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Results for Quicksilver Messenger ServiceQuicksilver Messenger Service was one of the leading acid-rock San Francisco bands of the late sixties. Its early shows and albums contributed some of the best-remembered instrumental jam music of the period. In 1965, at the request of folksinger Dino Valenti, guitarists John Cipollina and Jim Murray began putting together a band to back Valenti's singing. While Valenti was serving an eighteen-month jail sentence for drug possession, the pair added guitarist Gary Duncan, drummer Greg Elmore and bassist/singer David Freiberg. By the time Valenti was released from jail, there was no place for him in the band. Within months, Quicksilver was a staple on the San Francisco music scene, routinely appearing at both the Avalon and the Fillmore. Featuring the outstanding guitar work of Cipollina and Duncan and rich three-part vocal harmony, Quicksilver was one of the most popular psychedelic bands of the time....more
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by Paul Williams•February 27, 2008•
But San Francisco—the Fillmore, the Avalon, the Trips Festivals, the Diggers, Owsley’s acid, Haight Street and Ashbury and Masonic and Golden Gate Park, the Straight Theater, Herb Caen, the Barb, the communication company—these have been and are and will be the environment
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by Anthony Firestine•October 17, 2007•
Alexander Lee “Skip” Spence found himself in the Bay Area after spending the first part of his life in Ontario, Canada. After a brief stint as a folk singer, he joined San Francisco psych pioneers Quicksilver Messenger Service as a guitarist. QMS started playing gigs
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12/25/2007
I'd like to see some more Incredible String Band concerts. I'd also love to hear more early
Mothers of Invention,...
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12/25/2007
Here's a few surprises in the past year, ones I truly liked:
The INCREDIBLE STRING BAND. "This moment" and "Log...
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10/27/2007
Requesting that we'd be able to buy the Quicksilver Messenger Service shows from 02/04/1967 Fillmore Auditorium. Really...
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10/23/2007
There have been a few glitches in some of the shows that I've noticed but I just chalk it up to them finding a lot of...
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9/26/2007
Some more observations on the revised “new” or “featured” weekly format.
CV’s home page no longer distinguishes...
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