Cassidy, Barry Keene)
• Farther Along (1976; Randy California, Ed Cassidy, Mark Andes, John Locke, Matt Andes, Steve Larrence, Robert Lee, Michael Temple, Ian Underwood, Ernie Watts)
• Future Games (1977; Randy California, Ed Cassidy, Terry Anderson)
• Made in Germany (1978; live; Randy California, Ed Cassidy, Larry Knight)
• The Adventures of Kaptain Kopter & Commander Cassidy in Potato Land (1981; Randy California, Ed Cassidy, John Locke, George Valuck, Mike Bunnell, Joe Green, Jeff Jarvis, Michael Lee, Robert Lee, Kari Nile, Chuck Snyder, Mike Thornburgh)
• The Thirteenth Dream/Spirit of '84 (1984; Randy California, Ed Cassidy, Mark Andes, Jay Ferguson, John Locke, Matt Andes, Jeff Baxter, Neal Doughty, Bruce Gary, Alan Gratzer, Jerry Jumonville, Keith Knudsen, Joe Lala, Bobby LaKind, Howard Lesse, Gary Myrik, Curly Smith, Bob Welch)
• Rapture in the Chambers (1988; Randy California, Mark Andes, Ed Cassidy, John Locke, Curly Smith, Janet Wolfe)
• Tent of Miracles (1990; Randy California, Ed Cassidy, Mike Nile)
• Time Circle, 1968-1972 (1991); compilation with previously unreleased tracks; Randy California, Ed Cassidy, Jay Ferguson, Mark Andes, John Locke)
• Chronicles, 1967-1992; compilation with previously unreleased tracks; Randy California, Ed Cassidy, Jay Ferguson, Mark Andes, John Locke)
• Live at la Paloma (1995; live; Randy California, Ed Cassidy, John Locke, Larry Knight, Steve Loria, Scott Monahan)
• California Blues (1996; Randy California, Ed Cassidy, John Locke)
• The Mercury Years (1997)
• Cosmic Smile (2000; Randy California, Ed Cassidy, Scott Monahan, Matt Andes; 1st posthumous release)
• Sea Dream (2002; Randy California, Ed Cassidy, Scott Monahan; 2-CDs)
• Blues From the Soul (2003; Randy California, Ed Cassidy, Steve Lauria, Matt Andes, Rachel Andes, Scott Monahan; 2-CDs)
• Live From the Time Coast (2004; Randy California, Ed Cassidy, Mike Nile; 2-CDs)
• Son of America (2005); Randy California, Ed Cassidy, Scott Monahan; 2-CDs)
• The Original Potato Land (2006; Randy California, Ed Cassidy & others; reconstruction of the rejected original version of 1972)
• Salvation - the Spirit of '74 (2007; Randy California, Ed Cassidy, Mark Andes. 2 CDs live, plus one CD with unreleased studio cuts from early seventies.)
• Rock and Roll Planet...1977-1979 (2008; Randy California, Ed Cassidy, Larry "Fuzzy" Knight. 2 CDs live plus one studio.)

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Neal Doughty is they keyboard player and a founding member of REO Speedwagon. ... Bruce Gary (7 April 1951 in Burbank, California - 22 August 2006 in Tarzana, California) was most widely known as the drummer of the music group The Knack. ... Keith Knudsen was a US rock drummer, vocalist and songwriter. ... Joe Lala is an actor and voice actor, notable for a his dubbing of Kun Lan of the computer-game Killer7. ... Bobby LaKind was a US conga player and vocalist. ... Bob Welch (born July 31, 1946 in Los Angeles, California) is a former member of Fleetwood Mac, who had a briefly successful solo career in the late 1970s. ... RAPTURE IN THE CHAMBERS (1989) Tracks: Hard Love, Love Tonight, Thinking Of, Rapture In The Chambers, Mojo Man, Contact, The Prisoner, One Track Mind, Enchanted Forest, Human Sexuality, Shera Princess Of Power, End Suite. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... TIME CIRCLE, 1968-1972(1991) Tracks: Fresh Garbage, Uncle Jack, Mechanical World, Taurus, Girl In Your Eye, Straight Arrow, Topanga Windows, Grammophone Man, The Great Canyon Fire In General, I Got A Line On You, It Shall Be, Poor Richard, Silky Sam, Sherozode, All The Same, Dream Within Dream, Aren... An outstanding sample of the genius and musicality of Randy California and Ed Cassidy, throughout most of their years as Spirit. ... Live at la Paloma is a live album by the band Spirit, recorded in 1993 but released in 1995. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This double live CD with 28 tracks is the fourth album to be released from the archives of the late Randy California. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• http://www.randycaliforniaandspirit.com/
• http://www.bostream.nu/johanb/spirit/