Saturday, June 27, 2009

Sky Saxon R.I.P

June 25, 2009

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sky Saxon (Richard Marsh), 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 says 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.

Other Seeds singles included "Can't Seem to Make You Mine" and "Mr. Farmer."

Saxon (born Richard Marsh) 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.

4 comments:

sincadenas said...

Que la tierra te sea leve. Desde ahora el infierno tiene nuevos y alucinantes colores.
Espera por nosotros.
Gracias por tus canciones.
Push & love

lucas said...

una vez mas se van los copados, siempre lo mismo!!
buen viaje sky!!

Anonymous said...

Una lastima, me gustan muchisimo sus canciones...

RIP

Peladoramones

Anonymous said...

another genius has gone.
rest in peace, sky, and thanks for
the music.
a fan