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Overshadowed by Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcet's death yesterday, a shout out to Sky Saxon is also deserved. He was the co-founder of the local garage band, The Seeds, and made the Top 40 Charts with “Can’t Seem To Make You Mine” and “Pushin’ Too Hard” in 1967. The band broke up in 1970 and Saxon recently moved to Austin where he was publishing music DIY style and playing with his new band Shapes Have Fangs. He was in his 60s and no details have come to light about his death other that he was recently sick, but only briefly. RIP, Sly Saxon. Videos of the two hits are embedded below.
“Can’t Seem To Make You Mine”
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This saddened me much more than the death of that other guy.
The Seeds were a tremendous band. Enormously popular in Southern California, The Seeds had AM radio hits plus had an underground following as well. Sky Saxon was a charismatic frontman; check out The Seeds on YouTube performing on the sitcom "The Mothers-in-Law". With his unique hand gestures and wearing a cape, he was a rock star all the way. I have fond memories of seeing him perform in recent years at The Knitting Factory and The Echoplex. Sky was a gentle soul and, like John Lennon, his message of peace and love will live on.