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	John Cipollina - An Appreciation
		Cipollina's playing was so completely given over to that vision, and he presented it so well, that the question of scope never arose.
		It sounded to me that John's electric guitar playing was the musical essence of electricity itself, as though he was playing the current directly and the guitar was the valve that allowed him to do that.
		John was going to be late, it was announced, because he had got married that day.
	www.shadaux.com /cipollina (1757 words)

	John Cipollina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Cipollina (August 24, 1943 – May 29, 1989) was a lead guitarist best known for his work with the San Francisco rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service.
		Cipollina had a unique guitar sound, mixing solid state and valve amplifiers as early as 1965.
		Cipollina died at the age of 45 from emphysema.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Cipollina (256 words)

	John Cipollina Memorial Web Site
		As a founding member of Quicksilver Messenger Service, John went on to perform and record with dozens of bands, blazing a trail from rock to blues to jazz over a brilliant twenty-five year career.
		In 1995 John's legendary amp stack was donated to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, ensuring him a place in music history.
		John Cipollina was a founding member of Quicksilver Messenger Service, and went on to perform and record with dozens of bands, blazing a trail from rock to blues to jazz over a brilliant twenty-five year career.
	www.johncipollina.com (223 words)

	John Cipollina
		John Cipollina (1943 - 1989) is most famous due to his Quicksilver Messenger Service days.
		John Cipollina's bands included: Copperhead, Raven, Terry And The Pirates, Nick Gravenites, Rocky Sullivan, Man, Zero, Thunder and Lightning, Once, San Francisco AllStars, Man, Freelight, Fish Stu, Problem Child, Dinosaurs, Novato Frank Band...
		John Cipollina died May 29, 1989 when a lifelong illness (emphysema) caught up with him at the age of only 45.
	www.bay-area-bands.com /bab00004.htm (416 words)

	Manband Profiles - John Cipollina
		In 1958, John, who was already steeped in music and played piano by the age of 2, became attracted to the electric guitar, mainly through the pioneering exploits of the guitar heroes of the day.
		Cipollina once said of Wray "He could talk dirty with just a couple of licks on the guitar." A year later, John was in one of his first bands, the Deacons, playing Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Fats Domino covers at teen hops.
		John Cipollina was extremely popular in Europe and tried to make it over there annually with either Terry and the Pirates or Nick Gravenites.
	www.manband-archive.com /evolution/prof-cipollina-john.php (2237 words)

	John Cipolina.htm
		A tireless raconteur, Cipollina was almost as interesting a speaker as he was a guitarist, and based on the many extensive interviews he granted this writer, it’s possible to reconstruct his biography largely in his own words, sharp tone of Cipollina’s voice.
		Cipollina was born with chronic asthma and had to be held upright to fall asleep.
		Naturally, the first instrument Cipollina was taught to play was the piano, as early as the age of two, but he began to be attracted to the guitar in his early teens.
	www.hotguitarist.com /music_artists/john_cipolina.htm (3966 words)

	The WELL: Hal Royaltey: John Cipollina, Electric Guitarslinger, with Special Guest David Freiberg
		Hal was a big fan of John Cipollina, and was a friend of the Cipollina family.
		When John died, Hal joined forces with John's sister Antonia, his manager and friend, Steve Keyser, along with talented cinematographer Jesse Block, and film editor Jim Draper, to produce "John Cipollina: Electric Guitarslinger" a video biography of his life.
		So John epoxied the spring to the bar and glued a nickel in the hole where the spring sat (it had to be a Buffalo nickel - don't ask me why - this was John - only HE knew).
	www.well.com /conf/inkwell.vue/topics/121/Hal-Royaltey-John-Cipollina-Elec-page01.html (3058 words)

	John Cipollina Biography - AOL Music
		Most musicians on the scene were folkies who eventually turned acid rock, but Cipollina and fellow guitarist Gary Duncan were hard rockers when they formed Quicksilver Messenger Service in the mid-'60s.
		Cipollina also became famous for the strange amp stack he toured with, which included six Wurlitzer horns on top.
		On May 29, 1989, Cipollina was preparing for a show at San Francisco's Chi Chi Club when he died at the age of 45 from emphysema.
	music.aol.com /artist/john-cipollina/16503/biography (305 words)

	John Cipollina Discography - Diggers, 19th August, 2003
		John Cipollina was in a band called Thunder & Lightning with a guy called Nick Gravenites who was a guitarist.
		Cipollina had a timber wolf, who he reckoned was chasing his horses.
		John Cipollina did some pretty interesting stuff in the 70's and 80's, but I think, over the last 10 years of his life, he did run himself a little bit thin because he just liked to get up and play.
	www.michaelcross.me.uk /jc/diggers.htm (4102 words)

	John Cipollina : Raven - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		Cipollina never really had a solo career, but his discography does list one album under his own name, sort of, a record usually referred to as John Cipollina Raven.
		That probably would have been it, except that in 1980 Cipollina sold some of the group's demos to the West German label Line Records, which issued them as an LP under the name John Cipollina Raven.
		That, of course, is largely the story of Cipollina's journeyman career in general and of some of the other musicians in the band.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,65176,00.html (396 words)

	CIPOLLINA, John
		John Cipollina July 2, 1947 - February 7, 2006 Big John left us on Tuesday at the age of 58 year, seven months and five days old.
		John spent the last two years of his life fighting cancer with the help of his doctor extraordinaire, John Ganey and his phenomenal nurses, Alice, Kelly and others.
		He was "dad" to daughter, Sonya Cipollina; oldest son, Ben Cipollina (Jessica Arias); and youngest son, Johnny Cipollina, Jr.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/02/12/MNCIPOLLIN11.DTL&type=printable (369 words)

	Jambands.com \| Features \| Second Time Around- Quicksilver Messenger Service, On the Wings of Mercury \| 2001-05-21
		Cipollina played a Gibson SG with a whammy bar and served up sustain-laden guitar licks that were sinewy and often ferocious and more than anything, totally original in content.
		Listening to these discs it’s also fairly evident that John Cipollina was one of the most exciting, original and sadly neglected guitarists of the last three decades.
		Cipollina went on to perform with a variety of bands such as Terry and the Pirates, Problem Child, Copperhead, Raven, Fish and Chip, Thunder and Lightnin’, Nicksilver, the Dinosaurs and Zero among others.
	www.jambands.com /Features/content_2001_05_21.04.phtml (1699 words)

	dinosaurshomepage
		John’s sister Antonia, brother Mario and a few friends are pitching in their efforts.
		So he called John Cipollina who thought Dinosaurs was a great idea, and the band was born.
		WDD: John Cipollina's guitar and amp stack are on display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland Ohio, the very first thing you see before you enter the main exhibit room.
	www.cjfishlegacy.com /dinosaurshomepage.html (1924 words)

	qmsJC
		Cipollina's Moon in Gemini, like that of Grateful Dead bass Phil Lesh, is drawn to innovation and the electrical spark associated with St. Elmo's Fire (electrical phenomena on ship riggings during storms at sea) so typical of Haight lifestyles.
		Cipollina's pet wolf exemplified the qualities of this point, the sensitivity associated with the 6th sense abilities, and routinely demonstrated a similar natural aversion to mortals of less than truthful character.
		Note: Cipollina's morning time of birth was provided by his mother, who was kind enough to share her personal thoughts in a few phone conversations about her marvellous clan.
	donnakova.tripod.com /jc.html (1972 words)

	The WELL: Hal Royaltey: John Cipollina, Electric Guitarslinger, with Special Guest David Freiberg
		John's amps were set up on one side of the stage with his guitar on a stand in front of them - his track was to be played through his amps.
		John's amp stack and the famous horns were sent off to the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame, though I don't know if they're still on display.
		John's music is out there on dozens of albums and CD's, but he was such a private person that his personal story is much more elusive.
	www.well.com /conf/inkwell.vue/topics/121/Hal-Royaltey-John-Cipollina-Elec-page05.html (2415 words)

	Man v John Cipollina
		John Cipollina first came to notice with Quicksilver Messenger Service well before they ever had a record released.
		John Cipollina is actually one of the sweetest people I ever met, and he's knocked out to meet a band that holds him in such high regard.
		John on the other hand is just starting to find his legs again, and begins a fantastic run of playing that lasted for the next 13 years, until his untimely death in 1989.
	www.donovans-brain.net /splaats/20000127.php (3953 words)

	John Cipollina Discography - John Cipollina
		During all this, John's style and technique were changing and growing as he absorbed the influence of Chuck Berry, John Lee Hooker, Lightnin' Hopkins, Leadbelly, and Chet Atkins.
		(John admits he added the Bigsby "because it was so hip looking" and it has become a vital part of his sound.) He changes strings only about once every six months - a fact he attributes to a very light attack and Hoppes #9 Nitro Powder Solvent.
		John's interest in guitar design and construction goes back to when he first began to play.
	www.mjckeh.demon.co.uk /jc/gp-jc.htm (1808 words)

	YouTube - John Cipollina-Terry & The Pirates
		Como me mola John Cipollina ¡¡¡¡¡¡ Quiero mas, necesito mas ¡¡¡¡¡
		John later joined Quicksilver, as you can hear...
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	www.youtube.com /watch?v=Uz7LXfcyu04 (244 words)

	Amazon.com: Raven: Music: John Cipollina (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Raven is described as John's version of a big band and the album is a testament to that idea.
		On some of the songs John contributes more than on others bu the overall impression is one of a band playing and having fun.
		I very much enjoyed this album, as a historical record, as pieces of John Cipollina playing, as a pice of the great Bay area musical legacy and just as listening to a rock'n'roll band.
	www.amazon.com /Raven-John-Cipollina/dp/B000DNVKTO (1014 words)

	Raven - John Cipollina - Song Listings
		San Francisco Bay Area acid-rock guitarist John Cipollina (1943-1989) was a member of many rock groups in the '60s, '70s, and '80s, most notable among them Quicksilver Messenger Service.
		Cipollina never really had a solo career, but his discography does list one album under his own name, sort of,...
		The sound quality sometimes betrays the rudimentary character of the sessions, but this is clearly a talented rock band that had promise for a successful run if somehow it could have gotten past this point.
	www.mp3.com /albums/26909/summary.html (705 words)

	PietyHill Press » Blog Archive » John Cipollina: Electric Guitarslinger
		Nick Gravenites relates that women would go to John’s hotel room and Nick would check in on them at 1AM… they would be talking.
		At 7AM, John would see them to the door… they thought they were going for a romantic interlude, but John just treated them as fans.
		It seems John was very likeable, that he would speak with anyone who approached him and give them his full attention, and that he was a bit of a joker.
	www.pietyhilldesign.com /blog/2005/03/30/john-cipollina-electric-guitarslinger (743 words)

	John Cipollina Excerpt from My Husband the Rock Star
		John didn’t attempt to train him in any way and Wolf took to emptying hid bowels on the living room floor.
		But John stuck his patrician’s nose in the air; he wouldn’t stoop to so paltry a chore.
		John was a charmer and I never could stay mad at him.
	www.classicrockpage.com /lounge/QMS/johncipollina.htm (702 words)

	Cipollina, John
		I knew a woman in the 1980s who was obsessed with John, and used to go to Gravenites/Cipollina shows at the Chi Chi in SF to try to evangelize to him about Nichiren Shosu Buddhism (the "nam myoho renge kyo" deal), and she said he was always really lovely and kind to her.
		John's response was to play bits of Link's hits ("Rumble," "Rawhide," et al.) and say "man, I got all of that stuff from you!" He really struck me as a genuinely humble person, as compared to the deflecting-praise-because-of-negative-self-concept sort of thing that Garcia seemed to do so much.
		I was lucky enough to see John Cipollina play two (or was it three)nights in a row at the Round House in London's Chalk Farm district, in the late seventies I think.
	archive2.deadnetcentral.com /WebX?8@97.Pcm5an0VyDS.0@.ee7a7a6 (1507 words)

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		A veteran of the Bay Area music scene for more than two decades, Cipollina was best known as a founding member of Quicksilver Messenger Service, who, along with the Grateful Dead and the Jefferson Airplane, defined the psychedelic and acid rock sound of the late-1960s in San Francisco.
		A consummate player, Cipollina was often involved with a half dozen or so bands at any one time.
		Many people were surprised to see Cipollina playing in a secondary role to Kimock, based on his illustrious background and unquestionable talents.
	www.zerolive.com /ftp/zerohist.txt (3449 words)

	Quicksilver
		Turns out they could play their instruments - guitarists John Cipollina and Gary Duncan sound like they had at least as much raw talent as their counterparts from the Airplane, Dead, and Holding Company; and drummer Greg Elmore was occasionally wild, but entertaining.
		Both Hopkins and Cipollina have since passed away, and there's a John Cipollina memorial web site with information on his many exploits.
		The band was in bad shape at this point, with Cipollina, Freiberg and Hopkins all being absent - Freiberg had migrated to the quickly splintering Jefferson Airplane (which soon became the Starship), and Hopkins was still heavily involved with the Rolling Stones, the Who, and assorted session projects.
	www.warr.org /quicksilver.html (1155 words)

	The WELL: Hal Royaltey: John Cipollina, Electric Guitarslinger, with Special Guest David Freiberg
		David, I only got to hear John play late in his career with Nick, and since it was essentially a blues gig, I know I didn't see anything like the full scope of his style.
		Obviously, he was influenced by Link Wray, as he often stated, though I have a hard time hearing anything but John, himself, when I listen to his playing.
		The thing that keeps coming to my mind is, "like ringin' a bell." Just that his sound was so much a clarion, in terms of projection as well as the resonance of it.
	www.well.com /conf/inkwell.vue/topics/121/Hal-Royaltey-John-Cipollina-Elec-page06.html (1404 words)

	The WELL: Hal Royaltey: John Cipollina, Electric Guitarslinger, with Special Guest David Freiberg
		John was called to the stand and asked a rather simple question and he started talking.
		John was using crutches, had an oxygen tank with him - but still sneaked off to the stairwells to smoke an unfiltered Lucky Strike.
		John's main bands were QMS, then Copperhead, then more-or-less long overlapping streches with Terry and the Pirates, Thunder and Lightning/ Nicksilver, and Dinosaurs.
	www.well.com /conf/inkwell.vue/topics/121/Hal-Royaltey-John-Cipollina-Elec-page04.html (2592 words)

	John Cipollina - AOL Music
		John Cipollina is a legendary San Francisco electric guitar player whose 25 year career spans bands from Quicksilver Messenger Service to Zero.
		John Cipollina, a founding member of Quicksilver Messenger Service, one of the seminal, psychedelic, San Francisco bands, is still my favorite rock...
		Watch or listen to John Cipollina music videos, songs, live performances, concerts and more on AOL Music.
	music.aol.com /artist/john-cipollina/16503/main (133 words)

	The WELL: Hal Royaltey: John Cipollina, Electric Guitarslinger, with Special Guest David Freiberg
		John and I were born on August 24 - Nicky was our polar opposite - February 24.
		I was thrilled to meet John, of course, and he was VERY kind to me. He showed me how to play slide guitar with a knife, and he gave me my first taste of cocaine (but enoughabout that).
		John was a pack-rat, as we all well know, and had a very hard time saying no to anyone.
	www.well.com /conf/inkwell.vue/topics/121/Hal-Royaltey-John-Cipollina-Elec-page03.html (3009 words)

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