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Monday, August 17, 2026

Classic Rock Music Monday

The stuff that now passes as "music", particularly rock 'n roll, leaves me cold. So, to start off the week, here's a video of a classic rock artist. 

To start off the week, we have The Seeds (later known as Sky Saxon and the Seeds) with their hit, "Pushin' Too Hard." I saw them live at a dance in the Girl's Gymnasium at Hawthorne High School at the ripe old age of twelve with a friend (Jeff Willis) in 1966.

From Wikipedia:

The Seeds are an American psychedelic garage rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California in 1965, best known for their highest-charting single "Pushin' Too Hard". The band's classic lineup featured frontman Sky Saxon in lead vocals and bass guitar, along with guitarist Jan Savage (born Buck Jan Reeder), keyboardist Daryl Hooper and drummer Rick Andridge. In 1968, the band changed their name to Sky Saxon and the Seeds, with Savage and Andridge departing the band. They went on to release a handful of additional singles.

In 1989, the original lineup of the band reformed for a handful of live dates in the US.

In 2003, Saxon was persuaded to reform the Seeds with original guitarist Jan Savage (who departed part way through a European tour the same year due to ill health). Releasing two further studio albums, Saxon-led versions of the band continued to tour the US, UK, and Europe up to Saxon's death in 2009.

In 2017, founding member Hooper reformed the Seeds with a lineup of past and new members; they released a single in 2021 and continue to tour to this day.

Friday, June 26, 2009

Sky Saxon of The Seeds Dies

Above, Sky Saxon (upper right) with his Seeds bandmates.

by Armand Vaquer

Last night I heard the news of the passing of The Seeds founder and lead singer Sky Saxon, on Jim Ladd's show on KLOS.

Saxon, who was born Richard Marsh, was hospitalized in Austin, Texas for an infection of the internal organs.

“Sky has passed over and YaHoWha is waiting for him at the gate. He will soon be home with his Father. I’m so sorry I couldn’t keep him here with us. More later. I’m sorry,” said his wife Sabrina on Facebook.

Saxon was the founder of The Seeds, one of the most successful garage bands of the 1960s.

The Seeds started in 1965 with Saxon and guitarist Jan Savage, keyboardist Daryl Hooper and drummer Rick Andridge. "Can’t Seem To Make You Mine" and "Pushin’ Too Hard" are ’60s classics.

In 1966, The Seeds performed at a dance in the Hawthorne (California) High School girls' gymnasium that I attended. This was the first live rock show of a big-name group I ever attended. I think the price was about a couple of bucks.

The Seeds disbanded in 1970.

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