Gary duncan of quicksilver messenger service RIP

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  1. davmar77

    davmar77 I'd rather be drummin'... Thread Starter

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    just heard gary Duncan has passed away. Sad news indeed. He was 72.
     
    davmar77, Jun 30, 2019
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    clhboa Forum Resident

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    R.I.P.
     
    clhboa, Jun 30, 2019
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  3. WilliamWes

    WilliamWes Likes to sing along but he knows not what it means

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    What a shame. I read the article on BestClassicBands.com. Rest in peace.
     
    WilliamWes, Jun 30, 2019
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  4. peachyg72

    peachyg72 Forum Resident

    RIP Gary great guitarist
     
    peachyg72, Jun 30, 2019
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  5. Terry

    Terry Senior Member

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    Fiery guitarist. Who Do You Love personifies the San Francisco Sound, free form FM radio, and psychedelic rock. RIP, sir.
     
    Terry, Jun 30, 2019
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  6. jamesmaya

    jamesmaya Senior Member

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    RIP, Gary Duncan. Just a couple of days ago I completed my QMS record collection and got a copy of Solid Silver.
     
    jamesmaya, Jun 30, 2019
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  7. John Fell

    John Fell Forum Survivor

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    Heard this yesterday. R.I.P. Gary! Great guitar work with John Cipollina in Quicksilver Messenger Service
     
    John Fell, Jun 30, 2019
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  8. LandHorses

    LandHorses I contain multitudes

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    RIP
     
    LandHorses, Jun 30, 2019
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  9. Twodawgzz

    Twodawgzz But why do you ask such questions...

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    Watching Gary Duncan and John Cipollina weave guitar runs around each other at many concerts in the late 60's in the S.F. Bay Area was one of the most astounding and enjoyable things in music I have ever seen.
     
    Twodawgzz, Jun 30, 2019
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  10. davmar77

    davmar77 I'd rather be drummin'... Thread Starter

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    Not having the chance to see the original lineup is one of my bigger musical regrets. I saw them a few times later and saw john several times with other bands but not together.
     
    davmar77, Jun 30, 2019
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  11. chacha

    chacha Forum Resident In Memoriam

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    Great stuff. Wish I saw them in the early days. Didn’t get to start seeing them until very late Sixties - early Seventies. Saw them lots then at Fillmore West in SF. Gary actually had quit the band in the first show I saw and returned shortly after.
     
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  12. fairies

    fairies Forum Resident

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    Oh My ...
     
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  13. AlienRendel

    AlienRendel Senior Member

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    Great player. I still get a lot of mileage out of those Quicksilver albums.
     
    AlienRendel, Jun 30, 2019
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  14. Liam Brown

    Liam Brown Forum Resident

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    I really enjoyed his work with Cipollina on Happy Trails. He left his mark.
     
    Liam Brown, Jun 30, 2019
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  15. Zoot Marimba

    Zoot Marimba And I’m The Critic Of The Group

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    I’m not super familiar with the band but from what I saw he was a damn fine guitarist. Sorry to hear this.
     
    Zoot Marimba, Jun 30, 2019
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  16. Allthingsmusic

    Allthingsmusic Forum Resident

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    Loved Quicksilver back in the day. RIP.
     
    Allthingsmusic, Jun 30, 2019
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  17. beccabear67

    beccabear67 Musical omnivore.

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    Also of The Brogues. :cry:
     
    beccabear67, Jun 30, 2019
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  18. MikeM

    MikeM Senior Member

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    Just as surely as Tom Verlaine is not nearly as good in a solo context as he is when Richard Lloyd is behind him…just as surely as the Dead wouldn't be half as interesting despite anything Garcia might do if Weir weren't behind him…

    So it was with Quicksilver. There's no doubt that John Cipollina was an astonishingly inventive and totally original guitarist — but Gary Duncan both behind him and out front gave the band a unique flavoring. His style was also all his own, and it was very effective.

    R.I.P.
     
    MikeM, Jun 30, 2019
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  19. steviebee

    steviebee Always playing Ese and The Vooduu People

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    Wow.....that news saddened my evening.
    RIP indeed Gary, and.....thanks for some beautiful music.

    I'll be playing Quicksilver's first tonight in your honour....
     
    steviebee, Jun 30, 2019
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  20. FillmoreGuy

    FillmoreGuy Forum Resident

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    Would loved to have seen that!
     
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  21. Platterpus

    Platterpus Senior Member

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    RIP
     
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  22. ARK

    ARK Forum Miscreant

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    The guy could play
     
    ARK, Jun 30, 2019
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  23. mwheelerk

    mwheelerk Sorry, I can't talk now, I'm listening to music...

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    Happy Trails Gary.
     
    mwheelerk, Jun 30, 2019
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  24. wayneklein

    wayneklein Forum Fool

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    Pulled out my copy of QSMS debut yesterday. Strange how timing occurs.
     
    wayneklein, Jun 30, 2019
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  25. Crimson Witch

    Crimson Witch Roll across the floor thru the hole & out the door

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    Rest In Peace
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    Crimson Witch, Jun 30, 2019
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