Quick, what's purple and lives in the ocean? If you're old enough to remember the answer to that 1960s riddle, then you're old enough to remember the music of Moby Grape, a San Francisco rock band of ...

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In writing The Moby Grape Story, Cam Cobb serves a higher purpose, not just for the ill-fated band itself, but rock and roll history in general. The tale must be told for this fivesome because, even ...

Although Moby Grape was a contemporary of the Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Big Brother and the Holding Company and the Grateful Dead, they were different in many ways. They ...

Collectively, Moby Grape probably was one of the most talented bands to come out of San Francisco area during the golden age of hippiedom. Formed in 1966 by drummer Skip Spence and manager Matthew ...

Moby Grape isn't the only band that's had legal trouble. Among the many sad stories of the music industry, two members of The Turtles (famous for "Happy Together") candidly explain the business side ...

Moby Grape was one of the greatest bands of the 1960s. Theirs is also one of the most mythical tales of the time. Band has successful debut . Things start to trail off with its follow up. Band leader ...