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The Jefferson Airplane / Starship

Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1965. They were a prominent band in the counterculture movement of the 1960s, and their music combined elements of rock, folk, psychedelic, and blues music.

The band initially consisted of vocalist Signe Toly Anderson, guitarists Paul Kantner and Jorma Kaukonen, bassist Jack Casady, and drummer Skip Spence. However, Anderson was replaced by Grace Slick in 1966, and this new lineup would become the most famous iteration of the band.

Jefferson Airplane's early albums, such as "Surrealistic Pillow" and "After Bathing at Baxter's," were highly influential and helped to define the psychedelic rock sound of the era. Some of their most famous songs include "Somebody to Love," "White Rabbit," and "Volunteers."

The band's music often reflected the social and political issues of the time, and they were known for their activism and involvement in various causes, such as the anti-war movement and the fight for civil rights. Jefferson Airplane disbanded in 1972, but various members went on to form other bands such as Jefferson Starship and Hot Tuna.

The Jefferson Airplane I(1965)
  • Marty Balin - vocals - b. Martyn Jerel Buchwald, January 30, 1943, Cincinnati, Ohio - formerly with The Town Criers.
  • Paul Kantner - guitar/vocals - b. March 17, 1941, San Francisco, California.
  • Jorma Kaukonen - guitar/vocals - b. December 23, 1940, Washington, D.C.
  • Signe Anderson - vocals - b. September 15, 1941, Seattle, Washington.
  • Bob Harvey - bass - b. Robery Harvey, November 17, 1934, Washington, USA - formerly with bluegrass band The Slippery Rock String Band.
  • Skip Spence - drums - b. Alexander Spence, April 18, 1946, Windsor, Ontario, Canada; d. April 16, 1999.
Bob Harvey rejoins bluegrass band The Slippery Rock String Band, and later forms San Francisco Blue.
The Jefferson Airplane II(1965 - 1966) Album:
  1. "Jefferson Airplane Takes Off" (1966)
Skip Spence forms Moby Grape.
The Jefferson Airplane III(1966 - 1970) Albums:
  1. "Surrealistic Pillow" (1967) - Singles: "Somebody to Love", "White Rabbit"
  2. "After Bathing at Baxter's" (1967)
  3. "Crown of Creation" (1968)
  4. "Bless Its Pointed Little Head" (1969)
  5. "Volunteers" (1969)
  6. "Live at the Fillmore East" (1998)
  7. "Live at the Monterey Festival" (1999)
Spencer Dryden forms The New Riders of the Purple Sage. Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady form Hot Tuna (as a "side-project").
Jefferson Airplane IV (1970 - 1971)
  • Marty Balin - vocals
  • Paul Kantner - guitar/vocals
  • Jorma Kaukonen - guitar/vocals
  • Jack Casady - bass
  • Grace Slick - keyboards/vocals
  • Joey Covington - drums - b. Joseph Edward Covington, June 27, 1945, East Conemaugh, Pennsylvania, USA - formerly with The Fenways and Tsong.
Jefferson Airplane V (1971 - 1972)
  • Paul Kantner - guitar/vocals
  • Jorma Kaukonen - guitar/vocals
  • Jack Casady - bass
  • Grace Slick - keyboards/vocals
  • Joey Covington - drums
  • Papa John Creach - fiddle - b. May 28, 1917, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania; d. February 22, 1994, Los Angeles, California - formerly with Hot Tuna.
Album:
  1. "Bark" (1971)
Joey Covington forms Fat Fandango.
Jefferson Airplane VI (1972) Albums:
  1. "Long John Silver" (1972)
  2. "Thirty Seconds Over Winterland" (live) (1973)
Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady decide to exclusively perform as Hot Tuna.
Jefferson Airplane VII (1972)
  • Paul Kantner - guitar/vocals
  • Grace Slick - keyboards/vocals
  • Papa John Creach - fiddle
  • John Barbata - drums
  • David Freiberg - guitar/keyboards/bass/vocals - b. August 24, 1938, Boston, Massachusetts - formerly with Quicksilver Messenger Service.
Group disbands.
Jefferson Starship I (1974)
  • Paul Kantner - guitar/vocals
  • Grace Slick - keyboards/vocals
  • Papa John Creach - fiddle
  • John Barbata - drums
  • David Freiberg - guitar/keyboards/bass/vocals
  • Peter Kangaroo - bass - b. Benson Lee Kaukonen, September 23, 1945, Topeka, Kansas, USA - formerly with Petrus.
  • Craig Chaquico - guitar - b. September 26, 1954, Sacramento, California - formerly with Steelwind.
Jefferson Starship II (1974 - 1975)
  • Paul Kantner - guitar/vocals
  • Grace Slick - keyboards/vocals
  • Papa John Creach - fiddle
  • John Barbata - drums
  • David Freiberg - guitar/keyboards/bass/vocals
  • Craig Chaquico - guitar
  • Pete Sears - bass - b. Peter Sears, May 27, 1948, Bromley, England - formerly with Silver Metre.
Album:
  1. "Dragon Fly" (1974)
Jefferson Starship III (1975) Album:
  1. "Red Octopus" (1975) - Single: "Miracles"
Jefferson Starship IV (1975 - 1978) Albums:
  1. "Spitfire" (1976)
  2. "Earth" (1978)
Jefferson Starship V (1978 - 1979)
  • Paul Kantner - guitar/vocals
  • John Barbata - drums
  • David Freiberg - guitar/keyboards/bass/vocals
  • Craig Chaquico - guitar
  • Pete Sears - bass
Jefferson Starship VI (1979 - 1981) Album:
  1. "Freedom at Point Zero" (1979) - Single: "Jane"
Jefferson Starship VII (1981 - 1982)
  • Paul Kantner - guitar/vocals
  • Grace Slick - keyboards/vocals
  • David Freiberg - guitar/keyboards/bass/vocals
  • Craig Chaquico - guitar
  • Pete Sears - bass
  • Mickey Thomas - vocals
  • Aynsley Dunbar - drums
Albums:
  1. "Modern Times" (1981)
  2. "Winds of Change" (1982)
Aynsley Dunbar later joins Whitesnake.
Jefferson Starship VIII(1982 - 1984)
  • Paul Kantner - guitar/vocals
  • Grace Slick - keyboards/vocals
  • David Freiberg - guitar/keyboards/bass/vocals
  • Craig Chaquico - guitar
  • Pete Sears - bass
  • Mickey Thomas - vocals
  • Don Baldwin - drums
Album:
  1. "Nuclear Furniture" (1984)
Starship I (1984 - 1985) Album:
  1. "Knee Deep in the Hoopla" (1985) - Singles: "We Built This City", "Sara", "Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight"
Starship II (1985 - 1988) Album:
  1. "No Protection" (1987) - Singles: "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now", "It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)"
Starship III (1988 - 1990) Album:
  1. "Love Among the Cannibals" (1989)
Starship IV (1990)
  • Craig Chaquico - guitar
  • Mickey Thomas - vocals
  • Don Baldwin - drums
  • Brett Bloomfield - bass
  • Mark Morgan - keyboards
Group disbands.
Jefferson Airplane IX (1989) (Reformed) Album:
  1. "Jefferson Airplane" (1989)
Jefferson Starship - The Next Generation I (1992 - 1994)
  • Paul Kantner - guitar/vocals
  • Jack Casady - bass
  • Papa John Creach - fiddle
  • Tim Gorman - keyboards/vocals
  • Prairie Prince - drums/percussion - b. May 7, 1950, Charlotte, North Carolina - formerly with The Tubes, Todd Rundgren, and Journey.
  • Mark "Slick" Aguilar - guitar/vocals - formerly with KBC Band.
  • Darby Gould - vocals - b. ca. 1965 - formerly with World Entertainment War.
Jefferson Starship - The Next Generation II (1994 - 1995)
  • Marty Balin - vocals
  • Paul Kantner - guitar/vocals
  • Jack Casady - bass
  • Tim Gorman - keyboards/vocals
  • Prairie Prince - drums/percussion
  • Mark "Slick" Aguilar - guitar/vocals
  • Diana Mangano - vocals  [ref: Ed Stevens]
Jefferson Starship - The Next Generation III (1995 - Present)
  • Marty Balin - vocals
  • Grace Slick - keyboards/vocals
  • Paul Kantner - guitar/vocals
  • Jack Casady - bass
  • Tim Gorman - keyboards/vocals
  • Prairie Prince - drums/percussion
  • Mark "Slick" Aguilar - guitar/vocals
  • Diana Mangano - vocals
Album:
  1. "Deep Space / Virgin Sky" (1995)
  2. "Windows of Heaven" (1999)
Compilations:
  1. "The Worst of The Jefferson Airplane" (1970)
  2. "Early Flight" (1974)
  3. "Flight Log" (1977)
  4. "Jefferson Starship Gold" (1979)
  5. "2400 Fulton Street - An Anthology" (1987)
  6. "White Rabbit & Other Hits" (1990)
  7. "Greatest Hits (Ten Years and Change, 1979-1991)" (1991)
  8. "Jefferson Airplane Loves You" (3-CD box set) (1992)
  9. "The Best of Jefferson Airplane" (1993)
  10. "The Best of Starship" (1993)
  11. "Hits" (2-CDs) (1998)
Paul Kantner and Grace Slick:
  1. "Sunfighter" (1971)
Grace Slick and the Great Society:
  1. "Collector's Item from the San Francisco Scene" (1970)
Grace Slick solo:
  1. "Manhole" (1974)
  2. "Dreams" (1980)
  3. "Welcome to the Wrecking Ball" (1981)
  4. "Software" (1984)
  5. "The Best of Grace Slick" (1999)
Kantner, Slick, David Freiberg:
  1. "Baron Von Tollbooth and the Chrome Nun" (1973)
KBC Band(1985 - 1986)
  • Paul Kantner - guitar/vocals
  • Marty Balin - vocals
  • Jack Casady - bass
  • Mark "Slick" Aguilar - guitar/vocals
  • Tim Gorman - keyboards/vocals
  • Keith Crossan - sax
  • Barry Lowenthal - drums
Album:
  1. "KBC Band" (1986)
Paul Kantner solo:
  1. "Blows Against the Empire" (1970)
  2. "The Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra" (1983)
  3. "A Guide Through the Chaos" (2-CDs) (1996) - oral history of Kantner's life.
Marty Balin solo:
  1. "Bodacious DF" (1973)
  2. "Rock Justice" (1980)
  3. "Balin" (1981)
  4. "Lucky" (1983)
  5. "Balince - A Collection" (1990)
  6. "Better Generation" (1991)
Mickey Thomas solo:
  1. "As Long As You Love Me" (1971)
  2. "Alive Alone" (1981)
Craig Chaquico solo:
  1. "Acoustic Highway" (1993)
  2. "Acoustic Planet" (1994)
  3. "Once in a Blue Universe" (1997)
  4. "A Thousand Pictures" (1997)
  5. "From the Redwoods to the Rockies" (1998) (with Russ Freeman)
  6. "Four Corners" (1999)
Papa John Creach solo:
  1. "Papa John Creach" (1971)
  2. "Filthy" (1972)
  3. "Playing My Fiddle for You" (1974) (with Zulu)
  4. "I'm the Fiddle Man" (1975) (with Midnight Sun)
  5. "Rock Father" (1976)
  6. "Papa Blues" (1992)
  7. "The Best of Papa John Creach" (1999)
Pete Sears solo:
  1. "Watchtowers" (1988)
  2. "Millenium" (1997)
  3. "Watchfire" (1997)
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