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Jefferson Airplane in early 1966. From left: Anderson, Casady, Balin, Spence, Kantner and Kaukonen. After rehearsing throughout the summer, the group made its first public appearance as Jefferson Airplane at the opening night of The Matrix on August 13, 1965.
- 1965–1973, 1989, 1996
Apr 18, 2024 · January 10, 1946, Liverpool, Merseyside, England) The band was started in the mid-1960s by former folk musicians; in late 1966, however, edgy-voiced ex-model Grace Slick and the harder, rumbling rhythms pouring from bassist Jack Casady and drummer Spencer Dryden transformed Jefferson Airplane into a dance band with a social conscience.
- Gene Santoro
Sep 29, 2021 · And they were the first to land a record contract – with the ultra-straight RCA Records for an advance of $25,000, five times the going rate. Jefferson Airplane Takes Off, released in September 1966, had a modern folk feel to it, in a jangly, Byrdsy way.
- Hugh Fielder
Aug 23, 2021 · Grace Slick and Jack Casady of Jefferson Airplane: how we made White Rabbit. ‘I wrote it on a $50 piano with eight or 10 keys missing, but I could hear in my head the notes that weren’t there ...
Aug 15, 2014 · Jefferson Airplane actually folded following the release of 1972's 'Long John Silver' album, morphing into Jefferson Starship for 1974's 'Dragon Fly' LP. To say these were transitional years would ...
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Oct 30, 2017 · Grace Slick and Jefferson Airplane: The beginning. Grace Slick had been earmarked to join Jefferson Airplane in 1966 as the replacement for the band’s original female singer, Signe Anderson, who had just given birth to daughter Lilith.
Jan 29, 2016 · Revisit the work of pioneering psychedelic rock band the Jefferson Airplane with our list of 12 essential songs. ... the Kantner-penned "Watch Her Ride" only made it to Number 61 on the Hot 100 ...
