R.I.P. Buffalo Springfield's Dewey Martin
Kirk Silsbee, Goldmine, 12 March 2009
68 YEAR-OLD Dewey Martin, the steady percussive hand behind the drums in Buffalo Springfield, one of the most legendary 1960s rock bands, died Feb. 1 at his Van Nuys apartment. The cause of death, while not made public, appears to be natural.
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