Folk singer Skip Spence

Skip Spence

Living place: Canada

Birthday: 18-4-1946 (78 years old)

Global rank: #87898

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Folk singer Skip Spence profile

Who is Folk singer Skip Spence?
Singer, songwriter, and guitarist who co-founded the 1960s psychedelic folk/rock group called Moby Grape. He also performed as a drummer on Jefferson Airplane's first album.
He suffered from schizophrenia and drug addiction, but eventually died in his early fifties of lung cancer.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He began his musical career as a guitarist for a band called The Other Side.

Family life info

He was born in Ontario, Canada, but he spent most of his childhood in San Jose, California. His father, Alexander Lett Spence, was a salesman, musician, and World War II veteran.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Folk singer Skip Spence?
He and musician Jerry Miller are co-founders of Moby Grape.

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Summary of Skip Spence profile

When was Folk singer Skip Spence born?
Skip Spence birthday 18-4-1946 (at the age of 78).
Where is Folk singer Skip Spence's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Skip Spence was born in . is a Folk singer, whose Zodiac is Aries, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Dog. Skip Spence's global rank is 87898 and whose rank is 333 in list of famous Folk singer.
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Events in 1946 and 18-4

Events in the world in the birth year of Skip Spence

  • First meeting of United Nations General Assembly opens in London (Jan. 10).
  • League of Nations dissolved (April).
  • Italy abolishes monarchy (June).
  • The Philippines gains independence from the United States (July 4).
  • 12 Nazi leaders (including 1 tried in absentia) are sentenced to hang, 7 imprisoned, and 3 acquitted in the Nuremberg trials (Oct. 1). Background: Defining Genocide
  • Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech warns of Soviet expansion. Background: The Cold War
  • Juan Perón becomes president of Argentina.

Birthday Skip Spence (18-4) in history

  • Day 18-4 year 1775: Silversmith Paul Revere rode from Charlestown to Lexington to warn Massachusetts colonists of the arrival of British troops during the American Revolution.
  • Day 18-4 year 1906: The Great San Francisco Earthquake destroyed over 4 sq mi. and killed over 500 people.
  • Day 18-4 year 1923: The first game was played in Yankee Stadium (“the House that Ruth built”). Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 4–1.
  • Day 18-4 year 1956: Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier of Monaco.
  • Day 18-4 year 1968: London Bridge was sold to an American. It was rebuilt in Arizona.
  • Day 18-4 year 1978: The U.S. Senate voted to hand over the Panama Canal to Panamanian control on Dec. 31, 1999.
  • Day 18-4 year 2002: Afghanistan’s former king, Mohammad Zahir Shah, returned after 29 years in exile.
  • Day 18-4 year 2012: American Bandstand and New Year's Rockin' Eve host Dick Clark died of heart failure.
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