Pat Upton (singer)

Pat Upton
Pat Upton
Birth name	Patrick Upton
Born	August 5, 1940; Geraldine, Alabama, U.S.
Died	July 27, 2016 (aged 75); Guntersville, Alabama, U.S.
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer; songwriter;
Instruments	Vocals;
Years active	1964-2016
Labels	Columbia
Associated acts	Spiral Starecase;

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 & Cher, Diana Ross, Andy Williams, Lena Horne, and Patti Austin.

After Spiral Starecase split up in 1971, Upton relocated to Los Angeles, where he worked as a session musician and then a band member for Ricky Nelson.[2] 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.[3] 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.[3][4]

References

"Musician, Geraldine native Pat Upton dies at 75". The Gadsden Times. July 27, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
McLane, Ben (1998). "Articles: Spiral Starecase". benmcclane.com. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
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.

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[TheGadsdenTimes-1] "Musician, Geraldine native Pat Upton dies at 75". The Gadsden Times. July 27, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.

[2] McLane, Ben (1998). "Articles: Spiral Starecase". benmcclane.com. Retrieved September 11, 2019.

[AL.com-3] Thornton, William (July 27, 2016). "Geraldine native Pat Upton of 'Spiral Starecase' dead at 75". AL.com. Retrieved October 20, 2016.

[SandMountainReporter-4] 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.