Jefferson Airplane facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Jefferson Airplane
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Jefferson Airplane in 1967
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| Also known as | The Airplane |
| Origin | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Genres | Psychedelic rock, acid rock, folk rock, hard rock |
| Years active | 1965 – 1974 1989 |
| Labels | RCA, Grunt, Epic |
| Associated acts | Jefferson Starship, Hot Tuna, KBC Band, Jefferson Starship - The Next Generation |
Jefferson Airplane, a rock band based in San Francisco, California, was one of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock. Formed in 1965, the group defined the San Francisco Sound and was the first from the Bay Area to achieve international commercial success. They were headliners at the three most famous American rock festivals of the 1960s—Monterey (1967), Woodstock (1969) and Altamont (1969)—and the first Isle of Wight Festival (1968) in England.
Their 1967 break-out album Surrealistic Pillow ranks on the short list of the most significant recordings of the "Summer of Love". Two songs from that album, "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit", are among Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time."
The "classic" lineup of Jefferson Airplane, from October 1966 to February 1970, was Marty Balin (vocals), Paul Kantner (guitar, vocals), Grace Slick (vocals), Jorma Kaukonen (lead guitar, vocals), Jack Casady (bass), and Spencer Dryden (drums). Marty Balin left the band in 1971. After 1972, Jefferson Airplane effectively split into two groups.
Kaukonen and Casady moved on full time to their own band, Hot Tuna. Slick, Kantner, and the remaining members of Jefferson Airplane recruited new members and regrouped as Jefferson Starship in 1974, with Marty Balin eventually joining them. Jefferson Airplane was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 and was presented with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016.
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Discography
- Jefferson Airplane Takes Off (1966)
- Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
- After Bathing at Baxter's (1967)
- Crown of Creation (1968)
- Volunteers (1969)
- Bark (1971)
- Long John Silver (1972)
- Jefferson Airplane (1989)
Members
- Paul Kantner – rhythm guitar, vocals (1965–1972, 1989, 1996)
- Jorma Kaukonen – lead guitar, vocals (1965–1972, 1989, 1996)
- Marty Balin – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion (1965–1971, 1989, 1996)
- Signe Toly Anderson – vocals (1965–1966)
- Bob Harvey – double bass (1965)
- Jerry Peloquin – drums (1965)
- Skip Spence – drums, percussion (1965–1966)
- Jack Casady – bass, rhythm guitar (1965–1972, 1989, 1996)
- Grace Slick – vocals, piano, keyboards (1966–1972, 1989)
- Spencer Dryden – drums, percussion (1966–1970, 1996)
- Joey Covington – drums, percussion (1970–1972)
- Papa John Creach – violin, vocals (1970–1972)
- John Barbata – drums, percussion (1972)
- David Freiberg – vocals, rhythm guitar (1972)
- Kenny Aronoff – drums, percussion (1989)
- Tim Gorman – keyboards (touring, 1989)
- Randy Jackson – rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (touring, 1989)
- Peter Kaukonen – rhythm guitar (touring, 1989)
Images for kids
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The original lineup of Jefferson Airplane at the Matrix in summer 1965. Clockwise from left: Bob Harvey, Signe Toly Anderson, Jerry Peloquin, Paul Kantner, Jorma Kaukonen, and Marty Balin.
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Jefferson Airplane in early 1966. From left: Anderson, Casady, Balin, Spence, Kantner and Kaukonen.
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The group in mid-1966 after Spencer Dryden replaced Skip Spence on drums.
See also
In Spanish: Jefferson Airplane para niños
