Teasing the Korean Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 Sky Saxon, lead singer and bassist of '60s garage rockers the Seeds, died Thursday in an Austin, Texas hospital. He had been in the ICU since Monday suffering from an undisclosed illness -- doctors suspected an internal organ infection -- until his wife, Sabrina, announced his passing via Facebook. Influenced heavily by the Rolling Stones, Saxon -- born Richard Marsh -- founded the Seeds in 1965 in California. The next year, the psychedelic rockers released two albums, 'The Seeds' and 'A Web of Sound,' and had hits with 'Can't Seem to Make You Mine' and 'Pushin' Too Hard,' their most successful song. In 1967, the band released two more albums: 'Future,' a psychedelic rock album, and 'A Full Spoon of Seedy Blues,' which was credited to the Sky Saxon Blues Band and featured liner notes by the legendary Muddy Waters. After some lineup changes and a few more commercially unsuccessful albums, Saxon dissolved the band in the early '70s. He joined a California commune, the Source Family, adopted the name Sunlight and occasionally performed with their trippy house band, the Ya Ho Wa 13. In 1989, Saxon reformed the Seeds to tour with other '60s acts like Big Brother and the Holding Company, and Arthur Lee and Love. They toured again in 2003, and Saxon kept busy musically, releasing an album last year, and recording with the Smashing Pumpkins. Though he fell ill last Thursday, Saxon still managed to play a short gig on Saturday night at Austin rock club Antone's. Earlier today, Sabrina Sherry Smith Saxon wrote on her Facebook page, "Sky has passed over and YaHoWha is waiting for him at the gate. He will soon be home with his Father. I'm so sorry I couldn't keep him here with us. More later. I'm sorry." No other announcements have been made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 Forget MJ and Farah..........SKY SAXON! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Englewood Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 'Pushin' Too Hard' and 'Can't Seem to Make You Mine' are so good, they are highlights from the "Nuggets" box set. Anyone who came up with these two bad boys has got to be cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Good obit and pix in today's NY Times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soul Stream Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 He was at my gig just a few days ago...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 What did he have to eat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Forget MJ and Farah..........SKY SAXON! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soul Stream Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 What did he have to eat? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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