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Musician Ken Hodges (Spanky and Our Gang), 76
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Scott Brady
Feb 6, 2013, 2:35:36 AM2/6/13
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Musician Ken Hodges, 76, recorded many hits in 1960s
By Sue Story Truax
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
http://www.omaha.com/article/20130206/NEWS/702069931/1694
Omahan Kenneth Hodges and his wife, Katie, both developed viral pneumonia in January and were patients two rooms apart at Midlands Hospital in Papillion.
Their only child, Mary Meskimen of Omaha, became ill caring for her parents.
Ken Hodges, a professional musician and member of the 1960s band Spanky and Our Gang, died Jan. 29 at Midlands. He was 76.
His wife of 40 years is recuperating at home. Their daughter, who did not need to be hospitalized, also is recovering.
Hodges sang and played bass and bass guitar in several musical groups, his wife said.
He performed in the late 1950s and early '60s with the Folksters; the group later became the Bitter End Singers. By the late 1960s, Hodges joined Elaine “Spanky” McFarlane and others as the folk-rock band Spanky and Our Gang.
That band recorded hit songs from 1967 to 1969. Among its hits were “Sunday Will Never Be the Same,” “Making Every Minute Count,” “Lazy Day,” “Sunday Mornin'” and “Like to Get to Know You.”
Hodges and his wife met in 1972 at the magazine Mother Earth News, where both worked. Hodges returned to music from 1978 until 2005, when the couple moved to Omaha, which is Katie Hodges' hometown.
Ken Hodges grew up in Gainesville, Fla., and served in the Navy, his wife said. His musician friends plan a spring or summer memorial service at the Tradewinds Lounge in St. Augustine, Fla., she said.
“That's where Ken had his music,” Katie Hodges said of St. Augustine. “That's where he got his start. He always went back there to restart his generator.”
A memorial service for Hodges will be held in Omaha once his wife is healthy. Besides his wife and daughter, other survivors include two grandchildren.
By Sue Story Truax
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
http://www.omaha.com/article/20130206/NEWS/702069931/1694
Omahan Kenneth Hodges and his wife, Katie, both developed viral pneumonia in January and were patients two rooms apart at Midlands Hospital in Papillion.
Their only child, Mary Meskimen of Omaha, became ill caring for her parents.
Ken Hodges, a professional musician and member of the 1960s band Spanky and Our Gang, died Jan. 29 at Midlands. He was 76.
His wife of 40 years is recuperating at home. Their daughter, who did not need to be hospitalized, also is recovering.
Hodges sang and played bass and bass guitar in several musical groups, his wife said.
He performed in the late 1950s and early '60s with the Folksters; the group later became the Bitter End Singers. By the late 1960s, Hodges joined Elaine “Spanky” McFarlane and others as the folk-rock band Spanky and Our Gang.
That band recorded hit songs from 1967 to 1969. Among its hits were “Sunday Will Never Be the Same,” “Making Every Minute Count,” “Lazy Day,” “Sunday Mornin'” and “Like to Get to Know You.”
Hodges and his wife met in 1972 at the magazine Mother Earth News, where both worked. Hodges returned to music from 1978 until 2005, when the couple moved to Omaha, which is Katie Hodges' hometown.
Ken Hodges grew up in Gainesville, Fla., and served in the Navy, his wife said. His musician friends plan a spring or summer memorial service at the Tradewinds Lounge in St. Augustine, Fla., she said.
“That's where Ken had his music,” Katie Hodges said of St. Augustine. “That's where he got his start. He always went back there to restart his generator.”
A memorial service for Hodges will be held in Omaha once his wife is healthy. Besides his wife and daughter, other survivors include two grandchildren.
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Feb 6, 2013, 12:24:42 PM2/6/13
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Another Our Gang wannabe?
Evan Hulka
Feb 6, 2013, 10:05:30 PM2/6/13
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On Tuesday, February 5, 2013 11:35:36 PM UTC-8, Scott Brady wrote:
> Ken Hodges, a professional musician and member of the 1960s band Spanky and Our Gang, died Jan. 29 at Midlands. He was 76.
If Wikipedia is to be believed, this makes Spanky McFarlane (sic) and drummer John Seiter the only surviving members of the band.
> Ken Hodges, a professional musician and member of the 1960s band Spanky and Our Gang, died Jan. 29 at Midlands. He was 76.
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