Joey Covington, drummer in Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna in 1969-71, died in a car crash Tuesday in Palm Springs, California, at age 67.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...at-67-20130605
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Joey Covington, drummer in Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna in 1969-71, died in a car crash Tuesday in Palm Springs, California, at age 67.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...at-67-20130605
http://www.kesq.com/kesq/deadly-cras...z/-/index.html
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Well that sux !
RIP Joey C.
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He could form a band with Tom Constanten.
Sorry to hear this. A fine player.
"Improvisation is not an excuse for musical laziness" - Fred Frith
"[...] things that we never dreamed of doing in Crimson or in any band that I've been in," - Tony Levin speaking of SGM
Good call, I forgot about him. Regarding Tom Constanten, I could be wrong, but I thought he was never an official member, just played with them a bunch. Kind of like Bruce Hornsby in the 90s.
He was a permanent member in 1968-69, but was uncomfortable with the constant touring routine (as well as with the hallucinogenics) and withdrew from that after a short while. But he received royalties (with Lesh) for that incredible piece of musique concrete on Anthem of the Sun, for instance, and he features heavily on both Aoxomoxoa and Live/Dead.
"Improvisation is not an excuse for musical laziness" - Fred Frith
"[...] things that we never dreamed of doing in Crimson or in any band that I've been in," - Tony Levin speaking of SGM
Any word on the actual cause of death? Obviously he hit a wall at full speed, without wearing a seatbelt (which I never understand whenever I hear this kinda stuff), but witnesses say there was no screeching or tire tracks that would indicate any braking. Heart attack? Drowsed off?
RIP Joey...
When he took overr JA's drum stool, he was often jamming with Jorma and Casady in Hot tuna... And this ffected their sound quite a bit too... definitely more of a powerhouse drummer than the jazz-inflected Spencer Dryden... During his tenure, he, Casady and Kaukonen could play as much as five to ix hours per night: Hot bTuna opening set, JA's concert and the jam sessions afterwards...
my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.
Bruce Hornsby's dead?
RIP Joey Covington
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He was never an official member.
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