Jimmy Greenspoon
| Jimmy Greenspoon | |
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Greenspoon in 2012
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | James Boyd Greenspoon |
| Also known as | The Maestro |
| Born |
February 7, 1948 Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Died | March 11, 2015 (aged 67) North Potomac, Maryland, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Keyboards, vocals |
| Years active | 1963–2015 |
| Labels | Dunhill |
| Associated acts | Three Dog Night |
| Website | www |
James Boyd "Jimmy" Greenspoon (February 7, 1948 – March 11, 2015) was an American keyboard player and composer, best known as a member of the band Three Dog Night.
Greenspoon was born in Los Angeles, California, and raised in Beverly Hills. His musical training began at the age of seven with classical piano lessons encouraged by his mother, Mary O'Brian. O'Brian was a silent screen actress, who had film roles including the wife in Buster Keaton's 1926 movie, Battling Butler. Greenspoon attended Beverly Hills High School along with Richard Dreyfuss, Bonnie Franklin and his childhood friend - eventual Academy Award winning producer, Michael Lloyd. Lloyd and Greenspoon had their first chart success with the surf group, The New Dimensions, in 1963. Greenspoon attended the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music, and studied with west coast piano instructor, Harry Fields.
Greenspoon performed and recorded with Linda Ronstadt, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, America, The Beach Boys, Beck, Bogert & Appice, Nils Lofgren, Lowell George, Kim Fowley, Donovan, Buddy Miles, Stephen Stills, Jeff Beck, Chris Hillman, Steve Cropper, Duck Dunn, James Burton, Hal Blaine, Leon Russell, The Wrecking Crew, Osibisa, Shaun Cassidy, Cheech & Chong, and Redbone.
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