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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.
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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.
May 4, 2023 · Ed Cassidy was a versatile drummer who played with Spirit, Rising Sons, Rainbow Red Oxidizer and others. Learn about his musical highlights, from "Statesboro Blues" to "I Got a Line On You", and his collaborations with Randy California and Merrell Fankhauser.
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 15, 2012 · Ed Cassidy, drummer of Spirit, an experimental group that formed in the late 1960s, died Thursday in San Jose, Calif. He was 89. The cause was cancer, his former wife, Beverley Cassidy, said.
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Dec 8, 2012 · Ed Cassidy, the drummer who teamed with his stepson, guitarist Randy California, to lead the eclectic 1960s Los Angeles rock group Spirit, has died. He was 89.
