Sky Saxon
Sky Saxon (actually Richard Elvern Marsh , born August 20, 1937 in Salt Lake City , Utah , † June 25, 2009 in Austin , Texas ) was an American rock 'n' roll singer. His best-known group in the 1960s was the garage rock band The Seeds , in which he also played bass and harmonica.
Saxon performed under the name "Little Richie Marsh" at the beginning of his career and mixed doo wop with pop . After changing his stage name to “Sky Saxon”, he began playing with the “Electra-Fires” and the “Soul Rockers” before joining the psychedelic band The Seeds in 1965 , which Muddy Waters owned as America's Rolling Stones was named.
In the 1990s he had a few impromptu jams with local bands in Seattle .
As Sky Sunlight Saxon he was most recently involved in a number of musical projects, which his last band King Arthur's Court was also connected to. Sky Saxon founded King Arthur's Court with Djin Aquarian , the former guitarist of Ya Ho Wa 13, among others . The other members are Steve Kozyk aka Scones (bassist), Aaron Basler aka Aon Slane (keyboardist) and Justino Polimeni (percussionist).
Sky Saxon began writing songs and giving small concerts in California with his previous band The Seeds . He also worked with them on projects with Kerry Brown and Billy Corgan , among others .
Sky Saxon last lived in Marin County , California . He died on June 25, 2009 at the age of 71 of heart and kidney failure .
Web links
- Homepage of Sky Saxon
- MySpace
- Official website of King Arthur's Court
- Fan site with extensive discography by Sky Saxon
- Sky Saxon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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| SURNAME | Saxon, Sky |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Marsh, Richard Elvern (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rock and roll singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salt Lake City , Utah |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 25, 2009 |
| Place of death | Austin , Texas, Texas |