John Cipollina
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1943-08-24
- Active to
- 1989-05-29
blues rockguitarpsychedelic rockrock
Discography
- Raven1988
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John Cipollina (August 24, 1943 - May 29, 1989) was a guitarist best known for his role as a founder and the lead guitarist of the San Francisco rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service. Born in Berkeley, California, he attended Tamalpais High School, in Mill Valley, California (as did his brother, Mario Cipollina). He showed great promise as a classical pianist in his youth, but soon switched to the guitar as his primary instrument. Cipollina had a unique guitar sound, mixing solid state and
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Berkeley
- Place of death
- San Francisco
- Occupation
- pianist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- psychedelic rock
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- Capitol Records
- Official website
- johncipollina.com
- Image
- John Cipollina 121976.gif
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- date of birth
- 1943-08-24
- date of death
- 1989-05-29
- cause of death
- pulmonary emphysema
- Commons category
- John Cipollina
- start of work period
- 1964-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
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