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What a great Troubadour! RIP

I saw Spirit around 1977 at the Tower Theatre in Philadelphia. He and Randy were tremendous.

Fabulous band, i've been a fan for decades, I have this VHS vid, sound quality is very good as is picture quality.

OMG… Jeff Baxter looked like such a douche. Love Spirit, though!

my inspiratio. starting a band at 44 and being a success.

I loved them. 12 Dreams is, in my opinion, a 60s masterpiece

Awesome guy! Seemed like he was a lot of fun to be around

2:18 His drums solo at the 2nd Rockpalast Night (Rockpalace) in Germany 1978, 4th/5h May, City of Essen, Gruga Halle (Ed Cassidy, dr., Randy California, git, Larry Knight, bs). The other bands in this live concert were: Mother's Finest and Dickey Betts And Great Southern. The highlight of this show was the Jam between Spirit and Dickey Betts.

I was at his 70th birthday party at Skippers in Tampa... met him afterwards, what a cool dude. RIP man.

Probably the best all time drummer in the world

He lived in Boulder Colorado back in the day. Mark Andes lived there, too. An acquaintance of mine had a band and Ed was in the band just for the heck of it to have fun playing music. i was such a fan of Spirit from back in the SoCal days that it was extra specially cool to go to shows in small clubs and Rocky Mountain parties and enjoy his music.

Saw/Heard SPIRIT (Ed/ John / Staley Bros.) incarnation at the Aragon Ballroom Chicago circa 1973. They opened with Cass's slow steady drum beat that bled into "Earth Shaker". I wish I could have experienced the original 5 piece line up.

A WW2 veteran AND a rock musician. Imagine that.

Happy 100

That first song hinted Global Warming and Climate Change before they were known. Mother Nature's hints are becoming a bit less subtle in the 2020's droughts and brush/bush/forest fires for example and even on the same land. Mudslides, even more tornadoes and all this occurring in the fool's gold Golden State of California in particular, as well as worldwide. (But don't tell the conservatives/deniers, oh no!)

Ran across this by accident. Man, that's guy is great

I am daniel meadows, grandson of Ed. My sons middle name is Cassidy. After his great grandfather. Man, what a great character he was

Led Zep toured with them. Bonham may have picked up a bit.

The Gods bless this man

Spread the word (Coming soon!) @randycaliforniamusic

I saw them at the Zoo Amphitheatre in Oklahoma City it was Ed Cassidy 70th birthday and they were promoting the album tent of Miracles. I said hello to Randy California briefly before the show. The show was phenomenal and Ed Cassidy ,dressed all in black ,was all over the skins that performance. Dave Mason and Robin Trower followed their act, that Spirit was hard to beat!

I was waiting at the front of the line to go in to see Spirit in 1978 at a small venue called The Backdoor at San Diego State University. All of a sudden a guy dressed in black, with a shaved head and shades, comes up next to me and bangs on the door. Somebody inside yells "Knock it off." Cass says "Hey, I'm the drummer for Spirit." The voice inside says "I don't give a f*ck who you are, I'm not opening the door." Cass turns around, looks at us looking at him, shrugs his shoulders, and walks off. I guess he found another way in because when the show started he was behind the kit supporting Randy, John Locke , and "Fuzzy" Knight for a great show.

An age of great individuals playing music and Cass was one of the greatest.

I know it sounds dumb,but no way would a hire anyone who couldn't grow a full head of hair in my band. The drummer just looks like a fucking weirdo compared to the others.

God Bless him!!! the pioneer, Ed Cassidy :)

Thank you for all the great memories and inspiration Mr. Cassidy.

THANKS FOR SHARING mannf 😎💘

Saw them at Chez What ? Santa Fe.they rocked that little joint.

Jazz schooled drummers are awesome. They can drum to everything. We had a jazz drummer in my former band back in the early 70:s he ended up a great musician while we others ended up junkies with guitars. Hahaha.

I wish these guys were still around. Thanks for the documentary.

R.I.P. Cass !!!

I enjoyed every bit of this. With friends, I saw Cass, John, Jay, Mark, and Randy in August '76 in San Luis Obispo. What a night of music. Being a drummer approaching my late 60s I continue to aspire to Cass's example of health, positivity, and great drumming. The man had a style (and a GREAT smile).

28:25 I'm glad the "Effects Unknown" film is in this documentary because I can't find it anywhere else on the internet. The film isn't even mentioned in Ed Cassidy's Wikipedia page. And there's really no info on Adam Berger or Ego Productions either.

Love this just need more volume please

The 1983 thing is amazing if you close your eyes.. the fashion is disastrous.. as well as Mark's stick bass .. hahaha.

I still turn people on to Spirit. Saw them at Fillmore West in 70'. Ed with no hair and a drum set that I still envy, blew my mind. I ended up using a 22" Leedy bass trap as my final floor Tom, inspired by Ed. RIP Cass.

Good video.Thanks

Thanks

"Mechanical world" !!! ✌👍

He was the greatest musician in a group of fantastic musicians. Like a proto-Phil Collins in his drumming style. Beautiful instrumentalist, he could make them breathe.

A very grainy but wonderful video. Mr. Cassidy and Randy are/were amazing. Some of the best, they just rocked. Underrated .... what else could ya say. They where great.

I saw Spirit in 1968 this band is one of the most underrated rock bands in American Rock and Roll history. They blew the Kinks and Dion out of the house. Randy California and Ed Cassidy plus Jay Ferguson, Mark Andes and the keyboard player who went onto Heart put on a show to remember.

Everybody's here.

I always loved that their vocal abilities and arrangements were so awesome!

I probably saw Spirit live more than any other band starting with their opening for Cream at the Anaheim Convention Center in 1967. Became an immediate fan and followed them through the 70's

I was fortunate to grow up in Sarasota FL which hosted some great bands. In 1968 I was 16 and old enough to go to local concerts, the Allman Brothers was the local band and got to see them often. The really big groups would play too far away. Other groups that I was able to see there were Spirit, Blues Image, Johnny Winter. I was surprised to see Dickey Betts on this video. Spirit came through on the Twelve Dreams tour and made a permanent impression on me. Thank you for posting this video, it brings back many great memories.

I was 16 I think , that would make it 'when I saw them by accident. They opened for Paul Butterfield Blues Band. My father thought it was Paul senior the jazz legend. Well, I was gripped. They began with a coffin on stage under a single spot light. When it opened the light reflecting off Jack Cassidys' bald head as he arose, lit up the arena. Harold, my dad, went for a steak dinner in a downtown Buffalo restaurant. That was my 1st real concert. I'm drumming with friends weekly and do some Spirit. Natures Way sure plays well these days with climate concerns and the global health crisis. Hope all'swell with you and yours. Spread the facts not the virus.

Caught the "Night of the Guitars" Tour, and Randy was the Leading Light, such a nice Guy to talk with too, he invited my friends and I to hang out with him and Robbie Krieger...I'll always remember that. He's the only player I can listen to play "Hey Joe" any time, cos he renders it so beautifully. R.I.P RANDY CALIFORNIA and ED CASSIDY.✌💜🎆🎼🎵🎶🎸🎶🥁🎶🎵🎙🎵🎶🕉

Maybe the first Band to Write, Record, and Perform Songs about Ecological disaster. What an all encompassing Love these people demonstrated to us all. R.I.P Randy California and Ed Cassidy. Thanks for bringing this Film to us from Randy. Be Well.🎼🎸🥁🎙🕉🎶🎵🖖💜💮

I discovered Spirit when I was 16, now I'm 52 and still listening to them. One of the most underrated and ahead of their times bands ever. They were awesome. Their music is still contemporary. ❤️