Freiberg tours with the current lineup of Jefferson Starship. Related: Our story on Duncan’s later yearsĭuncan is survived by his wife, Dara Love Duncan, their three sons and one grandchild, as well as his son and daughter from a previous marriage.ĭuncan’s death follows those of bandmates Cipollina, Valenti and Murray. The group split that year, then reunited for Solid Silver in 1975, with Duncan, Cipollina, Freiberg, Elmore and Valenti on board.ĭuncan later formed new lineups of Quicksilver (no longer using Messenger Service in the name and sometimes calling it Gary Duncan’s Quicksilver), with which he released several albums beginning in the late ’80s. By 1970, not only had Duncan returned, but so too did Valenti, who took over the band’s lead vocal spot for the albums Just for Love, What About Me (both 1970), Quicksilver (1971, with Freiberg, Cipollina and Hopkins now out) and Comin’ Thru (1972). Duncan temporarily dropped out of the band that same year and did not appear on the third album, Shady Grove, which featured the newly added British pianist Nicky Hopkins. The remaining quartet released their self-titled debut on the label the following year, followed by the live Happy Trails by the same lineup in early 1969. We just wanted to have fun, play music and make enough money to be able to afford to smoke pot.” Duncan told an interviewer, “We had no ambition toward making records. Quicksilver held out longer than the other major Bay Area bands in signing a recording deal, but finally signed with Capitol Records in late 1967, by which time Murray had left the band. Along with bassist and vocalist David Freiberg and a third guitarist, Jim Murray, they formed the band that would become the San Francisco-based Quicksilver Messenger, but they were immediately reduced to a quintet when Valenti was arrested and jailed for marijuana possession. The group, which also included drummer Greg Elmore, split that same year and the two musicians accepted an invitation to team with guitarist John Cipollina and singer-songwriter Dino Valenti, who had been working as a traveling folkie. 4, 1946, in San Diego, Duncan joined a band called the Brogues in Merced, Calif., in 1965. Duncan, who also served as one of the group’s three primary singers, died in Woodland, Calif., after suffering a seizure and falling into a coma. One of the two lead guitarists of the psychedelic-era San Francisco band Quicksilver Messenger Service, Gary Duncan, died June 29, 2019. to r.): Gary Duncan, John Cipollina, Greg Elmore, David Freiberg Quicksilver Messenger Service circa 1967 (l. Heart Books 2nd Concert, Their First Shows Since 2019.When a Radio Legend and a Bottle of Jack Saved a Lynyrd Skynyrd Concert.‘Friends’ Cast Lead Tributes to Matthew Perry.Guess Who Co-Founders Burton Cummings, Randy Bachman Sue ‘Cover Band’.When Lou Reed Met Metallica: Lou on ‘Lulu’.Donovan on ‘Season of the Witch’: ‘The Spookiness Was Real’.Bruce Springsteen 2022 ‘Howard Stern Show’ Career-Spanning Interview.Buddy Guy, 87, Moves All Dates of His Farewell Tour to 2024.Pilot’s ‘Magic’ Trick: Never Believe It’s Not So.Bruce Springsteen Announces Lots More 2024 Tour Dates.Last Known Photo of Paul McCartney and John Lennon in New Biography of Beatles Roadie, Mal Evans.‘Forever Changes’: A Brilliant Landmark From Love.Huey Lewis Musical, ‘Heart of Rock and Roll,’ Coming to Broadway.Keith Emerson Gets Career-Spanning Box Set.‘Wildflowers’: Tom Petty’s Heartbroken Solo Masterpiece.Billy Joel Sets Final Show of Madison Square Garden Residency.The Last Beatles Song: Listen to ‘Now and Then’.
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