John Cipollina

Bio:

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Born in Berkeley, California on August 24, 1943, John Cipollina represents the archetypal San Francisco 1965-1975 musician.

As a founding member of Quicksilver Messenger Service, John went on to perform and record with dozens of bands , blazing a trail from rock to blues to jazz over a brilliant twenty-five year career.

John Cipollina's guitar sounded like no other. His unique resonance touched people in places they didn't know existed. His signature sound will stand alone for all time as a part of the musical thread the San Francisco Bay Area has wrapped around the world.

John passed away from a lifelong respiratory ailment on May 29, 1989. He left behind a great musical contribution for his worldwide audience to enjoy. For those of us who knew him, we share the memory of a truly wonderful person, whose being so perfectly reflected the magic in his music.

In 1995 John's legendary amp stack was donated to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , ensuring him a place in music history.


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Member Since:

July 15, 2007

Members:

John Cipollina - guitarist, vocals, musician

Influences:

Quicksilver Messenger Service, Copperhead, Raven, Dinosaurs, Zero, Terry And The Pirates, Fish and Cip (with Barry "the Fish" Melton), Fish Stu, Nick Gravenites, Gravenites Cipollina Band (AKA Cipollina Gravenites Band), Thunder and Lightning (AKA Gravenites Cipollina Band ), Mickey Hart, Robert Hunter and the Mystery Band, Kingfish, Man, Problem Child, Rocky Sullivan, Novato Frank Band, Once, Freelight, San Francisco AllStars, Summer Of Love All Stars, Sounds Of San Francisco, 68 Band, Seven Deadly Sins

Sounds Like:

John Cipollina

Record Label:

Capitol / EMI