(LA Times) Lee Freeman, Strawberry Alarm Clock member, dies at 60
Matthew Kruk
'60s band had No. 1 hit
Lee Freeman, 60, a member of the 1960s' band Strawberry Alarm Clock,
famous for its flower-power anthem that became a No. 1 hit in 1967, died
Feb. 14 at his home in San Bruno of cancer and other complications, his
brother, Doug, said in an e-mail.
Freeman, who played rhythm guitar, sang and wrote lyrics, was an
original member of the band, which was called the Sixpence when it was
formed in 1966. None of the band members wanted to sing lead on "Incense
and Peppermints," intended to be released on the B-side of a single, so
a friend on hand for the recording session volunteered. The group also
supplied music for the film in which it also appeared.
Freeman, born Nov. 8, 1949, in Burbank, continued to play with the band
during reunions.
Matthew Kruk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhYLz63csS0&feature=fvw
Matthew Kruk
Matthew Kruk
http://www.strawberryalarmclock.com/
Chris
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No but if you look at the Group picture at the top of the home page , it's
not surprising that Lee was first to go. He does not look well at all.
This is the other Strawberry Alarm Clock song I remember
Rick B.
nntp-10.dc1.easynews.com:
> None of the band members wanted to sing lead on "Incense
> and Peppermints," intended to be released on the B-side of a single, so
> a friend on hand for the recording session volunteered.
See, that's what's wrong with music anymore. Flip through The Billboard Book
of Number One Hits, and up through the '70s you see people recalling their #1
records by saying things like, "We didn't think it was going to do that
well." "We wrote and recorded it in 15 minutes at the end of a session." "We
thought it was the kind of thing that might sell 30,000 if we were lucky."
"We just thought it would be an album cut." "We did it as a B side." "We did
it as a joke." "We were going to make one copy and give it to a friend." Now
everything's market researched, and everybody's a genius, and nobody can make
a decent record to save their lives. </geezer rant>
Matthew Kruk
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> ... Now
> everything's market researched, and everybody's a genius, and nobody
> can make
> a decent record to save their lives. </geezer rant>
So true, so true.
Dave Sill
Only true if you're relying on mainstream media and major record labels.
There's a lot of great music out there if you're willing to look around,
go to small clubs, and buy from small labels. The interweb has made it a
thousand times easier for fans to find music and for artists to publish it.
-Dave
Matthew Kruk
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Perhaps I snipped too much text from the original post. Yep, lot of
good stuff too but in small pockets, that is, fragmented markets. Mind
you, in the "old days" there was lots of regional "hits" which
eventually went national.
Lenona
crashes, that is - seem to die from cancer.
Lenona.
R H Draney
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>Odd how so many singers - those who don't die from drugs or plane
>crashes, that is - seem to die from cancer.
And suicide....
You almost never hear of anyone getting an anvil dropped on his head these
days...back in the thirties, I'm told, it happened all the time....r
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