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Volunteers was the group's first album recorded entirely in San Francisco, at Wally Heider's state-of-the-art 16-track studio. Guest musicians included Jerry Garcia on pedal steel guitar, veteran session pianist Nicky Hopkins, future Airplane drummer Joey Covington on percussion, David Crosby and Stephen Stills.
Nov 15, 2014 · Jefferson Airplane released ‘Volunteers’ in November 1969. ... some country twang -- thanks to Jerry Garcia's pedal steel -- makes its way on the record). ...
- Michael Gallucci
Guests Jerry Garcia (pedal steel for the countrified “The Farm”) and pianist Nicky Hopkins added new textures that benefitted by being recorded on 16-track tape machines. The lyrical content created controversy, but sociopolitically charged tunes like “We Can Be Together” and the title track perfectly reflected the end of the ‘60s.
Mar 17, 2021 · Volunteers really did have a stellar cast of session players: Ex Stones and Beatles ally Nicky Hopkins is on Piano. Grateful Dead front man Jerry Garcia lends his magical and distinctive Pedal Steel guitar playing. Stephen Stills is on Hammond Organ duty as well as co-writing Wooden Ships with Kantner and David Crosby.
Jul 20, 2022 · Also of note were contributions from Jerry Garcia, who was credited as “spiritual advisor” and who lent some guitar work and musical ideas too. ... Volunteers (1969) Decades don’t usually ...
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Early life. Garcia's ancestors on his father's side were from Galicia in northwest Spain. His mother's ancestors were Irish and Swedish. He was born in the Excelsior District of San Francisco, California, on August 1, 1942, to Jose Ramon "Joe" Garcia and Ruth Marie "Bobbie" (née Clifford) Garcia, who was herself born in San Francisco.
