Signe Toly Anderson (born 15 September 1941 in Seattle Washington) is one of the founding members of Jefferson Airplane. She was raised in Portland Oregon and Signe Toly was a locally known and well respected jazz and folk singer before joining the band after a trip to San Francisco. Soon after joining the Airplane, she married one of the Merry Pranksters, Jerry Anderson, a marriage that lasted from 1965 to 1974. She sang on the first Jefferson Airplane album Jefferson Airplane Takes Off, most notably on the song 'Chauffeur Blues'. Her departure in late 1966 following the birth of her first daughter brought The Great Society vocalist Grace Slick to the band. Signe distrusted the Airplane's original manager Matthew Katz and refused to sign a contract with him until he inserted a special escape clause freeing her from him if she left the band for any reason. Though the birth of her daughter was largely the cause of her departure there were other factors such as the hostility of other band members towards her husband Jerry (see the book 'Got A Revolution - The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane'). After leaving the Airplane she returned to Oregon where she sang for nine years with a ten piece band. In 1997 she married local building contractor Michael Alois Ettlin and retired from singing. In the mid 1970s she recovered from cancer. In more recent years she made guest appearances with the KBC and Jefferson Starship (Next Generation) bands. In the mid 1990s she suffered further serious health problems. Whilst she recovered from these ailments her family faced serious financial problems from the costs involved. is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water   - % water 369. ... For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ... Jefferson Airplane is an American rock band from San Francisco, a pioneer of the psychedelic rock movement. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Jefferson Airplane is an American rock band from San Francisco, a pioneer of the psychedelic rock movement. ... Jefferson Airplane Takes Off is the debut album of San Francisco rock band Jefferson Airplane released on RCA Victor Records in 1966. ... 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 Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Starship, and as a solo artist, for nearly three decades, from the mid-1960s to the mid-1990s. ... 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). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...