Randy California
Biography
Randy California was a guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the original members of the rock group Spirit. Born Randy Craig Wolfe, he grew up in a musical family in Los Angeles and met Jimi Hendrix in New York City. California co-founded Spirit with Ed Cassidy and wrote the band's biggest hits, including "I Got a Line on You" and "Nature's Way". He drowned in 1997 while rescuing his son in Hawaii.