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(1937-10-07)October 7, 1937 Danbury, Connecticut, United States
Died
November 16, 1994(1994-11-16) (aged 57) Santa Rosa, California, United States
Genres
Folk, rock, blues, psychedelic rock, acid rock
Occupation(s)
Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)
Vocals
guitar
Years active
Late 1950s–1994
Labels
Epic, Capitol
Musical artist
Chester William Powers, Jr. (October 7, 1937 – November 16, 1994) was an American singer-songwriter, and under the stage names Dino Valenti or Dino Valente, one of the lead singers of the rock group Quicksilver Messenger Service. As a songwriter, he was known as Jesse Oris Farrow. He is best known for having written the quintessential 1960s love-and-peace anthem "Get Together",[1] and for writing and singing on Quicksilver Messenger Service's two best-known songs, "Fresh Air" and "What About Me?"[2]
^Cole, Tom (April 10, 2019). "Beyond The Summer Of Love, 'Get Together' Is An Anthem For Every Season". American Anthem. NPR. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
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at the Wayback Machine Official website Dino Valente More information ChetPowers discography at Discogs DINO VALENTE "Me and my uncle" Get Together, the...
never achieved widespread popularity. Their only U.S. Top 40 entry was ChetPowers' "Get Together". Jesse Colin Young (born Perry Miller, November 22, 1941...
Knows", "The Red Balloon", "Good Old Rock 'n' Roll", and a version of ChetPowers' "Get Together" (retitled as "Everybody Get Together"). They were the...
mastered and color corrected. Live at Reading marks the first time that ChetPowers received songwriting credit on a Nirvana release for the use of his lyrics...
credits from original album sleeve and AllMusic. "Let's Get Together" (ChetPowers) – 3:32 "I Don't Believe (I Believe)" (Jeffrey Thomas) – 3:41 "Tell Him...
music. Comparatively, Unterberger noted that the band's cover version of ChetPowers' "Let's Get Together", later made famous by the Youngbloods, was foretelling...
Together" or "Let's Get Together", a 1963 song written and recorded by ChetPowers (as Dino Valenti), and then by the Kingston Trio, the Youngbloods and...
– Christopher Booker, English journalist and author (d. 2019) 1937 – ChetPowers, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1994) 1937 – Maria Szyszkowska...
Comes Summer" (No. 44), as well as the UK top 10 hit cover version of ChetPowers' "Everybody Get Together" (No. 8). A single featuring Mike Smith's ballad...
singing the chorus of the Youngbloods song "Get Together" written by ChetPowers. To Cobain's indignation, hidden track "Endless, Nameless" was absent...
The group's first album contained the song "Get Together", written by ChetPowers, and was released as a single in 1967 to moderate success; however, after...
Mira Songwriter(s) Public Domain (1st pressing) Dino Valenti a.k.a. ChetPowers (2nd & 3rd pressings) Billy Roberts (copyrighted) Producer(s) Norm Ratner...
Cars" Kaukonen, Balin Surrealistic Pillow 3:10 8. "Let's Get Together" ChetPowers Jefferson Airplane Takes Off 3:36 9. "Blues from an Airplane" Balin,...
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