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About this book
Skip Spence was a soldier, a rock star, a folkie, an innovator, an addict, a cult phenomenon and a ward of the state. The cast of characters in his story include some of the biggest stars in music: Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young and many more.
His life is the story of the Sixties – it’s the story of San Francisco, the biggest bands in America and rock’n’roll mayhem.
Although Spence spent much of his life battling addiction and mental illness, during his lucid moments he performed in several bands and is best known for his work with Jefferson Airplane and as the co-founder of Moby Grape. Tracks from his cult solo album Oar has been covered by Tom Waits, Beck and Robert Plant.
With family photos, a foreword by Robin Spence, and accounts from his friends, bandmates and family, Weighted Down is the first book to tell his story in full.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Foreword by Robin Spence
- Prologue: Myth and True
- 1. From Windsor to Ohio
- 2. Phoenix
- 3. Going to California
- 4. South Bay Folk
- 5. Beyond the South Bay
- 6. The Jefferson Airplane
- 7. The Airplane Takes Off
- 8. Awol
- 9. What’s Big and Purple and Lives in the Ocean?
- 10. Corte Madera and the Ark
- 11. The Ballroom Bidding War
- 12. Welcome to Columbia
- 13. False Starts
- 14. Puttin’ Out the Katz
- 15. You Can Do Anything
- 16. Funky Motorcycle Foxtrot
- 17. The Ides of March
- 18. Manhattan Breakdown
- 19. Oar
- 20. The Doobie Brothers in A Night at the Opera
- 21. Granite Creek: The Second Rise and Fall of Moby Grape
- 22. Aftermath
- 23. Spinning Freely
- 24. Surviving
- Epilogue: Life After Life
- Appendix A: Skip Spence Gigography
- Appendix B: Skip Spence Sessionography
- Acknowledgements
- Endnotes
- Copyright