Alexander Spence

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Biography

Born: April 18, 1946, Windsor, Ontario, Canada Died: April 16, 1999, Dominican Hospital, Santa Cruz, California Spence was a guitarist in an early line-up of Quicksilver Messenger Service before Marty Balin recruited him to be the drummer for Jefferson Airplane. After one album with Jefferson Airplane, their debut m47873, he left to co-found Moby Grape, once again as a guitarist.

  • Real name
  • Alexander Lee "Skip" Spence
  • Name variations
  • A. Spence·Alex (\Skip\) Spence·Alex (Skip) Spence·Alex Spence·Alexander 'Skip' Spence·Alexander \Skip\ Spence·Alexander Lee Spence·S. Spence·S.Spence·Skip Spence·Skip Spencer·Spence·Spencer
  • Jefferson Airplane·Moby Grape·Quicksilver Messenger Service
  • Primary profession
  • Soundtrack
  • Country
  • Australia
  • Nationality
  • Australian
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 05 February 1906
  • Place of birth
  • Bundaberg
  • Death date
  • 1983-07-10
  • Death age
  • 77
  • Place of death
  • Brisbane

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