Bruce Palmer dies

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From AP.

Bruce Palmer

BELLEVILLE, Ontario (AP) - Bruce Palmer, bass guitarist for 1960s folk rock band Buffalo Springfield, died Oct. 1. He was 58.

Palmer, whose unique bass playing became linked with the identity of the group, died of a heart attack, said music publicist Liese Rugo.

Buffalo Springfield was primarily known for its 1967 hit "For What It's Worth," and broke up after two years. However, band members including Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Dewey Martin and Richie Furay went on to acclaim and commercial success.

Later Palmer became a part of the Mynah Birds, a Canadian group whose lead singer was the late funk musician Rick James.

Palmer and Young left for California and joined with Stills and Furay as the four ran into each other in a traffic jam on Sunset Boulevard. They later recruited Martin, a session drummer.

After the release of "Buffalo Springfield Again," the album that featured "For What It's Worth," the group fell on hard times. Palmer was facing marijuana and immigration charges. He was permanently forced out of the band by the time Buffalo Springfield's third album "Last Time Around" was released.

[JSngry]

Buffalo Sprinfield was a great band.

[J.A.W.]

Buffalo Sprinfield was a great band.

I second that.

[mikeweil]

Yes they were - about the only American rock band that really had me mesmerized when I heard For What It's Worth on the radio.

That press release is not quite correct about that song: It was recorded after the first LP Buffalo Springfieldwas released, and after it became a hit they re-released the album with one track left out and the single hit included. It never was part of the second LP Buffalo Springfield Again.

Palmer must have been an extremely shy guy with a complex personality, if one trusts John Einarson's and Richie Furay's book. I would recommend this and the box set for documentation of that unique band.

[mikeweil]

[mikeweil]

[mikeweil]

All pics from this site, a good source for online information about the band.

[GregK]

Palmer must have been an extremely shy guy with a complex personality, if one trusts John Einarson's and Richie Furay's book. I would recommend this and the box set for documentation of that unique band.

I don't know if I'd recommend the box set. As great a band as they were, you couldn't get the whole picture from that box. Their final album isn't represented, and maybe it's just me but I've never understood the appeal of hearing BOTH mono and stereo versions of the same music. The difference does nothing for me. I'd rather hear more unreleased stuff or live material, not a mono rehash of what was on the first 2 discs. And finally, they left off the extended version of Bluebird, which had a nice jam ending. OF course, since Neil Young put the box together, I'm not surprised by his choices- he's never been one to do the expected. His fans want to hear his unreleased archives and have Time Fades Away available on CD, so of course we're waiting and waiting and will be waiting for probably another 20 years