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The Airplane was the 'flagship' act for the burgeoning psychedelic rock scene that developed in San Francisco in the mid-1960s^{[citation needed]}. It was the first San Francisco group to perform at a dance concert — the 'happening' at the Longshoremen's Hall in October 1965^{[citation needed]}. They were the first to sign a contract with a major record label, the first to appear on American national television, the first to score hit records and the first to tour the US East Coast and Europe^{[citation needed]}. Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. ... San Francisco redirects here. ...

Throughout the late 1960s Jefferson Airplane was one of the most sought-after (and highly-paid) concert acts in the world. Its records sold in great quantities, it scored two US Top 10 hit singles and a string of Top 20 albums, and its 1967 LP Surrealistic Pillow is still widely regarded as one of the key recordings of the "Summer of Love." Surrealistic Pillow is an album by American psychedelic band Jefferson Airplane, released in February of 1967. ... The Summer of Love was the summer of 1967, particularly in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, where thousands of young people loosely and freely united for a new social experience. ...

Successive incarnations of the band have performed under different names, reflecting changing times and performers: Jefferson Starship, and later simply Starship before becoming Jefferson Starship: the Next Generation in 1991. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Jefferson Airplane was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at sunset. ...

History

Formation and early career

Jefferson Airplane formed in San Francisco during the summer of 1965, emerging from the San Francisco Bay folk music boom (see American folk music revival). Although the Airplane was considered the pre-eminent San Francisco group of the period, Paul Kantner was the only native San Franciscan in the band. San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, and the Golden Gate San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean. ... Folk song redirects here. ... The American folk music revival was a phenomenon in the United States in the 1950s to mid-1960s. ...

The group's founder was singer Marty Balin, who had established a minor career as a pop singer in the early Sixties and had made several recordings under his own name. In mid-1965 Balin raised funds to open a night club, The Matrix. Marty Balin (born Martyn Jerel Buchwald, January 30, 1942, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American musician. ... The Matrix was a club in San Francisco in the late 1960s. ...

Balin met folk musician Paul Kantner at another local club, the Drinking Gourd. Kantner had started out performing on the Bay Area folk circuit in the early 1960s, alongside fellow folkies Jerry Garcia, David Crosby and Janis Joplin. He has cited folk group The Kingston Trio as a strong early influence. Kantner briefly moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1964 to work in a folk duo with future Airplane/Starship member David Freiberg (who subsequently joined Quicksilver Messenger Service). Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band from San Francisco, a pioneer of the LSD-influenced psychedelic rock movement. ... Jerome John Jerry Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician, songwriter, and artist best known for being the lead guitarist and vocalist of the psychedelic rock band the Grateful Dead. ... David Van Cortlandt Crosby (born August 14, 1941) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. ... Janis Lyn Joplin (19 January 1943 – 4 October 1970) was an American singer, songwriter, and music arranger, from Port Arthur, Texas. ... The Kingston Trios original lineup: Bob Shane, Dave Guard, Nick Reynolds The Kingston Trio is an American folk group. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... David Freiberg (born August 24, 1938) is an American musician, and bass guitar player with Quicksilver Messenger Service and Jefferson Starship. ... Quicksilver Messenger Service was one of San Franciscos original psychedelic bands of the late 1960s. ...

After Balin recruited Kantner, the two set about selecting other musicians to form the house band at the Matrix. After Balin heard female vocalist Signe Toly Anderson at the Drinking Gourd, he invited her to be the group's co-lead singer. Anderson sang with the band for a year, departing in late 1966 after the birth of her first child. Signe Toly Anderson (born 15 September 1941 in Seattle Washington) is one of the founding members of Jefferson Airplane. ...

Kantner next recruited an old friend, blues guitarist Jorma Kaukonen. Originally from Washington, DC, Kaukonen had moved to California in the early 1960s and had met Kantner while at Santa Clara University in 1962. Kaukonen was invited to jam with the new band and although initially reluctant to join, was won over after playing his guitar through a tape delay device that was part of the sound system used by Ken Kesey for his Acid Test parties. The original lineup was completed by drummer Jerry Peloquin and acoustic bassist Bob Harvey. Blues is a vocal and instrumental musical form which evolved from African American spirituals, shouts, work songs and chants and has its earliest stylistic roots in West Africa. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Santa Clara Mission is a notable on-campus landmark. ... Delay is an audio effect which records an input signal to an audio storage medium, and then plays it back after a period of time[1]. The delayed signal may either be played back multiple times, or played back into the recording again, to create the sound of a repeating... Kenneth Elton Kesey (September 17, 1935 – November 10, 2001) was an American author, best known for his novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, and as a counter-cultural figure who, some consider, was a link between the beat generation of the 1950s and the hippies of the 1960s. ... The Acid Tests were a series of psychedelic parties held by Ken Kesey in the San Francisco Bay Area during the early 1960s, centered entirely around the use, experimentation, and advocacy of LSD, also known as acid. ...

The origin of the group's name is often disputed. "Jefferson airplane" is slang for a used paper match split to hold a marijuana joint that has been smoked too short to hold without burning the hands - an improvised roach clip ^[1]. An urban legend claims this was the origin of the band's name, but according to band member Jorma Kaukonen, the name was invented by his friend Steve Talbot as a parody of blues names such as Blind Lemon Jefferson. ^[2] A 2007 press release quoted Kaukonen as saying: For other uses, see Slang (disambiguation). ... Cannabis, also known as marijuana[1] or ganja (Hindi: गांजा),[2] is a psychoactive product of the plant Cannabis sativa. ... A popular style of roach clips are medical stats. ... An urban legend or urban myth is similar to a modern folklore consisting of stories often thought to be factual by those circulating them. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Blind Lemon Jefferson (October 26, 1894 – December 1929) was an influential blues singer and guitarist from Texas. ...

"I had this friend [Talbot] in Berkeley who came up with funny names for people," explains Kaukonen. "His name for me was Blind Thomas Jefferson Airplane (for blues pioneer Blind Lemon Jefferson). When the guys were looking for band names and nobody could come up with something, I remember saying, 'You want a silly band name? I got a silly band name for you!'"

The group made its first public appearance at the opening night of The Matrix club on 13 August 1965. The band drew inspiration from The Beatles, The Byrds and The Lovin' Spoonful, gradually developing a more pop-oriented electric sound. The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... The Byrds (formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1964) were an American rock band. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ...

A few weeks after the group was formed, Peloquin departed, in part because of his disdain for the others' drug use. Although he was not a drummer, singer-guitarist Skip Spence (who later founded Moby Grape) was then invited to replace Peloquin. In October 1965, after the other members decided that Harvey's bass playing was not up to par, Harvey was replaced by guitarist-bassist Jack Casady, an old friend of Kaukonen's from Washington. Casady played his first gig with the Airplane at a college concert in Berkeley, California, two weeks after he arrived in San Francisco. Alexander Lee Skip Spence (April 18, 1946 – April 16, 1999) was a musician and singer-songwriter. ... Moby Grape was an American roots rock and psychedelic rock group of the 1960s that was known for having all five members contribute to singing and songwriting and that collectively merged elements of jazz, country, and blues together with rock. ... Jack Casady (born John William Casady, April 13, 1944 in Washington D.C), is an American musician considered one of the foremost bass guitarists of the rock music era. ... Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in Northern California, in the United States. ...

The group's performing skills improved rapidly and they gained a following in and around San Francisco, aided by reviews from veteran music journalist Ralph J. Gleason, the jazz critic of the San Francisco Chronicle; after seeing the band at the Matrix in late 1965 he proclaimed them "one of the best bands ever." Gleason's support raised the band's profile greatly, and within three months their manager Matthew Katz was fielding offers from record companies, although they had yet to perform outside the Bay Area. Ralph J. Gleason (1917-1975) was an influential American jazz and pop music critic. ... Todays San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young. ...

Two significant early concerts featuring the Airplane were held in late 1965. The first was the dance at the Longshoremen's Hall in San Francisco on 16 October 1965, the first of many happenings in the Bay Area, and it was here that Ralph Gleason first saw the Airplane. At this concert they were supported by a local folk-rock group, The Great Society, which featured Grace Slick as lead singer. Kantner met her for the first time that night. A few weeks later, on 6 November, they headlined a benefit concert for the San Francisco Mime Troupe, the first of many engagements for rising entrepreneur Bill Graham, who became their manager. is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... The Great Society was a 1960s San Francisco rock band in the burgeoning Haight Ashbury folk-psychedelic style pervasive during the time of its existence, 1965 to 1966. ... Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing on October 30, 1939) is an American singer and songwriter, who was one of the lead singers of the rock groups The Great Society, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Starship, and was a solo artist, for nearly three decades, from the mid-1960s to the... is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The San Francisco Mime Troupe is an award winning theatre of political satire, which performs free shows in various parks in the San Francisco Bay Area and around California. ... Bill Graham (January 8, 1931–October 25, 1991) was a very well-known American rock concert promoter, who was prominent from the 1960s until his death. ...

In November 1965 Jefferson Airplane signed a recording contract with RCA Victor, which included an unheard-of advance of $25,000. On December 10, 1965 the group played at the first Bill Graham show at the Fillmore ballroom, supported by The Great Society and others. The Airplane also appeared at Family Dog shows promoted by Chet Helms. Sony BMG Music Entertainment is the result of a 50/50 joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment (part of Sony) and BMG Entertainment (part of Bertelsmann AG) completed in August 2004. ... An advance payment, or simply an advance, is the part of a contractually due sum that is paid in advance, while the balance will only follow after receipt on the counterpart in goods or services. ... is the 344th day of the year (345th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... The Fillmore (also known as the Fillmore Auditorium or, for several years, The Elite Club), is a historic music venue in San Francisco, California made famous by Bill Graham (1931–1991). ... Chet Helms, or Chester Leo Helms, (August 2, 1942 to ~June 25, 2005), born in Santa Maria, California, was the eldest of three sons born to Chester and Novella Helms. ...

The group's first single was Balin's "It's No Secret" (a tune he had written with Otis Redding in mind); the B-side was "Runnin' Round The World", the song that led to the band's first major clash with RCA. Otis Ray Redding, Jr. ...

After the Airplane's debut LP Jefferson Airplane Takes Off was completed in March 1966, Skip Spence quit the band. He was eventually replaced by Spencer Dryden, who played his first show with the Airplane at the Berkeley Folk Festival on July 4, 1966. Jefferson Airplane Takes Off is the debut album of San Francisco rock band Jefferson Airplane released on RCA Victor Records in 1966. ... Spencer Dryden (April 7, 1938 – January 11, 2005) was an American musician who was best known as the drummer for Jefferson Airplane, New Riders of the Purple Sage and The Dinosaurs. ...

Manager Matthew Katz was fired in August -- causing legal fallout that continued for years -- and Balin's friend and roommate Bill Thompson was installed as permanent road manager and temporary band manager. Thompson, a friend and ally of the band, was a former Chronicle staffer who had convinced reviewers Ralph Gleason and John Wasserman to see the band. Thanks to Gleason's influence, Thompson was able to book the group for appearances at the Berkeley Folk Festival and the Monterey Jazz Festival. There have been a number of people named Bill Thompson: Bill Thompson, a voice actor who played Droopy Dog and in a number of Disney films Bill Thompson, author of Airlines of North America See also: William Thompson This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages... The Monterey Jazz Festival (MJF) is one of the longest consecutively running jazz festival in history. ...

Jefferson Airplane Takes Off was released in September 1966. The folk-music-influenced album included John D. Loudermilk's "Tobacco Road" and Dino Valente's "Let's Get Together", as well as original ballads "It's No Secret" and "Come Up the Years." The LP garnered considerable attention in the USA and became a gold album. RCA initially pressed only 15,000 copies, but it sold more than 10,000 in San Francisco alone, prompting the label to reprint it. For the reprinting, the company deleted "Runnin' Round This World" (which had appeared on early mono pressings), because executives objected to the word "trip" in the lyrics. For similar reasons, RCA also substituted altered versions for two other tracks: "Let Me In," changing the line "you shut your door; you know where" to "you shut your door; now it ain't fair" and "Run Around," changing the line "flowers that sway as you lay under me" to "flowers that sway as you stay here by me". The original pressings of Takes Off featuring "Runnin' 'Round The World" and the uncensored tracks of "Let Me In" and "Run Around" are now worth thousands of dollars. John D. Loudermilk (born March 31, 1934 in Durham, North Carolina) is an American singer and songwriter. ... Tobacco Road is a song by John D. Loudermilk that was a 1964 hit for The Nashville Teens. ... Chet Powers, also known as Dino Valente, was an American singer / songwriter. ... Lets Get Together is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov, originally published in Infinity Science Fiction, February 1957, and included in the collection The Rest of the Robots. ...

Arrival of Grace Slick

Grace Slick, mid-1960s

Signe Anderson gave birth to her daughter in May 1966, and in October announced her departure. Her final gig with the Airplane took place at the Fillmore on 15 October 1966. The following night, her replacement Grace Slick made her first appearance. Slick, a former model, was already known to the band - she had attended the Airplane's debut gig at the Matrix in 1965 and her previous group, The Great Society, had often supported the Airplane in concert. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing on October 30, 1939) is an American singer and songwriter, who was one of the lead singers of the rock groups The Great Society, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Starship, and was a solo artist, for nearly three decades, from the mid-1960s to the...

Slick's recruitment proved pivotal to the Airplane's commercial breakthrough — she possessed a powerful and supple contralto voice, well-suited to the group's amplified psychedelic music, she was good looking, and her stage presence greatly enhanced the group's live impact. In music, an alto is a singer with a vocal range somewhere between a tenor and a soprano. ...

The Great Society had recorded an early version of "Somebody To Love" (under the title "Someone To Love") as the B-side of their only single, "Free Advice"; it was produced by Sylvester Stewart (soon to become Sly Stone) but it reportedly took more than 50 takes to achieve a satisfactory rendition. The Great Society decided to split up in late 1966 and played its last show on September 11. Soon after, Slick was asked to join Jefferson Airplane by Jack Casady (whose musicianship was a major influence on her decision) and her Great Society contract was bought out for $750. Sly Stone (born Sylvester Stewart, 15 March 1943, in Denton, Texas) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, most famous for his role as frontman for Sly & the Family Stone, a band which played a critical role in the development of soul, funk and psychedelia in the 1960s and...

Commercial breakthrough

In December 1966 Jefferson Airplane was featured in a Newsweek article about the booming San Francisco music scene, one of the first in an avalanche of similar reports that prompted a massive influx of young people to the city and contributed to the commercialization and exploitation of the hippie culture. The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ...

Around the beginning of 1967 Bill Graham took over from Bill Thompson as manager. In January the group traveled to Los Angeles to record the tracks for their next LP, and also made their first visit to the East Coast. On January 14, alongside The Grateful Dead and Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jefferson Airplane headlined the now-legendary "Human Be-In", the famous all-day 'happening' staged in Golden Gate Park, one of the key events leading up to the "Summer of Love." Bill Graham (January 8, 1931–October 25, 1991) was a very well-known American rock concert promoter, who was prominent from the 1960s until his death. ... Jerry Garcia later in life The Grateful Dead was an American rock band, which was formed in 1965 in San Francisco from the remnants of another band, Mother McCrees Uptown Jug Champions. ... Quicksilver Messenger Service was one of San Franciscos original psychedelic bands of the late 1960s. ... The Human Be-In was a happening in San Franciscos Golden Gate Park, the afternoon and evening of January 14, 1967. ... Golden Gate Park, located in San Francisco, California, is a large urban park. ... The Summer of Love was the summer of 1967, particularly in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, where thousands of young people loosely and freely united for a new social experience. ...

During this period the band gained their first international recognition when rising British pop star Donovan, who saw them during his stint on the US West Coast in early 1966, mentioned the Airplane in his song "The Fat Angel," which subsequently appeared on his Sunshine Superman LP. For other uses, see Donovan (disambiguation). ... Sunshine Superman is the title of a 1965 song written and recorded by British popular musician Donovan; it is also became title track of his 1966 album of the same name. ...

The group's second LP, Surrealistic Pillow, recorded in Los Angeles with producer Rick Jarrard in only thirteen days at a cost of $8000, launched the Airplane to international fame. Released in February 1967, the LP entered the Billboard album chart on March 25 and remained there for over a year, peaking at #3. Alongside The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, it is widely regarded as one of the seminal albums of the "Summer of Love." The name Surrealistic Pillow was suggested by the 'shadow' producer of the album, Jerry Garcia, when he mentioned that, as a whole, the album sounded "as Surrealistic as a pillow." Although the record company would not acknowledge Garcia's considerable contributions to the album with a "Producer" credit, he is listed in the album's credits as "spiritual advisor." Surrealistic Pillow is an album by American psychedelic band Jefferson Airplane, released in February of 1967. ... Rick Jarrard was a staff producer for RCA Records during the 1960s. ... Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ... is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... For other uses, see Sgt. ... The Summer of Love was the summer of 1967, particularly in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, where thousands of young people loosely and freely united for a new social experience. ... Surrealistic Pillow is an album by American psychedelic band Jefferson Airplane, released in February of 1967. ... Jerome John Jerry Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician, songwriter, and artist best known for being the lead guitarist and vocalist of the psychedelic rock band the Grateful Dead. ...

In addition to the group's two best-known tracks, "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love," the album featured "My Best Friend" by former drummer Skip Spence, Balin's driving "Plastic Fantastic Lover," and the atmospheric Balin-Kantner ballad "Today." A reminder of their earlier folk incarnation was Kaukonen's solo acoustic guitar tour de force, "Embryonic Journey" (his first composition), which referenced contemporary acoustic guitar masters such as John Fahey and helped to establish the popular genre exemplified by acoustic guitarist Leo Kottke. White Rabbit is a psychedelic rock song from Jefferson Airplanes 1967 album Surrealistic Pillow. ... Somebody to Love is a well-known rock song by 1960s folk-psychedelic band The Great Society. ... Today is a folk rock ballad written by Marty Balin and Paul Kantner from the band Jefferson Airplane. ... Embryonic Journey album Relix 1994 Embryonic Journey, composed by Jefferson Airplane guitarist Jorma Kaukonen, originally appeared as the ninth track on Jefferson Airplanes second album, Surrealistic Pillow, but has been often anthologized and multiple takes of it was released as an album entitled (not surprisingly) Embryonic Journey. It is... John Fahey (February 28, 1939 – February 22, 2001) was an American fingerstyle guitarist and composer who pioneered the steel-string guitar as a solo instrument. ... Leo Kottke (born on 11 September 1945 in Athens, Georgia, USA, North America) is an acoustic guitarist. ...

The first single from the album, Spence's "My Best Friend," failed to chart, but the next two singles rocketed the group to prominence. Both "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit" become major US hits when released as singles -- the former reaching #5 and the latter #8 on the Billboard singles chart -- and by late 1967 the Airplane were national and international stars and had become one of the hottest (and highest-paid) groups in America.

This phase of the Airplane's career peaked with their famous performance at the Monterey International Pop Festival in June 1967. Monterey showcased leading bands from several major music "scenes" including New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and the United Kingdom, and the resulting TV and film coverage gave national (and international) exposure to groups that had previously had only regional fame. Two songs from the Airplane's set were subsequently included in the D.A. Pennebaker film documentary of the event. Poster promoting the festival The Monterey International Pop Music Festival took place from June 16 to June 18, 1967. ... This article is about the state. ... D. A. Pennebaker speaking at the University of Florida in February 2003. ...

The Airplane also benefitted greatly from appearances on nationally syndicated TV shows such as Johnny Carson's Tonight Show and The Ed Sullivan Show. The Airplane's famous appearance on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour performing "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love" was videotaped in color and augmented by developments in video techniques. It has been frequently re-screened and is notable for its pioneering use of the Chroma key process to simulate the Airplane's psychedelic light show.^[3] For other persons named John Carson, see John Carson (disambiguation). ... The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television variety show that ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, 1971, and was hosted by former entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. ... The Smothers Brothers are an American musical-comedy team, formed by real-life brothers Tom and Dick Smothers. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: it is patent nonsense. ...

Change of direction

The membership of Jefferson Airplane remained relatively stable from 1967 to 1970. During that period they recorded five more albums and performed extensively in the USA and Europe. The group's music underwent a significant transformation after Surrealistic Pillow, however. Key influences on the group's new direction were the popularity and success of Jimi Hendrix and the British supergroup Cream, which prompted the Airplane (like many other groups) to adopt a 'heavier' sound and to place a greater emphasis on improvisation. Surrealistic Pillow is an album by American psychedelic band Jefferson Airplane, released in February of 1967. ... Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitar virtuoso, singer and songwriter. ... Cream were a classic 1960s British rock band, which consisted of guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker. ...

The band's third LP, After Bathing at Baxter's, was released on 27 November 1967 and eventually peaked in the charts at #17. Its famous cover, drawn by renowned artist and cartoonist Ron Cobb depicts a Heath Robinson-inspired flying machine soaring about the chaos of American commercial culture. Alternate cover UK release After Bathing at Baxters was released in 1967 and is the third album by the San Francisco rock band Jefferson Airplane. ... Ron Cobb is a cartoonist, artist, writer, film designer, and film director. ... William Heath Robinson (May 31, 1872 - September 13, 1944) was a British cartoonist and illustrator, who signed himself W. Heath Robinson. ...

Recorded over more than four months, with little interference from the nominal producer Al Schmitt, the new album demonstrated the group's growing engagement with psychedelic rock. Where the previous LP had consisted entirely of standard-length songs, the new one was dominated by long multi-part suites. It also marked the emergence of Kantner and Slick as the band's major composers and the concurrent decline in the influence and involvement of founder Marty Balin. Among other reasons, Balin was becoming increasingly disenchanted with the "star trips" and inflated egos produced by the band's runaway commercial success. Al Schmitt is an thirteen-time Grammy Award winning music engineer and producer. ... Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. ...

Baxter's also marked the end of the Airplane's brief run of success on the singles chart. While both "White Rabbit" and "Somebody To Love" were US Top 10 hits, the only single from Baxter's, "The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil", peaked at #43. None of the band's subsequent singles made it into the Top 50 and several did not chart at all.

Despite this, Jefferson Airplane continued to enjoy significant success as "album" artists. Between 1967 and 1972 they scored a run of eight consecutive Top 20 albums in the USA, with both Surrealistic Pillow and Crown of Creation making the Top 10. Crown of Creation was released in 1968 and is the fourth album by the San Francisco rock band Jefferson Airplane. ...

1968-1970

In February 1968 manager Bill Graham was fired after Grace Slick delivered an "either he goes or I go" ultimatum to the group. Bill Thompson took over as permanent manager and set about consolidating the group's financial security, establishing Icebag Corp. to oversee the band's publishing interests and purchasing a 20-room mansion at 2400 Fulton Street across from Golden Gate Park near the Haight-Ashbury district, which became the band's office and communal residence. Golden Gate Park, located in San Francisco, California, is a large urban park. ...

The Airplane undertook their first major tour of Europe in mid-to-late 1968, co-headlining with The Doors in the Netherlands, England, Belgium, Germany and Sweden. In a notorious incident at a concert in Amsterdam, while the Airplane was performing "Plastic Fantastic Lover," a heavily intoxicated Jim Morrison appeared on stage and began dancing. As the group played faster and faster, Morrison spun around wildly until he finally fell senseless on the stage at Marty Balin's feet. (Not surprisingly, Morrison was unable to perform his set with the Doors and Ray Manzarek was forced to sing all the vocals^{[citation needed]}.) The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles by vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Amsterdam (disambiguation). ... For other persons named James or Jim Morrison, see James Morrison. ... Raymond Daniel Manzarek or Manczarek (b. ...

Jefferson Airplane's fourth LP, Crown of Creation (released in September 1968), was a huge commercial success, peaking at #6 on the album chart. Grace Slick's "Lather", which opens the album, is said to be about her affair with drummer Spencer Dryden. "Triad", a David Crosby piece, had been rejected by The Byrds because they deemed its subject matter (a ménage à trois) to be too "hot" to record. Slick's searing sex and drug anthem "Greasy Heart" had been released as a single in March 1968. Several tracks recorded for the LP were left off the album, including the freeform Grace Slick/Frank Zappa collaboration "Would You Like A Snack?" Crown of Creation was released in 1968 and is the fourth album by the San Francisco rock band Jefferson Airplane. ... Lather is the title of a song by the American rock band Jefferson Airplane. ... David Van Cortlandt Crosby (born August 14, 1941) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. ... The Byrds (formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1964) were an American rock band. ... Look up ménage à trois in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Frank Vincent Zappa[1] (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, musician, and film director. ...

In February 1969 RCA released the live album Bless Its Pointed Little Head, which was culled from late 1968 live concert performances at the Fillmore West on October 24-26 and the Fillmore East on November 28-30. It became the Airplane's fourth Top 20 album, peaking at #17. Bless Its Pointed Little Head is a live album by Jefferson Airplane recorded at both the Fillmore East and West in the fall of 1968 and released in 1969. ... Fillmore East was promoter Bill Grahams rock palace in the East Village area of New York City. ...

In early August 1969, a few days after the band headlined at a free concert in New York's Central Park, they performed in what Grace Slick called an early "morning maniac music" slot at the Woodstock festival, for which the group was joined by noted British session keyboard player Nicky Hopkins. When interviewed about Woodstock by Jeff Tamarkin in 1992, Paul Kantner still recalled it with fondness, although Grace Slick and Spencer Dryden had less than rosy memories. Central Park is a large public, urban park (843 acres, 3. ... The Woodstock Music and Art Fair was a historic event held at Max Yasgurs 600 acre (2. ... Nicholas Nicky Hopkins (February 24, 1944 in Ealing, West London – September 6, 1994 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA) was an English musician who featured on scores of the most important British and American popular music recordings of the 1960s and 1970s, playing piano and organ. ...

Immediately after their Woodstock performance, the band played a live concert on The Dick Cavett Show; then sessions began for their next album, Volunteers, using new 16-track facilities at the Wally Heider Studio in San Francisco. This proved to be the last album by the "classic" lineup of the group. Released in the USA in November 1969, Volunteers continued the Airplane's run of Top 20 LPs, peaking at #13 early in 1970. It was their most political venture, showcasing the group's vocal opposition to the Vietnam War and documenting their reaction to the changing political atmosphere in the United States. Tracks included "Volunteers," "We Can Be Together," "Good Shepherd," and the post-apocalyptic "Wooden Ships", which Paul Kantner co-wrote with David Crosby and Stephen Stills and which Crosby, Stills & Nash also recorded on their debut album. The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of many talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on several television networks, including: ABC daytime (March 4, 1968–January 24, 1969) (originally titled This Morning) ABC prime time (May 26–September 19, 1969) ABC late night (December 29, 1969–January 1, 1975... Volunteers is a 1969 album by American psychedelic rock band, Jefferson Airplane. ... Wally Heider (1923 - 1989) was an American recording engineer and recording studio owner (Wally Heider Studios. ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... Apocalyptic science fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of the world or civilization, through nuclear war, plague, or some other general disaster. ... Wooden Ships is a folk-rock song originally written by Stephen Stills with the later music and opening lines added by David Crosby and Paul Kantner (of Jefferson Airplane fame) in the late 1960s. ... David Van Cortlandt Crosby (born August 14, 1941) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. ... Stephen Arthur Stills (born January 3, 1945) is an American guitarist and singer/songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young). ... Crosby, Stills & Nash, also Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young when including occasional fourth member Neil Young, are a folk rock/rock supergroup. ...

RCA voiced objections to the phrase "up against the wall, motherfucker" in the lyrics of Kantner's song "We Can Be Together," but the group managed to prevent it from being censored, pointing out that RCA had already allowed the offending word to be included on the cast album of the rock musical Hair. This article is about the musical. ...

In December the Airplane played at the Altamont Free Concert held at the Altamont Speedway in California. Headlined by The Rolling Stones, the concert was marred by violence. Marty Balin was knocked out during a scuffle with Hells Angels members who had been hired to act as "security". The event became notorious for the now-famous "Gimme Shelter Incident": the fatal stabbing of black teenager Meredith Hunter in front of the stage by Hells Angels "guards" after he pulled out a revolver during the Stones' performance. (This incident was the centerpiece of the documentary film Gimme Shelter.) For other uses, see Altamont. ... This article concerns the music festival. ... Rolling Stones redirects here. ... This article is about the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club. ... The Rolling Stones 1969 American Tour (which seems to have had no official name) was a much publicised, written about, recorded, and filmed concert tour of the United States that took place during November 1969. ... Meredith Hunter Meredith Hunter (October 24, 1951 – December 6, 1969) was a spectator at the infamous Altamont Free Concert. ... Gimme Shelter is a 1970 documentary film directed by Albert and David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin, chronicling the Rolling Stones 1969 US tour, which culminated in the disastrous Altamont Free Concert. ...

Spencer Dryden quit the band in February 1970, burned out by four years on the "acid merry-go-round" and deeply disillusioned by the events of Altamont, which, he later recalled, "... did not look like a bunch of happy hippies in streaming colors. It looked more like sepia-toned Hieronymus Bosch." He took time off and later returned to music in 1972 as a drummer for the Grateful Dead spin-off band New Riders of the Purple Sage. Dryden's replacement was Joey Covington, an L.A. musician who had been sitting in with Hot Tuna during 1969. Hieronymus Bosch, (latinized, actually Jheronimus Bosch; his real name Jeroen van Aken) (c. ... New Riders of the Purple Sage New Riders of the Purple Sage was a 1970s country rock band from Marin County, California. ... Hot Tuna at Merlefest, 2006. ...

Touring continued through early 1970 but the group's only new recording that year was the single, "Have You Seen the Saucers?" b/w "Mexico". "Mexico" was an attack on then President Richard Nixon's Operation Intercept, which had been implemented to curtail the flow of marijuana into the United States. "Have You Seen the Saucers" marked the beginning of a science-fiction obsession that Kantner would explore with his music over the rest of the decade. Nixon redirects here. ...

Side projects

Main articles: Hot Tuna and Blows Against The Empire

During 1969 Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen launched their side project, a return to their blues roots, which they eventually dubbed Hot Tuna. This began as a duo, with the pair performing short sets before the main Airplane concert, but over the ensuing months other members of the Airplane, as well as outside musicians (including Joey Covington), often sat in for Hot Tuna performances. Hot Tuna at Merlefest, 2006. ... Blows Against the Empire, a concept album by Paul Kantner and others, was the first album released using the name Jefferson Starship. ... Hot Tuna at Merlefest, 2006. ...

During late 1969 Casady and Kaukonen recorded an all-acoustic blues album, which was released in the spring of 1970. This initial Hot Tuna album was remarkably successful, reaching #30 on the US album chart. Over the next two years, Hot Tuna began to occupy more and more of Casady's and Kaukonen's time, contributing to the growing divisions within Jefferson Airplane that would come to a head during 1972.

The Hot Tuna project also led to the addition of a new band member. Covington had met veteran jazz-blues violinist Papa John Creach in Los Angeles in the mid-1960s; he invited Creach to sit in with the Airplane for a concert at Winterland in San Francisco on October 5, 1970. As a result, Creach was immediately invited to join Hot Tuna and became a permanent member of the Airplane in time for their fall tour. Papa John Creach (born May 8, 1917 in Bever Falls, MA died February 22, 1994 in Los Angeles, CA) was the fiddler for Jefferson Airplane, The Dinosaurs, and Steve Taylor. ... Winterland was a San Francisco music venue, booked by Bill Graham, and famous for such events as The Last Waltz, countless Grateful Dead shows, Jimi Hendrix, and the final appearance of the Sex Pistols. ...

The Winterland concert also marked a turning point of another kind for the Airplane -- it was a memorial for their old friend Janis Joplin, who had died in Los Angeles from a heroin overdose the previous day. Because of her death, her close friend Marty Balin refused to perform with the band that night. Janis Lyn Joplin (19 January 1943 – 4 October 1970) was an American singer, songwriter, and music arranger, from Port Arthur, Texas. ...

During this period, Paul Kantner had been working on his first solo album, a science fiction-themed project recorded with members of the Airplane and other friends. It was released in December 1970 under the title Blows Against The Empire, and credited to "Paul Kantner/Jefferson Starship". This "prototype" version of Jefferson Starship included David Crosby and Graham Nash, Grateful Dead members Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann, and Mickey Hart, and Airplane members Grace Slick, Joey Covington, and Jack Casady. Blows Against the Empire, a concept album by Paul Kantner and others, was the first album released using the name Jefferson Starship. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... David Van Cortlandt Crosby (born August 14, 1941) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. ... Graham Nash on cover of his recording, Wild Tales, 1973 Graham William Nash (born February 2, 1942) is an English-born singer-songwriter known for his light tenor vocals and songwriting contributions in pop group The Hollies and folk-rock band Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and as a photography collector... This article is about the band. ... Jerome John Jerry Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician, songwriter, and artist best known for being the lead guitarist and vocalist of the psychedelic rock band the Grateful Dead. ... Bill Kreutzmann (born May 7, 1946 in Palo Alto, California) was the drummer for legendary rock band the Grateful Dead for their entire 30-year career. ... Mickey Hart (born September 11, 1943) is a percussionist and musicologist. ... Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing on October 30, 1939) is an American singer and songwriter, who was one of the lead singers of the rock groups The Great Society, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Starship, and was a solo artist, for nearly three decades, from the mid-1960s to the... Jack Casady (born John William Casady, April 13, 1944 in Washington D.C), is an American musician considered one of the foremost bass guitarists of the rock music era. ...

Jefferson Airplane ended 1970 with their traditional Thanksgiving Day engagement at the Fillmore East (the final performance of the short-lived Kantner/Balin/Slick/Kaukonen/Casady/Creach/Covington line-up) and the release of their first compilation album, The Worst of Jefferson Airplane, which continued their unbroken run of chart success, reaching #12 on the Billboard album chart. The Worst of Jefferson Airplane is the first best of compilation of the seminal psychedelic band from Haight-Ashbury, Jefferson Airplane. ...

Decline and dissolution

1971 was a year of major upheaval for Jefferson Airplane. Grace Slick and Paul Kantner had begun a relationship during 1970, and on January 25, 1971 their daughter China Wing Kantner was born. Grace's divorce from her first husband had come through shortly before this, but she and Kantner agreed that they did not wish to marry. is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ... China Kantner (born January 25, 1971, San Francisco, CA, USA) is an American songwriter, actress, and former MTV VJ. She is the daughter of Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship bandmembers, singer Grace Slick (born October 30, 1939 in Chicago) and guitarist Paul Kantner (born March 17, 1941, San Francisco). ...

In March 1971, Airplane's founder and co-lead singer Marty Balin decided to leave the band officially after months of isolation from the others. Although he had remained part of the band's live performances after the band's creative direction shifted from the brooding love songs that he specialized in, an emerging drinking problem, compounded by the evolution of the polarized Kantner/Slick and Kaukonen/Casady cliques, had finally left him the odd man out. He had also been deeply affected by the death of his friend Janis Joplin and had begun to pursue a healthier lifestyle; Balin's study of yoga and abstention from drugs and alcohol further distanced him from the other members of the group, whose prodigious drug intake continued unabated. This further complicated the recording of their long-overdue follow-up to Volunteers. Balin had recently completed several new songs, including "Emergency" and the elongated R&B-infused "You Wear Your Dresses Too Short" (both of which would later see the light of day on archival releases).

On May 13, 1971, Grace Slick was injured in a near-fatal automobile crash when her car slammed into a wall in a tunnel near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Her recuperation took several months, forcing the Airplane to cancel most of their concert and touring commitments for 1971. The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening into the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. ...

The band still managed studio dates during 1971. Their next LP Bark (whose cover featured a dead fish wrapped in an A&P-style grocery bag) was issued in September 1971. Although it was the final album owed to RCA under the band's existing contract, it became the inaugural release on the band's Grunt Records vanity label. Manager Bill Thompson eventually struck a deal with RCA to distribute for Grunt. B.A.R.K. is one of the late-period albums by Jefferson Airplane, notable for many firsts with its major personnel change. ...

The single "Pretty As You Feel", excerpted from a longer jam on the LP, featured Carlos Santana and lead vocals by Joey Covington, the song's composer. It was the last Jefferson Airplane single to place on the US singles chart, peaking at #60. Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born July 20, 1947), is a Grammy Award-winning Mexican-born American Latin rock musician and guitarist. ...

Even after the departure of Balin, major creative & personal divisions persisted between Slick and Kantner on the one side and Kaukonen and Casady on the other. (Jorma Kaukonen's song "Third Week In The Chelsea," from Bark, chronicles the thoughts he himself was having about leaving the band.) These problems were exacerbated by escalating drug use – especially Slick's alcoholism – which caused the Airplane to become increasingly unreliable in their live commitments and led to some chaotic situations at concerts. By the beginning of 1972 it was evident to most people close to the group that Jefferson Airplane was about to collapse.

The band held together long enough to record one more LP, a rather desultory effort entitled Long John Silver, begun in April 1972 and released in July. By this time the various members were far more engaged with their various solo projects. Hot Tuna, for instance, had released a second (electric) LP during 1971, which proved even more successful than its predecessor. As a result, the sessions for Bark were interspersed with Hot Tuna and Kantner/Slick duo sessions. Though still a nominal member of the band, Joey Covington had immersed himself in the production of his own album with Peter Kaukonen and Black Kangaroo on Grunt; consequently, John Barbata (formerly of The Turtles and CSNY) played on most of the album and continued on for the promotional tour that followed. The Long John Silver LP is notable mainly for its cover, which folded out into a humidor (presumably for the storage of marijuana). Cover art of original LP release (RCA Victor, 1972) Jefferson Airplanes last studio album of all new material until 1989. ... Binomial name Macropus bernardus Rothschild, 1904 Woodwards Wallaroo (Macropus bernardus), also known as the Black Wallaroo and Bernards Wallaroo, is a species of macropod restricted to a small, mountainous area in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, between South Alligator River and Nabarlek. ... John Barbata (b. ... The Turtles were an American pop, psychedelic and folk rock band, defined by a good-natured, joyously melancholic and occasionally cheeky sound. ... Crosby, Stills, & Nash (sometimes known as Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young) is a pioneering folk rock/rock supergroup that formed out of the remnants of three 1960s bands the Buffalo Springfield, the Byrds, and the Hollies. ...

With the formal departure of Covington and addition of Kantner's old friend David Freiberg on vocals, Jefferson Airplane began a tour to promote the Long John Silver LP in the summer of 1972, their first concerts in over a year. This tour included a major free concert in Central Park that drew more than 50,000 people. David Freiberg (born August 24, 1938) is an American musician, and bass guitar player with Quicksilver Messenger Service and Jefferson Starship. ...

They returned to the West Coast in September, playing concerts in San Diego, Hollywood and Albuquerque. The tour culminated in two shows at Winterland in San Francisco (September 21-22), both of which were recorded. At the end of the second show the group was joined on stage by Marty Balin, who sang lead vocals on "Volunteers" and the final song, "You Wear Your Dresses Too Short". Flag Seal Nickname: Americas Finest City Location Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates , Government County San Diego Mayor City Attorney         City Council District One District Two District Three District Four District Five District Six District Seven District Eight Jerry Sanders (R) Michael Aguirre Scott Peters Kevin... ... “Albuquerque” redirects here. ... Winterland was a San Francisco music venue, booked by Bill Graham, and famous for such events as The Last Waltz, countless Grateful Dead shows, Jimi Hendrix, and the final appearance of the Sex Pistols. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

Although no official announcement was ever released, the Winterland shows proved to be the last live performances by Jefferson Airplane until their reunion in 1989. By the beginning of 1973 Casady and Kaukonen had left the group to concentrate on Hot Tuna and their recently acquired love of speed skating, which Freiberg had reluctantly taken up in an attempt to bolster group camaraderie. With Kantner and Slick, he would record Baron Von Tollbooth and the Chrome Nun before the creation of their own Airplane offshoot, Jefferson Starship; both Kantner and Slick would record further solo albums. Speed skating, or long track speedskating, long track speed skating, is an Olympic sport where competitors are timed while crossing a set distance. ...

Jefferson Airplane's second live album, Thirty Seconds Over Winterland was released in April 1973. It is now best remembered for its cover art, which depicts a squadron of flying toasters, a design that the band later alleged was plagiarized for the famous "After Dark" computer screensaver design. Thirty Seconds Over Winterland is a 1973 album by the American psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane. ... A screensaver is a computer program originally designed to conserve the image quality of computer displays by blanking the screen or filling them with moving images or patterns when the computers are not in use. ...

In 1974, a collection of leftovers -- singles and B-sides, including "Mexico" and "Have You Seen The Saucers," as well as other non-album material -- was released as Early Flight, the last official Jefferson Airplane album.

Jefferson Starship / Starship

Main article: Jefferson Starship

In 1974, four years after Blows Against The Empire (the Jefferson Starship-prototype album with Paul Kantner and Grace Slick), Jefferson Starship was formally launched with the release of the album Dragon Fly and its single “Ride The Tiger.” Balin sang on one song, "Caroline," and in addition to Kantner and Slick the band consisted of David Freiberg (keyboards, bass), Craig Chaquico (lead guitar), Pete Sears (bass, keyboards), John Barbata (drums) and Papa John Creach (electric violin). This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Marty Balin joined Jefferson Starship in 1975 and they subsequently released the #1 album Red Octopus, featuring Balin singing lead on the #3 hit “Miracles.” Jefferson Starship released four albums between 1974 and 1978 and scored several hits, including “Count On Me,” “With Your Love” and “Runaway.”

In 1978, Balin left the band. He issued a self-titled solo album in 1981 and had hit singles with "Hearts" and "Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love)." "Hearts" was a soft pop ballad and also gave Balin a moderate Adult Contemporary chart hit.

Slick's alcoholism became a problem, which led to two nights of disastrous concerts in Germany in 1978^[4]. The first night, fans ransacked the stage when Slick failed to appear. The following night, Slick, in a drunken stupor, shocked the audience by using profanity and sexual references throughout most of her songs. She also reminded the audience that their country had lost during World War II, repeatedly asking "Who won the war?", and implied that all residents of Germany were responsible for the wartime atrocities^[5][6]. After the debacle, she was asked to leave the band. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Slick left Jefferson Starship in 1978, and by the release of 1979’s Freedom At Point Zero the band consisted of Kantner, Chaquico, Freiberg, Sears and newcomers Mickey Thomas (vocals) and Aynsley Dunbar (drums). The newly-reconfigured band had a hit single, “Jane.” In 1981 Slick rejoined in time to duet with Thomas on one song, “Stranger,” from the album Modern Times. Jefferson Starship released two more albums and then Kantner left in 1984 shortly after the release of Nuclear Furniture. Freiberg continued to tour with the band but left before the next album was recorded. Nuclear Furniture was the final album release by the American rock band Jefferson Starship before it became Starship. ...

Kantner took legal action to prevent Slick and company from recording or touring as Jefferson Starship, so they instead named the band Starship. Although critically-panned for their lightweight pop sound, they were commercially successful and scored the number one hits "We Built This City" and "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now." Slick left in 1988 after two albums, and the remaining members made one unsuccessful album without her and then broke up. Mickey Thomas revived Starship shortly thereafter and has toured steadily ever since, usually billed as “Starship featuring Mickey Thomas.” In concert he plays songs from his stint in Jefferson Starship (1979-1984) as well as Starship material. Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band from San Francisco, a pioneer of the LSD-influenced psychedelic rock movement. ...

Remnants and reunions: 1984 to present

After the acrimonious events that resulted in Jefferson Starship’s 1984 breakup, Paul Kantner reunited with Balin and Jack Casady in 1985 to form the KBC Band. They released their only album, KBC Band (which included Kantner's hit, "America"), in 1987 on Arista Records. The KBC Band also featured keyboardist Tim Gorman (who had played with The Who) and guitarist Slick Aguilar (who had played with David Crosby's band). The KBC Band was formed in 1986 by former Jefferson Airplane (later Jefferson Starship) members Paul Kantner (guitar and vocals), Marty Balin (guitar and vocals) and Jack Cassidy (bass). ...

With Kantner reunited with Balin and Casady, the KBC Band opened the door to a full-blown Jefferson Airplane reunion. In 1989, during a solo San Francisco gig, Paul Kantner found himself joined by former bandmate (and lover) Grace Slick and two other ex-Airplane members for a cameo appearance. This led to a formal reunion of the original Jefferson Airplane (featuring nearly all the main members, including founder Marty Balin, but without Spencer Dryden). A self-titled album was released by Columbia Records to modest sales. The accompanying tour was a success, but their revival was short-lived, and Jefferson Airplane's 'definitive' line-up officially disbanded for good.

Jefferson Starship rose from the ashes in the early ‘90s and is still active as of 2007. The revived band grew out of Kantner’s decision to hit the road in 1991 with a stripped down, acoustic ensemble called Paul Kantner’s Wooden Ships, a trio that included Aguilar and Gorman from the KBC Band. In addition to his classic songs, Kantner and his group performed new material which received resounding praise.

The success of this project prompted Kantner to reinvent his electric band, and Jefferson Starship took off once again. In addition to Aguilar and Gorman, Kantner recruited former collaborators Jack Casady and blues violin master Papa John Creach; former Tubes drummer Prairie Prince; and former World Entertainment War vocalist Darby Gould.

In 1993 Marty Balin rejoined Jefferson Starship, ending a 15-year hiatus from the group. Papa John died in early 1993, weeks after touring Europe. Concurrently a sensational young vocalist, Diana Mangano, joined the group as Gould’s replacement.

In 1995 Jefferson Starship released Deep Space/Virgin Sky, a live album recorded at the House of Blues in Hollywood, California. The album featured eight new and seven classic tunes. Grace Slick joined the band for four songs, “Lawman,” “Wooden Ships,” “Somebody To Love” and “White Rabbit.” In 1999 Jefferson Starship released the studio album “Windows of Heaven,” which featured Slick on background vocals on one song, “I’m On Fire.”

Balin continued as a full-time member of the reunited band until 2003 and still occasionally joins them in concert as of 2007. Casady remained a member until the late ‘90s and has since joined Jorma Kaukonen in a reunited Hot Tuna. Gorman left in the late ‘90s as well and was replaced by former Supremes keyboardist Chris Smith. In 2005, David Freiberg rejoined the group.

Jefferson Starship continues to entertain audiences worldwide with frequent live appearances. Mangano is an expressive and effective singer, and this revived Jefferson Starship can often capture a good deal of the feeling of the original Airplane.

As of 2007 Jefferson Starship continues to tour with a lineup of Paul Kantner (vocals, guitar), David Freiberg (vocals, bass, keyboards), Diana Mangano (vocals), Slick Aguilar (lead guitar), Chris Smith (keyboards) and Prairie Prince (drums). The band sometimes features guest musicians such as Balin, Gould, Gorman and former Grateful Dead keyboardist Tom Constanten. Jefferson Starship played three songs on NBC’s “The Today Show” on June 30, 2007.

Jorma Kaukonen still tours as a solo act, often playing over 100 acoustic shows a year at small clubs throughout the country. Occasionally, Jack Casady joins him, and the pair perform as Hot Tuna. Kaukonen also operates a guitar camp in southern Ohio, where he teaches would-be guitar virtuosos his unique style of finger-picking blues.

Grace Slick retired from the music business after the reunion in 1989. In 1998, she released her autobiography Somebody to Love? Since her retirement, she has made a few appearances at Jefferson Starship concerts. Her most prominent performances include the groups 1995 live album Deep Space/Virgin Sky and a performance at a September 11 benefit concert. Slick has also made a few appearances on studio material including Linda Perry's 1996 solo debut and Starship's 1999 album. She is now an acclaimed painter with most of her work focusing on old music legends and her interest in Alice in Wonderland.

In 2004, Marty Balin pointed out that unlike many of their contemporaries, all of the original members of Jefferson Airplane survived the 1960s; all except original drummer Spence lived into the 21st century. Dryden, who had long languished under financial and health problems, died of colon cancer on January 11, 2005 at the age of 66.

Influence

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The original 'Jefferson Airplane' - along with The Byrds, The Doors, The Grateful Dead, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Mamas and the Papas, Tommy James & the Shondells, and, to some degree, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Credence Clearwater Revival - will always be associated with the more melodic end of the North American rock spectrum. In due course other groups, such as Steely Dan and Eagles, continued to blend elements of folk, jazz and rock and bring the results to a global audience. Of all these bands, Jefferson Airplane excelled in the psychedelic domain and in their penchant for pretentious track titles, which came to characterize the era of 1965-75. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... The Byrds (formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1964) were an American rock band. ... The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles by vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger. ... Jerry Garcia later in life The Grateful Dead was an American rock band, which was formed in 1965 in San Francisco from the remnants of another band, Mother McCrees Uptown Jug Champions. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... The Mamas & the Papas were a leading vocal group of the 1960s, and one of the few American groups to maintain widespread success during the British Invasion, along with The Beach Boys. ... It has been suggested that Tommy James be merged into this article or section. ... Crosby, Stills & Nash, also Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young when including occasional fourth member Neil Young, are a folk rock/rock supergroup. ... Creedence Clearwater Revival album cover Creedence Clearwater Revival, frequently referred to as CCR, or simply as Creedence, is the name of an American rock band, fronted by John Fogerty. ... Steely Dan is a Grammy-Award winning American jazz rock band centered on core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. ... Eagles redirects here. ... For psychedelics, see psychedelic drug. ...

British bands apparently influenced by the mellow lyricism of the West Coast sound included Barclay James Harvest, David Bowie, Curved Air, Family, Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, Led Zeppelin, The Moody Blues, The Small Faces, Pentangle, and Yes. The Beatles have always stressed the influence that The Beach Boys had on their musical development (especially Pet Sounds), but it seems likely that other music from the West Coast also spread eastward, to play a key part in making pop music more symphonic and less predictable than it had been before 1965. The era of trans-Atlantic jet travel and the ability to send television broadcasts by satellite also facilitated a greater interplay of musical influences across the Atlantic. Donovan was evidently one of the first British pop musicians to become aware of them and was undoubtedly influenced by the group to some degree; he famously namechecked the band in his 1966 song "The Fat Angel" (included on his album Sunshine Superman in 1967), written many months before Jefferson Airplane achieved international stardom. Barclay James Harvest is a British rock band specialising in Symphonic/Melodic Rock with folk/progressive/classical influences. ... David Bowie (pronounced ) (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, producer, arranger, and audio engineer. ... Curved Air is a progressive rock group formed in 1970. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Fairport Convention are often credited with being the first English electric folk band. ... For the 18th-century agriculturist after whom the band was named, see Jethro Tull (agriculturist). ... This article is about the musical group. ... For the bands 1969 eponymous debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... The Moody Blues are a British rock band originally from Birmingham, England. ... Small Faces were a British mod group formed in 1965[1] by Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones, and Jimmy Winston (who was soon replaced by Ian McLagan). ... Pentangle is a British folk rock (or folk-jazz) band. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... The Beach Boys are an American rock and roll band. ... Pet Sounds is a 1966 album recorded by American pop group the Beach Boys. ... For other uses, see Donovan (disambiguation). ...

Record producers who worked with the original band included Greg Edward, Rick Jarrard, Matthew Katz, Ron Nevison, Tommy Oliver and Al Schmitt. In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ...

Members

Bass

• Bob Harvey (1965)
• Jack Casady (1965-1973)

Jack Casady (born John William Casady, April 13, 1944 in Washington D.C), is an American musician considered one of the foremost bass guitarists of the rock music era. ...

Drums

• Jerry Peloquin (1965)
• Skip Spence (1965–1966)
• Spencer Dryden (1966–1970)
• Joey Covington (1970–1972)
• John Barbata (1972–1973)

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Guitars

• Jorma Kaukonen (1965–1973)
• Paul Kantner (1965–1973)

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Violin

• Papa John Creach (1970–1973)

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Piano

• Grace Slick (1966–1973)

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Vocals

• Marty Balin (1965–1971)
• Signe Anderson (1965–1966)
• Grace Slick (1966–1973)
• Paul Kantner (1965–1973)
• Jorma Kaukonen (1965–1973)
• Joey Covington (1971)
• David Freiberg (1972–1973)

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Discography

Singles

• "It's No Secret" / "Runnin' 'Round This World" (1966)
• "Come Up the Years" / "Blues From An Airplane" (1966)
• "Bringing Me Down" / "Let Me In" (1966)
• "My Best Friend" / "How Do You Feel?" (1967)
• "Somebody to Love" / "Plastic Fantastic Lover" (1967) #5 US
• "White Rabbit" / "She Has Funny Cars" (1967) #8 US
• "Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil" / "Two Heads" (1967) #42 US
• "Watch Her Ride" / "Martha" (1967) #61 US
• "Greasy Heart" / "Share a Little Joke" (1968) #98 US
• "Crown of Creation" / "If You Feel" (1968) #64 US
• "The Other Side of This Life" (recorded live) / "Plastic Fantastic Lover" (live version) (1969)
• "Volunteers" / "We Can Be Together" (1969) #65 US
• "Have You Seen the Saucers?" / "Mexico" (1970)
• "Pretty as You Feel" / "Wild Turkey" (1971) #60 US
• "Long John Silver" / "Milk Train" (1972)
• "Twilight Double Leader" (live version) / "Trial By Fire" (live version) (1972)
• "Summer of Love" (1989) #15 US Adult Contemporary (from the reunion album)

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Albums

Jefferson Airplane (studio albums)

• Jefferson Airplane Takes Off (1966) - US position: # 128
• Surrealistic Pillow (1967) - US position: # 3 (breakthrough album featuring "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit")
• After Bathing at Baxter's (1967) - US position: # 17
• Crown of Creation (1968) - US position: # 6
• Volunteers (1969) - US position: # 13
• Bark (1971) - US position: # 11
• Long John Silver (1972) - US position: # 20
• Jefferson Airplane (1989) (1989 'reunion' album)

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Jefferson Airplane (official live albums)

• Bless Its Pointed Little Head (1969) Live
• Thirty Seconds Over Winterland (1973) Live
• Live at the Fillmore East (1998) (live recording of 1968 performance at the Fillmore East in New York City)
• Sweeping Up the Spotlight: Live at the Fillmore East (2007) (live at the Fillmore East, New York City - November 28-29, 1969)

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Jefferson Airplane (non-US live albums)

• Live at the Monterey Festival (1995) (live recording, British release of Jefferson Airplane's performance at the Monterey Pop Festival)
• Feed Your Head : Live '67-'69 (1996)
• At Golden Gate Park (2006) (live in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco - May 7,1969)
• Last Flight (2007) (live at Winterland, San Francisco - September 22, 1972)
• At The Family Dog Ballroom (2007) (live recording of 1969 performance in San Francisco)

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Jefferson Airplane (official compilations)

• The Worst of Jefferson Airplane (1970) - US position: # 12 (first greatest hits collection)
• Early Flight (1974) (a collection of singles, B-sides, and other non-LP tracks)
• Flight Log, 1966-1976 (1977) (compilation album, also includes tracks by Jefferson Starship, Hot Tuna, as well as solo tracks)
• 2400 Fulton Street (1987) (compilation album)
• Jefferson Airplane Loves You (1992) (3-disc boxed set)
• Ignition (2001) (4-disc boxed set of first four studio albums)

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Jefferson Airplane (other compilations)

• Time Machine (1984) (compilation album)
• White Rabbit & Other Hits (1990) (compilation album)
• The Best of Jefferson Airplane (1993) (compilation album)
• Journey: The Best of Jefferson Airplane (1996) (British compilation album)
• Through the Looking Glass (1999) (compilation album) (Italian only)
• The Roar of Jefferson Airplane (2001) (compilation album)
• Platinium & Gold Collection (2003) (compilation album)
• Cleared For Take Off (2003) (compilation album)
• The Essential Jefferson Airplane (2005) (compilation album) (Legacy Recordings)
• The very best of Jefferson Airplane (2007) (compilation album)

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Paul Kantner / Jefferson Starship

• Blows Against The Empire (1970)

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Combined Jefferson Airplane / Jefferson Starship Compilation albums

• Hits (1998)
• VH1 Behind the Music (2000)
• Love Songs (2000)

Selected solo, duo and trio albums

Marty Balin

• Bodacious DF (1973)
• Balin (1981) (includes the AM radio single, "Hearts")
• Lucky (1983)
• Better Generation (1991)
• Freedom Flight (1997)

Paul Kantner/Grace Slick

• Sunfighter (1971)
• Baron Von Tollbooth & the Chrome Nun (1973) (by Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, and David Freiberg)

Paul Kantner

• Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra (originally issued in 1983 on RCA Records and remastered and reissued in 2005 courtesy of Sony/BMG Music Entertainment)

The KBC Band

Includes Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, and Jack Casady.

• KBC Band (1986)

Grace Slick

• Manhole (1973)
• Dreams (1980)
• Welcome to the Wrecking Ball! (1981)
• Software (1984)
• The Best of Grace Slick (1999) (compilation album, also includes tracks by Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and Starship, in which Grace Slick was the lead vocalist)

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Personnel

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References

Dellar, Fred and Barry Lazell
NME Encyclopedia of Rock (1978 revised edition)
(Salamander Books, 1978)

Margolis, Jack S. and Richard Clorfene
A Child's Garden of Grass
(Pocket, 1970)

Tamarkin, Jeff
liner notes for Jefferson Airplane Loves You 3-CD boxed set
(BMG Records, 1992)

References

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External links

• Official website for Jefferson Airplane.
• Starship Home Page
• Official Starship website, includes future dates
• Official website for Kantner's Jefferson Starship
• 'Got A Revolution': Biography of Jefferson Airplane by Jeff Tamarkin
• "Take Me To A Circus Tent" Jefferson Airplane Flight Manual by Craig Fenton
• Jefferson Airplane biography at Rolling Stone.
• Jefferson Starship biography at Rolling Stone.
• Wikia has an article on this subject at Wookieepedia, the Star Wars wiki: Jefferson Starship
• Lead Singer Grace Slick's bio, Latter art career
• art of Grace Slick, example: paintings of the White Rabbit
• Starship 1976 and 2005