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John William Casady (born April 13, 1944) is an American bass guitarist, best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. Jefferson Airplane became the first successful exponent of the San Francisco Sound. [1] Singles including "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit" charted in 1967 and 1968.
Aug 23, 2021 · Jack Casady, bass guitarist. I moved to San Francisco in 1965 and there were a number of bands in the Bay Area who all knew each other, including The Great Society, which Grace was part of.
Nov 30, 2022 · Long considered one of rock’s first bass heroes, Jack Casady has been thumping and plucking four-strings in front of audiences since the mid ‘60s – first as a member of the Jefferson Airplane, and then as part of Hot Tuna.
Jan 8, 2020 · In the hands of Jack Casady, the teen-aged bass guitar soared to unprecedented new heights via the aptly-named Jefferson Airplane and the soon-to-emerge Hot Tuna, in the late ’60s.
The legendary player behind Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna revisits his illustrious career on his 75th birthday. In 1969, the well-respected music critic Ralph J. Gleason interviewed 25-year-old Jack Casady for his book The Jefferson Airplane and the San Francisco Sound.
Sep 23, 2023 · Hot Tuna returns to Ithaca as part of its “Final Electric Run,” as founding members Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady will soon be laying to rest their long-running plugged-in project.
Sep 13, 2023 · Bass player Jack Casady said the move toward unplugged-only performances has a lot to do with his growing fascination for playing acoustic bass guitar. The sound that instrument provides, he...
