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Randy California
12+ albums
Psychedelic Rockhard rockclassic rockrockguitar virtuoso
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Randy California (born Randy Craig Wolfe; February 20, 1951 – January 2, 1997) was a guitarist, singer and songwriter and one of the original members of the rock group Spirit, formed in 1967. Randy was born into a musical family in Los Angeles, and spent his early years studying varied styles at the family's Los Angeles folk club, the Ash Grove. Randy's Uncle was the famous founder of the Ash grove Ed Pearl. He was 15 years old when his mother Berenice Pearl and his new stepfather Ed Cassidy, (later to become a founding member of the band Spirit, with Randy) moved to New York City in the summer of 1966 because Cassidy had a number of jazz gigs lined up. It was there, at Manny's Guitars, that Randy met Jimi Hendrix. He played in Hendrix's band, Jimmy James & the Blue Flames, that summer. California, Cassidy and Pearl lived in apartment building whose other residents included future Steely Dan co-founder Walter Becker, who cites California's blues-based guitar style as an influence on his own playing. The stage name "Randy California" was given to him by Hendrix to distinguish him from another Randy in the band (who Hendrix dubbed "Randy Texas"). When Hendrix was invited to come to England by former bassist of British Invasion band The Animals Chas Chandler ---- who became Hendrix's manager and producer ---- Randy was not allowed to go by his parents, so that he could finish high school. So at that time the 15-year-old guitar genius did not become a member of the Jimi Hendr
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Kapt. Kopter & The (Fabulous) Twirly Birds
Kapt. Kopter and The (Fabulous) Twirly Birds
Pure... Psychedelic Rock
Kaptain Kopter and the (Fabulous) Twirly Birds
The Euro-American Years 1979-1983
Shattered Dreams
Euro-American
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The Day After The Sabbath 5
Kapt. Kopter And The (Fabulous
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Kapt.Kopter And The (Fabulous) Twirly Birds
Guitar Speak
Night of the Guitar