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Sky Saxon of '60s rock band the Seeds dies By JIM VERTUNO – 1 day ago
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sky Saxon, lead singer and founder of the 1960s band the "Seeds," who had a Top 40 hit in 1967 with "Pushin' Too Hard," has died after a brief illness.
Publicist Jen Marchand said Saxon died Thursday but did not have other details. He was in his 60s.
The Seeds sprang up in California, and their garage-band sound with Saxon's distinctive vocals became a favorite of the flower power generation. Another hit single of 1967 was "Can't Seem to Make You Mine" and their song "Mr. Farmer" was included in the soundtrack for the movie "Almost Famous."
The Mick Jagger-influenced vocals by Saxon (born Richard Marsh) dominated the sound and in turn influenced later punk rockers.
"All the bikers around San Diego thought the Seeds were apocalypse, then," famed rock critic Lester Bangs wrote in "The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll." "I recall one hog-ridin' couple ... who didn't take the Seeds' first album off their turntable for three solid months."
Saxon had recently moved to Austin, where he played with his new band, Shapes Have Fangs.
He had been planning to perform this summer with the California '66 Revue, a tour featuring a lineup of California bands from the 1960s.
Hi Steve!! I heard you guys are doing Japan tour!! That..s awsome dude!! If you guys can make it to Osaka, make sure you guys get to play with the band called Louder. They are sooooo good!! also Fruntic stuffs and X-discos. They are also from Osaka and are fucking great!!
You're in Seatle? For reals? I've never been there, sounds like fun. Oh yea, rumor is The Atomic Bros. might be playing a show around halloween. I'll keep you posted, you can never be to sure about these things.
