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Paul Kantner captained the band through various successor incarnations of Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship.In all incarnations of the band, his primary instrument was the rhythm guitar, though he did sing lead or backup vocals on most songs.During the summer of 1965 singer Marty Balin recruited folk musician Kantner as part of the original Jefferson Airplane.Young (David Crosby and Graham Nash) and members of the Grateful Dead (Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann, and Mickey Hart), as well as some of the remaining members of Jefferson Airplane (Grace Slick, Joey Covington, and Jack Casady).It was while that album was made that Kantner sealed his love affair with Grace Slick; their daughter China Kantner (who made a name for herself as an MTV veejay in the 1980s) was born shortly thereafter.David Freiberg equal billing with Kantner and Slick.Freiberg, who had also appeared on Blows Against the Empire, had joined Jefferson Airplane in time to appear on Thirty Seconds over Winterland.Craig Chaquico during this time, who first appeared on Sunfighter and would play with Kantner, Slick, and their bands and then with Starship through 1991.He later embarked on a successful solo career as a smooth jazz artist.By 1973, with Kaukonen and Casady now devoting their full attention to Hot Tuna, the musicians on Baron von Tollbooth formed the core of a new Airplane lineup that was formally reborn as Jefferson Starship in 1974.Kantner, Slick, and Freiberg were charter members.Jefferson Starship, he joined the band while their first album, Dragonfly, was still in the works.In 1984, Kantner (the last founding member of Jefferson Airplane remaining) left the group, but not before taking legal action against his former bandmates over the Jefferson name (the rest of the band wanted to continue as Jefferson Starship).Kantner won his suit, and the group name was reduced to simply Starship, marking the third incarnation of the band.Jefferson Airplane was officially disbanded for good.Breakthrough album featuring "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit."Compilation album, also includes tracks by Jefferson Starship, Hot Tuna, as well as solo tracks.Time Machine (1984) (Compilation album.Jefferson Airplane (1989) (1989 "reunion" album.Journey: The Best of Jefferson Airplane (1996) (British compilation album.The Roar of Jefferson Airplane (2001) (Compilation album.Gold Collection (2003) (Compilation album.The Essential Jefferson Airplane (2005) (Compilation album.Freedom at Point Zero (1979)
Modern Times (1981)
Winds of Change (1982)
Nuclear Furniture (1984)
Jefferson Starship at Their Best (1993) (Compilation album.Miracles (album) (1995) (Live album.Windows of Heaven (1999)
Greatest Hits: Live at the Fillmore (1999) (Live album.Chrome Nun (1973) (By Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, and David Freiberg.The KBC Band
Includes Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, and Jack Casady.External links
Official website for Jefferson Starship
Official website for Jefferson Airplane.Got A Revolution': Biography of Jefferson Airplane by Jeff Tamarkin
Jefferson Airplane biography at Rolling Stone.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.See Copyrights for details.Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship.Jefferson Airplane was among the first and the most commercially successful of the San Francisco acid rock psychedelic groups of the '60s.The group began to fragment at the end of the decade, and Kantner released a solo album, Blows Against the Empire, in 1970.Chrome Nun, with Slick and David Freiberg (who had replaced Balin in the Airplane) in 1973.Kantner and Slick reorganized the Airplane under the name Jefferson Starship in 1974.Kantner released a second solo album, Planet Earth Rock 'N' Roll Orchestra, in 1983, and left Jefferson Starship in 1984, after which the band's name was truncated to Starship.In the '90s, he toured with a new edition of Jefferson Starship.It appears that javascript is blocked by your browser.For further help click here.Paul Kantner, Grace Slick...No image toolkit is currently enabled.You can select one from the image toolkit settings page.Who's onlineThere are currently 0 users and 0 guests online.The Chrome Nun was the first album made by these erstwhile members of Jefferson Airplane since the breakup of that group.Young (singer David Crosby , and The Flying Burrito Brothers (bassist Chris Ethridge , as well as other former members of The Airplane and future members of Jefferson Starship The Pointer Sisters even guested on one track.This product is currently out of stock.What is your favorite genre of music?Paul Kantner and his wife, Grace Slick and featuring on its cover a photograph of their infant daughter, China It also features the family of San Francisco Bay Area musicians, including David Crosby Graham Nash Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead and other current members of Jefferson Airplane and future members of Jefferson Starship Its style of loosely arranged acid rock music and radical left political lyrics is similar to such recent albums as the Kantner Starship Blows Against the Empire (December 1970) and the Airplane s Bark (August 1971), which were made by most of the same players.John Doe and Exene Cervenka should listen to Sunfighter to see where they got it from.What is your favorite genre of music?From AMG ReviewsCredited to Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, and David Freiberg, Baron von Tollbooth The Chrome Nun was the first album made by these erstwhile members of Jefferson Airplane since the breakup of that group.The public was catching on, too: Kantner's Blows Against the Empire had reached the Top 20, but Baron von Tollbooth didn't come near the Top 100.Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship.Send this product information as a text message to a mobile phone.Build your own online store or Advertise with us.Current Advertisers Sign InHelp improve Yahoo!View RSS FeedMake money with Yahoo!Shopping APIs, now powering Yahoo!Information about prices, products, services and merchants is provided by third parties and is for informational purposes only.Query(form) else if( form.Ratings("rating" + i, 0, yg_Ratings.Find a Song
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Pandora Presents...Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship.The group began to fragment at the end of the decade, and Kantner released a solo album, Blows Against the Empire, in 1970.Chrome Nun, with Slick and David Freiberg (who had replaced Balin in the Airplane) in 1973.Initial release : December 1971Grunt FTR 1002
Garcia plays on three tracks of this release.The LP booklet provides some information about the musicians on each track.It is well worth searching out an LP copy of this album for the full size artwork on the cover and in the booklet. |
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