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Edward Claude Cassidy (May 4, 1923 – December 6, 2012) was an American jazz and rock drummer who was one of the founders of the rock group Spirit in 1967. [1] Biography. Cassidy was born in Harvey, Illinois, a south suburb of Chicago on May 4, 1923. His family moved to Bakersfield, California in 1931.
Dec 11, 2012 · That drummer, Ed Cassidy, died on Thursday in San Jose, Calif. He was 89. The cause was cancer, his former wife, Beverley Cassidy, said.
Dec 6, 2012 · Ed Cassidy, the drummer for the classic rock band Spirit, died in San Jose, Calif. on Thursday (Dec. 6) of undisclosed causes. Notable for his shaved head (which inspired the nickname "Mr....
Dec 8, 2012 · Ed Cassidy, the drummer whose musical background influenced the jazz-tinged sound of the band Spirit, which emerged in the late 1960s as one of the West Coast’s premier rock groups, has died.
On February 14, 1982, Spirit, performed as a three-piece band, Randy California, Ed Cassidy and an unknown bass player, at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, MO.
With his bald head, black clothes and unusual kit – incorporating two huge parade bass drums – Ed Cassidy was the instantly recognisable drummer with Spirit, the Los Angeles psychedelic group...
Ed Cassidy was a founding member of Spirit, and the only drummer to play with the band except for a few very rare guest appearances by other drummers.
