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Jack Casady
Casady playing his signature bass with Hot Tuna in 2005
Background information
Birth name
John William Casady
Born
(1944-04-13) April 13, 1944 (age 80) Washington, D.C.
Genres
Rock, blues
Instrument(s)
Bass guitar
Years active
1964–present
Website
www.jackcasady.com
Musical artist
John William Casady (born April 13, 1944) is an American bass guitarist, best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. Jefferson Airplane became the first successful exponent of the San Francisco Sound.[1] Singles including "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit" charted in 1967 and 1968. Casady, along with the other members of Jefferson Airplane, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.
^Baldoni, John (November 1, 2023). "Jorma And Jack's Lessons On Collaboration". Forbes. Archived from the original on November 5, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
John William Casady (born April 13, 1944) is an American bass guitarist, best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. Jefferson Airplane...
former Jefferson Airplane members Jorma Kaukonen (guitarist/vocals) and JackCasady (bassist). Although it has always been a fluid aggregation, with musicians...
Grace Slick (vocals, keyboards), Jorma Kaukonen (lead guitar, vocals), JackCasady (bass), and Spencer Dryden (drums), was inducted into the Rock and Roll...
on tour with Hot Tuna, which started as a side project with bassist JackCasady, and as of early 2019 has continued for 50 years. Rolling Stone magazine...
Balin, Kaukonen, Kantner, vocalist and keyboardist Grace Slick, bassist JackCasady and drummer Spencer Dryden were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall...
of musicians (centered on Kantner, Grace Slick, Joey Covington, and JackCasady of Jefferson Airplane; David Crosby and Graham Nash; and Grateful Dead...
and Tim Gorman (keyboards, vocals), former Jefferson Airplane bandmate JackCasady (bass) and Jefferson Starship bandmate Creach, and new members Darby...
Signe Toly Anderson decided to leave the band to raise her child, and JackCasady asked Slick to join them. Slick stated that she joined the Airplane because...
other members of Jefferson Airplane (Grace Slick, Joey Covington and JackCasady). In Blows Against the Empire, Kantner and Slick sang about a group of...
The Epiphone JackCasady Signature Bass is a 4-string hollowbody bass guitar manufactured by Epiphone. JackCasady approached Gibson (parent company of...
lead guitarist (and occasional vocalist) Jorma Kaukonen, and bassist JackCasady formed the core of the best-known line-up of the group, which remained...
Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell, organist Steve Winwood, and bassist JackCasady. The song became the basis for "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)", recorded...
Balin was one of four Jewish members of the band, including bass player JackCasady, drummer Spencer Dryden and guitarist Jorma Kaukonen. In the group's...
These expensive, custom-tailored instruments, as used by Phil Lesh, JackCasady, and Stanley Clarke, featured unique designs, premium hand-finished wood...
Paul Kantner (guitar and vocals), Marty Balin (vocals and guitar) and JackCasady (bass). Other members included Keith Crossan (saxophone, guitar and vocals)...
with Kaukonen and Michael Falzarano, and with Kaukonen, Falzarano, and JackCasady and Harvey Sorgen in Hot Tuna. Sears has played with many other musicians...
Slick would later use for the band Jefferson Starship that emerged after JackCasady and Jorma Kaukonen left Jefferson Airplane. From a commercial standpoint...
inclusion. The artwork on the cover is a painting of Jorma Kaukonen and JackCasady made by Grace Slick. The album was released as a double CD. "Hesitation...
and Cargill's separate relationship with Jefferson Airplane bassist JackCasady) that endured through the early 1970s; although they never married, Gissen...
release. Personnel credits from original vinyl release. Jefferson Airplane JackCasady – bass Paul Kantner – vocals, rhythm guitar Jorma Kaukonen – lead guitar...
2013. "Bear's Sonic Journals: Before We Were Them, Jorma Kaukonen & JackCasady, Veterans Memorial Building, June 28, 1969". Hot Tuna. Retrieved November...
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