| LC control no. | no 98049110 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Saxon, Sky |
| Variant(s) | Marsh, Little Richie Marsh, Richard, 1937-2009 |
| See also | Corporate body: Seeds (Musical group) |
| Birth date | 1937-08-20 |
| Death date | 2009-06-25 |
| Place of birth | Salt Lake City (Utah) |
| Place of death | Austin (Tex.) |
| Field of activity | Rock music Garage rock music Psychedelic rock music |
| Profession or occupation | Rock musicians Singers |
| Special note | Machine-derived authority record. |
| Found in | LCCN 95-777653: Destiny's children, p1986 Saxon, S. Red planet [SR] p2004: label (Sky Saxon) container (Sky "Sunlight" Saxon) All music guide WWW site, Mar. 10, 2006 (Sky Saxon; b. Richard Marsh; began career in 1962 as Little Richie Marsh) U.S. copyright file, Mar. 10, 2006 (Saxon, Sky Sunlight, 1947- ; pseud. of Marsh, Richard, 1942- ; Marsh, Richard, 1947- ) Enc. of pop. mus., 3rd ed. (Saxon, Sky; b. Richard Marsh) New York times WWW site, June 29, 2009 (in obituary published June 26: Sky Saxon; b. Richard Elvern Marsh, 1937, Salt Lake City, according to several online sources; his widow said her husband's birthday was Aug. 20 but would not confirm the year because Saxon believed age was irrelevant; used the name Sky Sunlight Saxon in later years; d. Thursday [June 25, 2009], Austin, Tex., thought to be 71; mop-haired bass player and front man for the psychedelic protopunk band the Seeds) Wikipedia, September 22, 2015 (Sky Saxon; born August 20, 1937; died June 25, 2009; born Richard Elvern Marsh in Salt Lake City; different sources suggest a birth year of 1937, 1945, or 1946; his widow gave a birthday, but not a birth year; however, 1940 census records indicate he was born in Utah in 1937) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_Saxon> |
| Not found in | Int. ww in pop. mus., 7th ed.; Contemporary musicians, v. 1-56 |
| Associated language | eng |
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