When Paul Kantner started up the Airplane offshoot Jefferson Starship a few years later, he asked if Balin would contribute. The singer/songwriter agreed, first as a temporary member and then ...

The early portion of 1967 saw the release of their breakthrough record (and first with Grace Slick ... who later became a member of Jefferson Airplane’s close pals Quicksilver Messenger ...

NEW YORK - Paul Kantner, a founding member of the ... lead guitarist Jorma Kaukonen; bassist Jack Casady; and drummer Spencer Dryden, who died in 2005. Jefferson Airplane, named in part after ...

Paul Kantner, founding member ... they became the first San Francisco band to sign to a major label. The group’s 1966 debut, Jefferson Airplane Takes Off, was a modest hit, charting in the ...

Just as Jefferson Airplane was ascending, Anderson gave birth to her first child ... the strongest people I have ever met,” guitarist Jorma Kaukonen wrote on his Cracks in the Finish blog.

From being one of the first women ever to front a major rock band (Jefferson Airplane) to being a founding member of the band ... How did you and Jorma come up with that modal, psychedelic ...

Jorma Kaukonen, who played guitar in classic rock bands Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, has just released “Ain’t In No Hurry,” his first solo ... she was a lifelong member of Hadassah ...

Signe Toly Anderson, who had served as lead singer for Jefferson Airplane Takes Off, the band’s 1966 debut album, chose to leave that same year when she became pregnant with her first child.

Airplane guitarist and Ohio resident Jorma Kaukonen later came up with the Jefferson Airplane name. Harvey, a Seattle native, said he fell into the sex and drug life in the '60s. "You bet," he said.

Mr. Kantner, a founding member of the Jefferson Airplane ... opened his legendary Fillmore Auditorium, the Jefferson Airplane served as the first headliner. Much to our disappointment, Grace ...