Bruce Palmer (September 9, 1946 – October 1, 2004) was a Canadian musician most famous for playing bass guitar in the influential folk-rock band Buffalo Springfield.
Born in Liverpool, Nova Scotia and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Palmer started out playing in high school band, which subsequently evolved into the very successful Robbie Lane & The Disciples, and then graduated to a local, otherwise all-black, group fronted by Billy Clarkson....
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Bruce Palmer (September 9, 1946 – October 1, 2004) was a Canadian musician most famous for playing bass guitar in the influential folk-rock band Buffalo Springfield.
Born in Liverpool, Nova Scotia and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Palmer started out playing in high school band, which subsequently evolved into the very successful Robbie Lane & The Disciples, and then graduated to a local, otherwise all-black, group fronted by Billy Clarkson. Next came British invasion-inspired Jack London & The Sparrows (which after Palmer left, evolved into Steppenwolf). In early 1965, he left to join The Mynah Birds and it was here where Palmer met Neil Young. The group, fronted by future funk legend Rick James, was signed to Motown Records and did some preliminary recordings. before it was discovered that James had been AWOL from the Navy for a year. A planned single, "It's My Time" b/w "Go Ahead And Cry", was withdrawn just prior to its scheduled release by Motown. Both sides of this single...
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