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Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane photographed by Herb Greene in his dining room, SanFrancisco, late1966; top row from left: Jack Casady, Grace Slick, Marty Balin; bottom row from left: Jorma Kaukonen, Paul Kantner, Spencer Dryden
Background information
Origin
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Genres
Psychedelic rock
acid rock
folk rock
Years active
1965–1973, 1989, 1996
Labels
RCA Victor
Grunt/RCA Records
Epic/CBS Records
Spinoffs
Jefferson Starship
Hot Tuna
Starship
Past members
Signe Toly Anderson Marty Balin Bob Harvey Paul Kantner Jorma Kaukonen Jerry Peloquin Skip Spence Jack Casady Spencer Dryden Grace Slick Joey Covington Papa John Creach John Barbata David Freiberg
Website
jeffersonairplane.com
Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band based in San Francisco, California, that became one of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock.[1] Formed in 1965, the group defined the San Francisco Sound and was the first from the Bay Area to achieve international commercial success. They headlined the Monterey Pop Festival (1967), Woodstock (1969), Altamont Free Concert (1969), and the first Isle of Wight Festival (1968)[2] in England. Their 1967 breakout album Surrealistic Pillow was one of the most significant recordings of the Summer of Love. Two songs from that album, "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit", are among Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[3]
The October 1966 to February 1970 lineup of Jefferson Airplane, consisting of Marty Balin (vocals), Paul Kantner (guitar, vocals), Grace Slick (vocals, keyboards), Jorma Kaukonen (lead guitar, vocals), Jack Casady (bass), and Spencer Dryden (drums), was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.[4] Balin left the band in 1971. After 1972, Jefferson Airplane effectively split into two groups. Kaukonen and Casady moved on full-time to their own band, Hot Tuna. Slick, Kantner, and the remaining members of Jefferson Airplane recruited new members and regrouped as Jefferson Starship in 1974, with Balin eventually joining them. Jefferson Airplane received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016.
^Roberts, Randall (January 29, 2016). "How Paul Kantner and Jefferson Airplane delivered LSD music to the masses". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
^Stutz, Colin (January 28, 2016). "Paul Kantner, Jefferson Airplane Co-Founder & Guitarist, Dies at 74". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
^"500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. April 7, 2011. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
^Lewis, Randy (September 28, 2018). "Marty Balin, co-founder of Jefferson Airplane, dies at 76". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
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