Biography:

Sal Maida (July 29, 1948 – February 1, 2025) was an American bass guitarist. He was known for his work with Milk ‘N’ Cookies, Roxy Music, Ronnie Spector, and Sparks.

Life and career

Maida was born in New York on July 29, 1948. He was raised in Little Italy. He graduated from Fordham University with a BA in economics.[1]

After Fordham, he traveled to London. He found a job there working in a record store. One day while working at the store, he met Paul Thompson, the drummer of Roxy Music. He went on to join the band on their 1973 Stranded Tour. In 1974, he came a became a member of Milk ’N’ Cookies, a band from Long Island.[1]

In 2014, Maida authored the memoir Four Strings, Phony Proof, and 300 45s, which detailed his experience of being in the music scene as the major changes which brought the end of the psychedelic era occurred.[2]

In 2023, Maida authored The White Label Promo Preservation Society Vol 2: More Flop Albums You Ought to Know with Mitchell Cohen and 53 friends of his. The book examines 100 albums which were not commercially successful, “flopping” by not making the top 100 in Billboard.[3]

Maida died due to complications of a fall in New York, on February 1, 2025, at the age of 76.[1]

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