Ed Cassidy of Spirit is dead


Spirit is still one of my favorite bands from the 60s. Ed was from the older generation. He was born in 1923 but fit right in with the hippies, even with his bald head, which was a very unusual style at the time.

Ed was an accomplished jazz drummer before getting into rock with his son-in-law Randy California. He made a lot of great music and will be missed.
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And of course the opening to Stairway To Heaven is a direct copy of the Spirit song Taurus.

Randy California (Cassidy's stepson), the guiding force behind Spirit, died many years ago; needless to say Spirit died with him.