Editing Quicksilver Messenger Service (section)

==Personnel==
;Current members
* [[David Freiberg]] – bass (1965–1971, 1975), rhythm guitar (2006–present), lead and backing vocals
* Chris Smith − keyboards (2006–present) 
* Linda Imperial − backing and lead vocals (2006–present) 
* [[Donny Baldwin]] − drums (2008–present)
* Peter Harris − rhythm and lead guitar, backing and lead vocals (2009–present)  
* [[Jude Gold]] − lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2012–present)
* Steve Valverde − bass (2015–present)

;Former members
* [[Greg Elmore]] – drums (1965–1979)
* [[John Cipollina]] – lead and rhythm guitar (1965–1971, 1975; died 1989)
* [[Gary Duncan]] – lead and rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals (1965–1969, 1969–1979, 1984–1996, 2006–2009; died 2019)
* [[Jim Murray (musician)|Jim Murray]] – rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals (1965–1967; died 2013)
* [[Nicky Hopkins]] – keyboards (1969–1971; died 1994)
* [[Dino Valenti]] – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar (1969–1979; died 1994)
* [[Mark Naftalin]] – keyboards (1971–1972)
* Mark Ryan – bass (1971–1972)
* Harold Aceves – drums (1972–1975)
* Chuck Steaks – keyboards (1972–1975)
* Roger Stanton – bass (1972–1974)
* Bob Flurie – bass (1974–1975)
* W. Michael Lewis – keyboards (1975–1979, 1984–1996)
* Skip Olsen – bass (1975–1979)
* Sammy Piazza − drums (1986–1988)
* Bobby Vega − bass (1988–1996, 2006–2007)
* [[Greg Errico]] − drums (1988–1996)
* John Bird − rhythm and lead guitar (1988–1996)
* [[Prairie Prince]] − drums (2006–2008)
* Keith Graves − bass (2007–2015)

===Lineups===
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|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 1965–1967
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 1967–1969
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 1969
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 1969–1971
|-
| valign=top |
* '''[[John Cipollina]]''' – guitar
* '''[[Gary Duncan]]''' – guitar, vocals
* '''[[Greg Elmore]]''' – drums
* '''[[David Freiberg]]''' – bass, vocals
* '''[[Jim Murray (musician)|Jim Murray]]''' – guitar, harmonica, vocals
| valign=top |
* '''John Cipollina''' – guitar
* '''Gary Duncan''' – guitar, vocals
* '''Greg Elmore''' – drums
* '''David Freiberg''' – bass, vocals
| valign=top |
* '''John Cipollina''' – guitar
* '''Greg Elmore''' – drums
* '''David Freiberg''' – bass, vocals
* '''[[Nicky Hopkins]]''' – keyboards
| valign=top |
* '''John Cipollina''' – guitar
* '''Greg Elmore''' – drums
* '''David Freiberg''' – bass, vocals
* '''Nicky Hopkins''' – keyboards
* '''Gary Duncan''' – guitar, vocals
* '''[[Dino Valenti]]''' – guitar, vocals
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 1971
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 1971–1972
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 1972
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 1972–1974
|-
| valign=top |
* '''Greg Elmore''' – drums
* '''David Freiberg''' – bass, vocals
* '''Gary Duncan''' – guitar, vocals
* '''Dino Valenti''' – guitar, vocals
| valign=top |
* '''Greg Elmore''' – drums
* '''Gary Duncan''' – guitar, vocals
* '''Dino Valenti''' – guitar, vocals
* '''[[Mark Naftalin]]''' – keyboards
* '''Mark Ryan''' – bass
| valign=top |
* '''Greg Elmore''' – drums
* '''Gary Duncan''' – guitar, vocals
* '''Dino Valenti''' – guitar, vocals
* '''Mark Ryan''' – bass
* '''Harold Aceves''' – drums
* '''Chuck Steaks''' – keyboards
| valign=top |
* '''Greg Elmore''' – drums
* '''Gary Duncan''' – guitar, vocals
* '''Dino Valenti''' – guitar, vocals
* '''Harold Aceves''' – drums
* '''Chuck Steaks''' – keyboards
* '''Roger Stanton''' – bass
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 1974–1975
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 1975
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 1975–1979
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 1984–1986
|-
| valign=top |
* '''Greg Elmore''' – drums
* '''Gary Duncan''' – guitar, vocals
* '''Dino Valenti''' – guitar, vocals
* '''Harold Aceves''' – drums
* '''Chuck Steaks''' – keyboards
* '''Bob Flurie''' – bass
| valign=top |
* '''Greg Elmore''' – drums
* '''Gary Duncan''' – guitar, vocals
* '''Dino Valenti''' – guitar, vocals
* '''John Cipollina''' – guitar
* '''David Freiberg''' – bass, vocals
| valign=top |
* '''Greg Elmore''' – drums
* '''Gary Duncan''' – guitar, vocals
* '''Dino Valenti''' – guitar, vocals
* '''Michael Lewis''' – keyboards
* '''Skip Olsen''' – bass
| valign=top |
* '''Gary Duncan''' – guitar, vocals
* '''Sammy Piazza''' − drums
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 1986–1988
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 1988–1996
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 2006–2007
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 2007–2008
|-
| valign=top |
* '''Gary Duncan''' – guitar, vocals
* '''Michael Lewis''' – keyboards
* '''Sammy Piazza''' − drums
| valign=top |
* '''Gary Duncan''' – guitar, vocals
* '''Michael Lewis''' – keyboards
* '''John Bird''' – guitar, vocals
* '''Bobby Vega''' – bass
* '''Greg Errico''' – drums
| valign=top |
* '''Gary Duncan''' – guitar, vocals
* '''David Freiberg''' – guitar, vocals
* '''Bobby Vega''' – bass
* '''Chris Smith''' – keyboards
* '''Prairie Prince''' – drums
* '''Linda Imperial''' – vocals
| valign=top |
* '''Gary Duncan''' – guitar, vocals
* '''David Freiberg''' – guitar, vocals
* '''Chris Smith''' – keyboards
* '''Prairie Prince''' – drums
* '''Linda Imperial''' – vocals
* '''Keith Graves''' – bass
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 2008–2009
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 2009–2012
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 2012–2015
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 2015–present
|-
| valign=top |
* '''Gary Duncan''' – guitar, vocals
* '''David Freiberg''' – guitar, vocals
* '''Chris Smith''' – keyboards
* '''Linda Imperial''' – vocals
* '''Keith Graves''' – bass
* '''Donny Baldwin''' – drums
| valign=top |
* '''David Freiberg''' – guitar, vocals
* '''Chris Smith''' – keyboards
* '''Linda Imperial''' – vocals
* '''Keith Graves''' – bass
* '''Donny Baldwin''' – drums
* '''Peter Harris''' – guitar, vocals
| valign=top |
* '''David Freiberg''' – guitar, vocals
* '''Chris Smith''' – keyboards
* '''Linda Imperial''' – vocals
* '''Keith Graves''' – bass
* '''Donny Baldwin''' – drums
* '''Peter Harris''' – guitar, vocals
* '''Jude Gold''' − guitar, vocals
| valign=top |
* '''David Freiberg''' – guitar, vocals
* '''Chris Smith''' – keyboards
* '''Linda Imperial''' – vocals
* '''Donny Baldwin''' – drums
* '''Peter Harris''' – guitar, vocals
* '''Jude Gold''' − guitar, vocals
* '''Steve Valverde''' – bass
|}

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