After Spiral Starecase disbanded in 1971, Upton relocated to Los Angeles, where he worked as a session musician and then a band member for Ricky Nelson.[2][3] Upton was noted as having an exceptionally high voice for a man.[4] On December 30, 1985, after a performance at Upton's Guntersville, Alabama club PJ's Alley, Nelson asked Upton to accompany him on a flight to Dallas, Texas, but Upton declined due to business obligations.[5] The flight crashed, killing Nelson, Nelson's fiancée Helen, and five members of Nelson's band.
Upton lived with his wife, former model Lynn Upton, in Guntersville, and they had three daughters and a son, while he was a grandfather of six. He died in his hometown of Geraldine, Alabama on July 27, 2016, at age 75.[5][6]
^"Musician, Geraldine native Pat Upton dies at 75". The Gadsden Times. July 27, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
^Koda, Cub. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^McLane, Ben (1998). "Articles: Spiral Starecase". benmcclane.com. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
^My Favorite Records: A Musical Memoir, p. 61, at Google Books
^ abThornton, William (July 27, 2016). "Geraldine native Pat Upton of 'Spiral Starecase' dead at 75". AL.com. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
^Jimenez, James H. (July 29, 2016). "Pat Upton dead at age 75 - Geraldine's native son wrote 'More Today Than Yesterday'". The Sand Mountain Reporter. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
upton, singer, upton, august, 1940, july, 2016, american, singer, songwriter, guitarist, with, band, spiral, starecase, songwriter, lead, vocalist, their, 1969, gold, selling, single, more, today, than, yesterday, which, peaked, billboard, song, been, covered,. Pat Upton August 5 1940 July 27 2016 was an American singer songwriter and guitarist with the band Spiral Starecase He was the songwriter of and lead vocalist on their 1969 gold selling single More Today Than Yesterday which peaked at 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 1 The song has been covered by Sonny amp Cher Diana Ross Andy Williams Lena Horne Patti Austin and Goldfinger Pat UptonBirth namePatrick UptonBorn 1940 08 05 August 5 1940Geraldine Alabama U S DiedJuly 27 2016 2016 07 27 aged 75 Guntersville Alabama U S GenresPopOccupation s SingersongwriterInstrument s VocalsYears active1964 2016LabelsColumbia After Spiral Starecase disbanded in 1971 Upton relocated to Los Angeles where he worked as a session musician and then a band member for Ricky Nelson 2 3 Upton was noted as having an exceptionally high voice for a man 4 On December 30 1985 after a performance at Upton s Guntersville Alabama club PJ s Alley Nelson asked Upton to accompany him on a flight to Dallas Texas but Upton declined due to business obligations 5 The flight crashed killing Nelson Nelson s fiancee Helen and five members of Nelson s band Upton lived with his wife former model Lynn Upton in Guntersville and they had three daughters and a son while he was a grandfather of six He died in his hometown of Geraldine Alabama on July 27 2016 at age 75 5 6 Discography EditSee also Spiral Starecase Discography SoloThen and Now 1995With Rick NelsonPlaying to Win backing vocals 1981With Juice NewtonWell Kept Secret backing vocals 1978 Take Heart backing vocals 1979References Edit Musician Geraldine native Pat Upton dies at 75 The Gadsden Times July 27 2016 Retrieved October 28 2016 Koda Cub Artist Biography AllMusic Retrieved 17 February 2022 McLane Ben 1998 Articles Spiral Starecase benmcclane com Retrieved September 11 2019 My Favorite Records A Musical Memoir p 61 at Google Books a b Thornton William July 27 2016 Geraldine native Pat Upton of Spiral Starecase dead at 75 AL com Retrieved October 20 2016 Jimenez James H July 29 2016 Pat Upton dead at age 75 Geraldine s native son wrote More Today Than Yesterday The Sand Mountain Reporter Retrieved October 28 2016 External links EditPat Upton at Find a Grave Youtube Video of Pat Upton with Spiral Starecase Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pat Upton singer amp oldid 1099825719, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
