Jefferson Starship is the sucessor band to the late nineteen sixties,Woodstock era group Jefferson Airplane.It was founded in 1974,after Jefferson Airplane had disbanded,by Jefferson Airplane members and romantic partners,guitarist Paul Kantner and vocalist Grace Slick.This band has experienced many personnel and stylistic changes over the decades,but continues to tour to this day,with only Kantner remaining from the Jefferson Airplane days.
Two of the songs featured this week are "Somebody To Love" by Jefferson Airplane and "We Built This City" by Jefferson Starship,to give you a sample of both the original band and its successor.
Today,vocalist Cathy Richardson,along with Kantner and four other musicians, guitarists David Freiberg and Jude Gold,along with drummer Donny Baldwin and keyboardist Chris Smith,comprise Jefferson Starship.
Former Jefferson Starship vocalist Mickey Thomas also has a band touring under the name Starship-without the Jefferson.
Confusing,but always exhilarating.
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