The 22-song set will range from acoustic guitars and harmonies to hard rock and will include some of Skip Spence”s Jefferson Airplane songs and most of “Oar.” “I just want to honor my Pops ...

Spence, an original member of the Bay Area rock groups Jefferson Airplane and Moby Grape, died in 1999 at 52, after struggling with schizophrenia and alcoholism. Born Alexander Lee “Skip ...

“Skip was a complex person,” reckons guitarist and ex-Jefferson Airplane colleague Jorma Kaukonen, who’d visited Spence in Bellevue. “Whatever unresolved emotional issues he had, he was ...

Spencer Dryden, the drummer for the Jefferson Airplane who once ... drummer Earl Palmer recommended him to the Airplane's manager. He replaced Skip Spence, who went on to start another Fillmore ...

Alexander "Skip" Spence remains one of the most intriguing and puzzling figures in the history of rock 'n' roll. From his understated role as drummer in the first lineup of Jefferson Airplane ...

and drummer Jerry Peloquin (replaced early on by Alexander “Skip” Spence, then other drummers), made their debut as Jefferson Airplane at San Francisco’s Matrix club (co-owned by Balin ...

They met up with Kaukonen, Casady, drummer Skip Spence and singer Signe Toly Anderson, and cut their 1966 debut LP, Jefferson Airplane Takes Off. They developed a strong following around the ...

A talented multi-instrumentalist, Spence played guitar in his early bands but was recruited by Marty Balin to be the drummer in Jefferson Airplane and ... A Tribute to the Skip Spence Album ...