David Edward Roback

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David Edward Roback

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA, United States
Death: February 24, 2020 (61)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA, United States (Metastatic cancer)
Immediate Family:

Son of George Stanley Roback and Private
Brother of Private; Private and Private

Occupation: Musician; Co-founder of Rain Parade, Opal, Mazzy Star
Managed by: Private User
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About David Edward Roback

David Roback, co-founder of

Mazzy Star

and an important figure in the Paisley Underground scene, has died, according to a representative of the band.

Born in Los Angeles, Roback eventually went on to play a role in the Paisley Underground, the exploratory psychedelia revival scene that cropped up in the city during the early and mid-’80s. Roback was a co-founder of the Rain Parade, releasing one album with the band — their 1983 debut Emergency Third Rail Power Trip — before departing. He later formed Opal (originally known as Clay Allison) with Kendra Smith, formerly of fellow Paisley Underground group the Dream Syndicate. When Smith left in 1987, Roback teamed up with Hope Sandoval instead. They rechristened the band Mazzy Star.


Emergency Third Rail Power Trip, the debut album by Rain Parade.On You Tube.

So Tonight That I Might See, by Roback's and Sandoval's band Mazzy Star, including the hit song Fade Into You.

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David Edward Roback's Timeline

1958
April 4, 1958
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA, United States
2020
February 24, 2020
Age 61
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA, United States