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MickeyMac · 06-25-2009, 07:57 PM

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sky Saxon, lead singer and founder of the 1960s band the "Seeds," who had a Top 40 hit in 1967 with "Pushin' Too Hard," has died after a brief illness.
Publicist Jen Marchand said Saxon died Thursday but did not have other details. He was in his 60s.
The Seeds sprang up in California, and their garage-band sound with Saxon's distinctive vocals became a favorite of the flower power generation. Another hit single of 1967 was "Can't Seem to Make You Mine" and their song "Mr. Farmer" was included in the soundtrack for the movie "Almost Famous."
The Mick Jagger-influenced vocals by Saxon (born Richard Marsh) dominated the sound and in turn influenced later punk rockers.
"All the bikers around San Diego thought the Seeds were apocalypse, then," famed rock critic Lester Bangs wrote in "The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll." "I recall one hog-ridin' couple ... who didn't take the Seeds' first album off their turntable for three solid months."
Saxon had recently moved to Austin, where he played with his new band, Shapes Have Fangs.
He had been planning to perform this summer with the California '66 Revue, a tour featuring a lineup of California bands from the 1960s.

MickeyMac · 06-25-2009, 07:58 PM

The Seeds were a great 60's band. Sky's death obviously is not going to get as much attention as the other losses this week, but I thought it should be mentioned just the same.

Marvo301 · 06-25-2009, 08:03 PM

Sky Saxon

catlover79 · 06-25-2009, 08:41 PM

Scoobiedoo30 · 06-25-2009, 09:35 PM

R.I.P.

Schmoopie · 06-26-2009, 04:57 AM

Wow, this is sad..... all these celebrity deaths at once. My husband was familiar with Sky Saxon and he found this video on Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV8KvKYRxig

Also we found this....

http://www.livedaily.com/news/19506.html

I found this thread interesting because it mentioned Austin, Tx. That is one of my favorite cities. If I had to move back to Texas, that's the only place I would consider living. My brother lives there and he loves it! I love it because it's a really cool place and because I was born there!

Andrea

06-25-2009, 07:57 PM	#1
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,008	Sky Saxon R.I.P. AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sky Saxon, lead singer and founder of the 1960s band the "Seeds," who had a Top 40 hit in 1967 with "Pushin' Too Hard," has died after a brief illness. Publicist Jen Marchand said Saxon died Thursday but did not have other details. He was in his 60s. The Seeds sprang up in California, and their garage-band sound with Saxon's distinctive vocals became a favorite of the flower power generation. Another hit single of 1967 was "Can't Seem to Make You Mine" and their song "Mr. Farmer" was included in the soundtrack for the movie "Almost Famous." The Mick Jagger-influenced vocals by Saxon (born Richard Marsh) dominated the sound and in turn influenced later punk rockers. "All the bikers around San Diego thought the Seeds were apocalypse, then," famed rock critic Lester Bangs wrote in "The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll." "I recall one hog-ridin' couple ... who didn't take the Seeds' first album off their turntable for three solid months." Saxon had recently moved to Austin, where he played with his new band, Shapes Have Fangs. He had been planning to perform this summer with the California '66 Revue, a tour featuring a lineup of California bands from the 1960s.

06-25-2009, 08:03 PM	#3
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Schmoopie Keep Calm and Love Snoopy Forum Star Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 15,697	Wow, this is sad..... all these celebrity deaths at once. My husband was familiar with Sky Saxon and he found this video on Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV8KvKYRxig Also we found this.... http://www.livedaily.com/news/19506.html I found this thread interesting because it mentioned Austin, Tx. That is one of my favorite cities. If I had to move back to Texas, that's the only place I would consider living. My brother lives there and he loves it! I love it because it's a really cool place and because I was born there! Andrea
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06-25-2009, 07:58 PM	#2
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,008	The Seeds were a great 60's band. Sky's death obviously is not going to get as much attention as the other losses this week, but I thought it should be mentioned just the same.