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There aren’t many, if any kind of, medals or awards given for the positions of finest second lead guitarists in rock history. If there have been, though, Gary Duncan will be correct up there for his function in Quicksilver Messenger Services. Quicksilver is definitely most-remembered for John Cippolina’s impressive, shimmering …

The band that became Quicksilver Messenger Program originally was conceived being a rock vehicle for folk singer/songwriter Dino Valente (b. Nov. 7, 1943, d. Nov 16, 1994), writer of “GATHER.” Surviving in SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, Valente had discovered guitarist John Cipollina (b. Aug. 24, 1943, d. May 29, 1989) …