Michael Stephen KNUST

1949 - 2003  (54 years)

• Name	Michael Stephen KNUST  [1]
  Birth	11 Mar 1949	Harris, TX   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Sep 2003	Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery, Houston, Harris, TX   [3]
  Death	15 Sep 2003	Spring Branch, Travis, TX   [4, 5]
  	Michael Knust - Founder and lead guitarist for the 60's psychedelic rock band Fever Tree, who produced four albums before disbanding in 1970, and whose biggest hit was 1968's "San Francisco Girls (Return of the Native)", died Sept 15 in Spring Branch, TX of unknown causes at age 54.
  Notes	Web Article Birth: Mar. 11, 1949 Death: Sep. 15, 2003 Rock Musician. He began playing guitar while attending Spring Branch High School in Spring Branch, Texas, later becoming the founder and lead guitarist for the psychadelic 1960s musical group, 'Fever Tree.' The group originally named, 'The Bostwick Vines,' was formed in Houston, Texas, in 1966, with Dennis Keller, Rob Landes, John Tuttle, and E.L. Wolfe. The band began recording on the See For Miles Record Label and the UNI Record Label, that same year and soon released there only biggest hit, "San Francisco Girls (Return Of The Native)." The song went to the top 100 on the national music charts. Between 1966 and 1970, the band recorded four albums, but there career began to weaken due to constant drug abuse and they disbanded in 1970. Knust continued to work and also formed continuous reunion get-togethers with his bandmates over the years. Knust died on September 15, 2003, at the age of 54, due to the after effects of years of drug abuse. The band's other recordings include, "Imitation Situation 1 (Toccata And Fugue)," "Where Do You Go," "Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do)," and "Man Who Paints the Pictures," among many others. (bio by: KP) Search Amazon.com for Michael Knust Burial: Forest Park West Cemetery Houston Harris County Texas, USA
  Person ID	I491	Polish Texans
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2014

  
  

  Father	Bernhard KNUST,   b. 1913, Houston, Harris, TX d. 03 May 1984, Houston, Harris, TX (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Florine Lena RIESS,   b. 1919, TX
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Mar 1949 - Harris, TX Burial - Sep 2003 - Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery, Houston, Harris, TX Death - 15 Sep 2003 - Spring Branch, Travis, TX  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos		Mike Knust at Dance 1967 Mike performing at the 1967 Twirp Dance at Spring Branch Senior High School in Houston, Texas. Photo from 1967 Spring Branch High School Bruin yearbook.
  		Mike Knust 1970 Senior photo from 1967 Spring Branch High School Bruin yearbook.

  
  

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• Sources

  [S12] Maria Doloris Jacob, Verbal - Maria Jacob Smock. [S127] Texas Birth Records. [S100] Website. [S100] Website, web search. [S134] Social Security Death Index.