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Spirit
Origin Los Angeles, California
Genre(s) Psychedelic rock
Years active 1967 - 1998
Website Official Site
Former members
Randy California
Jay Ferguson
Mark Andes
Matt Andes
Ed Cassidy
John Locke
Al Staehely
John Staehely
Barry Keene
Dave Waterbury

Spirit was an American jazz/hard rock/psychedelic band founded in 1967, based in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other 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 &ndash January 2 1997 was a guitarist singer and songwriter and one of the original members of the rock group 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" Mark Andes (born February 19, 1948) is an American musician known for his work as a Bassist with Spirit, Firefall, Heart Ed "Cass" Cassidy (born Chicago May 4, 1923) is a Drummer who 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. Dave Waterbury, from Hoffman Estates Illinois played bass guitar and sang with the rock band Spirit on three tours in the 1980s Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Psychedelic music is a term that refers to a broad set of popular music styles genres and scenes that may include Psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, Psychedelic A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. The year 1967 was an important year for Psychedelic rock, with releases from The Beatles ( Sgt Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.

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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. Randy California (born Randy Craig Wolfe; February 20 1951 &ndash January 2 1997 was a guitarist singer and songwriter and one of the original members of the rock group 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" Mark Andes (born February 19, 1948) is an American musician known for his work as a Bassist with Spirit, Firefall, Heart Ed "Cass" Cassidy (born Chicago May 4, 1923) is a Drummer who 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. The band was originally named the Spirits Rebellious (after a book by Khalil Gibran) but was soon shortened simply to Spirit. Kahlil Gibran (born Gibrān Khalīl Gibrān bin Mikhā'īl bin Sa'ad; Arabic ar جبران خليل جبران بن ميخائيل بن سعد (born January Randy California had also played with Jimi Hendrix (then known as Jimmy James) in Jimmy James and the Blue Flames in 1966. James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter

1960's

The group's first album, Spirit, was released in 1968. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Spirit's self-titled debut album is one whose multifarious experimentalism owes in large part to the contemporary successes of The Beatles' Sgt "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. In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top Record chart are a method of ranking Music according to Popularity during a given period of time The album displayed a jazzy softness, as well as unusual string arrangements, not found on their subsequent albums.

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 Family That Plays Together, the second of four albums released by the original Spirit lineup was marketed by Ode Records in 1968 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. Led Zeppelin were A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. 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. James Patrick Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944 is an English Guitarist, Composer and record producer Generally an amplifier or simply amp, is any device that changes usually increases the amplitude of a signal. 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". " Stairway to Heaven " is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. Plagiarism would be hard to prove because musicians routinely borrow and adapt the musical ideas of others.

After this success, the group was asked by French film director, Jacques Demy, to record the soundtrack to his film, Model Shop. Legal residents and citizens To be French according to the first article of the Constitution is to be a citizen of France regardless of one's origin race or religion ( A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Jacques Demy ( June 5, 1931 – October 27, 1990) was one of the most approachable filmmakers to appear in the wake of the French New Model Shop is a 2005 album by the Los Angeles group Spirit, which collects the material they recorded in 1968 for the soundtrack to Jacques Demy's 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.

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. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley ( September 15 1928 – August 8 1975) was a Jazz alto saxophonist of Gerald Joseph "Gerry" Mulligan (April 6 1927 – January 20 1996 was an American Jazz saxophonist Composer and arranger. Rahsaan Roland Kirk ( August 7, 1936 - December 5, 1977) was an American Jazz Multi-instrumentalist, playing Lee Konitz (b October 13, 1927) is an American Jazz Composer and alto saxophonist born in Chicago Illinois He was a founding member of Rising Sons with Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder. Rising Sons was a Los Angeles California -based band found in 1964. Henry Saint Clair Fredericks (born May 17, 1942) who goes by the Stage name Taj Mahal, is an internationally recognized Blues musician Ryland "Ry" Peter Cooder (born 15 March 1947, in Los Angeles, California) is an American Guitarist, Singer, and

"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". 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 A gramophone A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed 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). Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950 who used the Pseudonym George Orwell, was an English writer Nineteen Eighty-Four (also titled 1984) by George Orwell (the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair) is a 1949 English Novel 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 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. Lou Adler (born December 13, 1933) is an American Record producer, manager and director Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. 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). A&M Records is an American Record label owned by Universal Music Group which operates through the Interscope-Geffen-A&M division 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 . This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. The song would finally see general release on The Best Of Spirit in 1973.

In 1970, Spirit started working on what is widely considered to be their best LP, Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus. Twelve Dreams of Dr Sardonicus was a largely successful and decently grossing album released by the Psychedelic rock ensemble Spirit. 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. The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend The Dark Side of the Moon (titled Dark Side of the Moon in the 1993 CD edition is a Concept album by the British Progressive Art rock is a term describing a subgenre of Rock music that tends to have "experimental or avant-garde influences" and emphasizes "novel sonic texture " 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). The term Moog (ˈmoʊg as in 'vogue' Synthesizer can refer to any number of Analog synthesizers designed by Dr A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. This article is about the band For their self-titled debut album see The Doors (album; for the Oliver Stone film see The Doors (film; for Doors in computing For the group's self-titled album see The Monkees (album. For the TV series see The Monkees (TV series. Strange Days is the second album released by American rock band The Doors. Pisces Aquarius Capricorn & Jones Ltd was the fourth album by The Monkees, released on November 14, 1967, when the Monkees were exerting

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 is a Rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1971 by Jay Ferguson ( keyboards, vocals and Guitar

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. In Music, a solo (from the Italian solo, meaning alone) is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer Eventually, two brothers named Al and John Staehely joined the band, and with Cassidy and Locke, recorded the 1972 album Feedback. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Feedback is the 5th album by the Rock & roll band Spirit. Released in 1972 it was the first Spirit album without original members Jay Ferguson 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). For the geological term see Country rock (geology. Country rock is a Musical Genre formed from the fusion of rock The tour for Feedback eventually found both Cassidy and Locke leaving the lineup, with the Staehely brothers recruiting other musicians to fill their roles. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a While the tour was well received critically, Spirit disbanded in early 1973. The brothers would release their own album, Sta-Hay-Lee, in 1973.

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. David "Noel" Redding ( December 25, 1945 &ndash May 11, 2003) was an English Rock and roll guitarist best John "Mitch" Mitchell (born 9 July, 1947 in Ealing, Middlesex) is an English Drummer, most famous for his involvement Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock 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. Molokai (also Molokai) is an Island in the Hawaiian archipelago. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the

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. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. They also issued a compilation album, The Best Of Spirit, that year, as well as releasing the Sardonicus track "Mr. A compilation album is an Album ( Music or Spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple Recording artists, often culled from a variety of 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.

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. Firefall was a rock band that formed in Boulder Colorado in 1974 Sound engineer/bassist Barry Keene, who had been a personal sound engineer for Frank Zappa, joined the band as its bass player. Audio engineering is a part of audio science dealing with the recording and reproduction of Sound through mechanical and electronic means A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21 1940 – December 4 1993 was an American Composer, Electric guitarist Record producer 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. Ten Years After are an English Blues rock band, most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the 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". A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. Ideally the space is specially designed by an acoustician to achieve the desired acoustic properties (sound

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. Marshall Berle, nephew of Milton Berle, was Manager of the Los Angeles rock bands Spirit, Van Halen, and Ratt Mendel "Milton Berle" Berlinger ( July 12, 1908 &ndash March 27, 2002) was an Emmy -winning American Comedian Mercury Records is a Record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US and are both subsidiaries of 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. Spirit Of '76, released in May 1975 was the first of four albums that Spirit would (initially release for Mercury Records. 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. See also Frequency modulation, FM band FM broadcasting is a broadcast Technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that 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. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 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". Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, Musician 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.

Undaunted, California assembled what was basically a solo album as a Spirit album under the name Future Games: A Magical Kahuana Dream. Future Games, subtitled "A Magical Kahauna Dream" was the fourth album that Spirit would release for Mercury Records. 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". Jay Ferguson may refer to Jay Ferguson (American musician (born 1947 band member of Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne Jay Ferguson

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. A live album &ndash commonly contrasted with a Studio album &ndash is a recording consisting of material (usually music recorded during stage performances It was not a commercial success, and following the touring, California left the group again.

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. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Fans in Little Italyjpg|thumb|right|Fans in Little Italy Manhattan celebrating the victory of the Italian association football team after the 2006 FIFA World Cup]][[Image Wm-oly-de-cr 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. Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty Record label and production company owned by Warner Music Group. 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 UK Albums Chart is a list of Albums ranked by sales in the United Kingdom.

California's second solo album, Euro-American, was released in 1982 by Beggar's Banquet. A European American (Euro-American is a person who resides in the United States and is either from Europe or is the descendant of European immigrants He would release two more solo albums during the decade.

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. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics 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. 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. IRS (International Record Syndicate Records was a Record label, started in the United States in 1979 by Miles Copeland III along with Jay Boberg They recorded an album in 1988 entitled Rapture in the Chambers, but it failed to return them to the charts. Rapture in the Chambers was a 1988 album by Spirit. It was their first "proper" album since their 1976 album Farther Along, which

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. A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. Ideally the space is specially designed by an acoustician to achieve the desired acoustic properties (sound Sadly, this renewed vigor came to an end on January 2, 1997, when California drowned off the coast of Hawaii. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the He had been surfing with his son, who ended up getting caught in a riptide. Surfing is a surface water sport in which the participant is carried along the face of a breaking wave, most commonly using a Surfboard, although wave-riders He managed to push his son to safety, but ended up losing his own life.

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. Lymphoma a type of Neoplasm that originates in Lymphocytes (a type of White blood cell in the vertebrate Immune system) Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus

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. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio 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.

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. Feedback is the 5th album by the Rock & roll band Spirit. Released in 1972 it was the first Spirit album without original members Jay Ferguson 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). This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. 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.

Spirit has also found its work sampled by modern artists several times. In Music, sampling is the act of taking a portion or sample, of one Sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording 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"). Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr (born March 13 1972) better known by his Stage name Common (and previously known as Common Sense) is an " Feel Good Time " is a song by Pink featuring William Orbit. Alecia Beth Moore (born September 8 1979 known professionally as P!nk is a two-time Grammy -winning American Singer-songwriter who gained prominence

Band members

Original lineup

Later members

Following Sardonicus, many musicians passed through the group's ranks. Randy California (born Randy Craig Wolfe; February 20 1951 &ndash January 2 1997 was a guitarist singer and songwriter and one of the original members of the rock group The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Ed "Cass" Cassidy (born Chicago May 4, 1923) is a Drummer who was one of the founders of the rock group Spirit in 1967 The drum is a member of the percussion group technically classified as a Membranophone. John Locke ( September 25, 1943 - August 4, 2006) was a Keyboardist and a member of the rock group Spirit. Mark Andes (born February 19, 1948) is an American musician known for his work as a Bassist with Spirit, Firefall, Heart The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the 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" Most of them did not make a huge contribution to the group's sound, but some did. The most important group members following the original members include Larry "Fuzzy" Knight, Mike Nile, Matt Andes, Dave Waterbury and Scott Monahan. Dave Waterbury, from Hoffman Estates Illinois played bass guitar and sang with the rock band Spirit on three tours in the 1980s

Discography

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