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- Hawaii Trivia
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1923
- Active to
- 2012
hip hop
Discography
Member of
- Rising Sons1964–1966
- The Red Roosters
- Spirit
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Ed "Cass" Cassidy (May 4, 1923 – December 6, 2012) was an American jazz and rock drummer. He was one of the founders in 1967 of the legendary rock group Spirit with whom he recorded almost 20 albums over almost 40 years. Prior to that he was in Rising Sons with Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder. Cassidy was born in a rural area outside Chicago, Illinois on May 4, 1923. His family moved to Bakersfield, California in 1931. Cassidy began his career as a professional musician in 1937. <a href="https://www.la
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ed
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- San Jose
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- drum kit
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- date of birth
- 1923-05-04
- date of death
- 2012-12-06
- nickname
- Mr. Skin
- start of work period
- 1937-00-00
- name in native language
- Edward Claude Cassidy
- short name
- Ed Cassidy
- member of
- Spirit
- birth name
- Edward Claude Cassidy
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