April 29
Mark Kendall
April 29, 1957. As the lead guitarist for Dante Fox, Mark Kendall spent the late seventies developing a heavy blues rock sound in the Southern California club circuit. He helped reform the group as Great White in 1981, maintaining his position as a core member through 2000 and again from 2006 to the present.
Kendall provided the signature riffs that defined their early independent recordings, performing on guitar and backing vocals while establishing the band's sonic identity.
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Hugh Hopper
April 29, 1945 – June 7, 2009. Soft Machine recruited Hugh Hopper as their bassist and saxophonist in 1968, where his fuzzy instrumental textures defined the experimental Canterbury sound through 1973. He also utilized the mellophone and tape loops to contribute distinct technical compositions to several landmark jazz fusion albums.
Isotope featured his melodic phrasing from 1974 to 1975. He performed as a session player for Carla Bley and Gilgamesh before joining the Carla Bley Band touring ensemble and forming the cooperative group Soft Heap in 1978.
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