# List of Starship members

Starship is an American hard rock band from San Francisco, California. Formed as a successor to Jefferson Starship, the group originally featured vocalists Mickey Thomas and Grace Slick, guitarist Craig Chaquico, bassist Pete Sears, drummer Donny Baldwin and keyboardist David Freiberg – all were members of Jefferson Starship until October 1984, when rhythm guitarist and vocalist Paul Kantner (who had left in June) sued the band for the use of the name, forcing them to begin operating as simply Starship. Freiberg left shortly after the group's formation, however, due to the dominance of keyboards in the band's sound. Sears left early into sessions for the group's second album No Protection, citing an opposition to the band's continued evolution into what he described as a "vacuous, sterilized, escapist" musical style.
Slick also departed Starship in early 1988, leaving Thomas as the band's sole lead vocalist. Bassist Brett Bloomfield and keyboardist Mark Morgan were added to the group's lineup in time for the recording of Love Among the Cannibals, having both performed as touring members since the previous year. Baldwin was next to leave, after seriously injuring Thomas in a bar fight before a show on September 24, 1989; the fight was initially not revealed to involve the drummer, but within a few weeks of the incident he was dismissed from the group. Once the vocalist had recovered, the tour resumed in early 1990 with Kenny Stavropoulos on drums. After the tour's conclusion in the summer of 1990, Chaquico, Bloomfield, Morgan, and Stavropoulos left the band. Thomas added producer Peter Wolf on keyboards and continued to record by utilizing session musicians. After the release of the greatest hits compilation Greatest Hits (Ten Years and Change 1979–1991) in the spring of 1991, the band was let go by RCA. Starship became inactive at this time.
In early 1992, Thomas reformed the band under the name "Mickey Thomas' Starship" (later "Starship featuring Mickey Thomas"), with a lineup also including guitarist Jeff Tamelier, bassist Bobby Vega, drummer T. Moran, keyboardist John Lee Sanders, saxophonist Bill Slais, trumpeter Max Haskett and former touring vocalist Melisa Kary. The following year, Vega was replaced by the returning Bloomfield. In 1995, Darrell Verdusco replaced Moran on drums. Sanders, Slais and Haskett also left in 1995, with Phil Bennett taking over on keyboards. Tamelier was replaced by Erik Torjesen in 1996, who performed with the group until 2000 when he was diagnosed with cancer (he died the following March). John Garnache replaced Bloomfield on bass in 1997. Torjesen was replaced by Mark Abrahamian in 2000, while Jeff Adams replaced Garnache the same year. Stephanie Calvert joined in 2006. Abrahamian died on September 2, 2012, after suffering a heart attack after a show. He was replaced the following month by Winger guitarist John Roth. In September 2021, vocalist Cian Coey replaced Calvert.

## Members
### Current

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Mickey Thomas | 1984–19911992–present | lead and backing vocalsrhythm guitar | all Starship releases |
| Darrell Verdusco | 1995–present | drumsbacking vocals | Live at the Stanley Cup (1997)Greatest Hits (2003)Loveless Fascination (2013) |
| Phil Bennett | 1995–present | keyboardsbacking vocals | Live at the Stanley Cup (1997)Greatest Hits (2003)Loveless Fascination (2013) |
| Jeff Adams | 2000–present | bassbacking vocals | Greatest Hits (2003)Loveless Fascination (2013) |
| John Roth | 2012–present | lead guitarbacking vocals | Loveless Fascination (2013) |
| Cian Coey | 2021-present | lead and backing vocals | none |

### Former

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Craig Chaquico | 1984–1990 | lead guitar | Knee Deep in the Hoopla (1985)No Protection (1987)Love Among the Cannibals (1989) |
| Donny Baldwin | 1984–1989 | drumselectronic drumsbacking vocals | Knee Deep in the Hoopla (1985)No Protection (1987)Love Among the Cannibals (1989) |
| Grace Slick | 1984–1988 | lead and backing vocals | Knee Deep in the Hoopla (1985)No Protection (1987) |
| Pete Sears | 1984–1987 | bassbacking vocalssynthesizers | Knee Deep in the Hoopla (1985) |
| David Freiberg | 1984–1985 | keyboardsbacking vocals | none |
| Brett Bloomfield | 1987–19901993–1997 | bassbacking vocals | Love Among the Cannibals (1989)Live at the Stanley Cup (1997) |
| Mark Morgan | 1987–1990 | keyboards | Love Among the Cannibals (1989) |
| Melisa Kary | 1989–1990 (touring only)1992–2000 | lead and backing vocals | Live at the Stanley Cup (1997) |
| Christina Marie Saxton | 1989–1990 (touring only)1996–2006 | lead and backing vocals | Live at the Stanley Cup (1997) |
| Kenny Stavropoulos | 1990 | drumsbacking vocals | none |
| Peter Wolf | 1990–1991 | keyboardselectronics | "Good Heart" (1991) |
| Jeff Tamelier | 1992–1996 | lead guitarbacking vocals | none |
| T. Moran | 1992–1995 | drums | none |
| John Lee Sanders | 1992–1995 | keyboardssaxophone | none |
| Bill Slais | 1992–1995 | saxophonekeyboards | none |
| Max Haskett | 1992–1995 | trumpet | none |
| Bobby Vega | 1992–1993 | bass | none |
| Erik Torjesen | 1996–2000 | lead guitar | Live at the Stanley Cup (1997) |
| John Garnache | 1997–2000 | bass | none |
| Mark Abrahamian | 2000–2012 (his death) | lead guitar | Greatest Hits (2003) |
| Stephanie Calvert | 2006–2021 | lead and backing vocals | Loveless Fascination (2013) |

## Lineups

| Period | Members | Releases |
| June 1984 – early 1985 | Mickey Thomas – lead vocals Grace Slick – lead vocals Craig Chaquico – guitar Pete Sears – bass, synthesizers David Freiberg – keyboards, bass, vocals Donny Baldwin – drums, backing vocals Touring personnel Gabriel Katona – keyboards, saxophone (1984–1986 tours) | none |
| Early 1985 – May 1987 | Mickey Thomas – lead vocals Grace Slick – lead vocals Craig Chaquico – guitar Pete Sears – bass, synthesizers Donny Baldwin – drums, backing vocals Touring personnel Gabriel Katona – keyboards, saxophone (1984–1986 tours) | Knee Deep in the Hoopla (1985) |
| May 1987 – February 1988 | Mickey Thomas – lead vocals Grace Slick – lead vocals Craig Chaquico – guitar Donny Baldwin – drums, backing vocals Touring personnel Brett Bloomfield – bass Mark Morgan – keyboards, synthesizers | No Protection (1987) |
| February 1988 – October 1989 | Mickey Thomas – lead vocals Craig Chaquico – guitar Brett Bloomfield – bass, backing vocals Mark Morgan – keyboards, synthesizers Donny Baldwin – drums, backing vocals Touring personnel Melisa Kary – vocals (1989) Christina Marie Saxton – vocals (1989) | Love Among the Cannibals (1989) |
| October 1989 – summer 1990 | Mickey Thomas – lead vocals Craig Chaquico – guitar Brett Bloomfield – bass, backing vocals Mark Morgan – keyboards, synthesizers Kenny Stavropoulos – drums Touring personnel Melisa Kary – vocals Christina Marie Saxton – vocals | none |
| Summer 1990 – spring 1991 | Mickey Thomas – vocals Peter Wolf – keyboards, electronics Studio musicians Martin Page – background vocals (1991 – Track: "Good Heart") Peter Maunu – guitar (1991 – Track: "Good Heart") | "Good Heart" (1991) |
| Band inactive spring 1991 – early 1992 |||
| Early 1992 – summer 1993 | Mickey Thomas – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Melisa Kary – lead vocals Jeff Tamelier – lead guitar, backing vocals Bobby Vega – bass, backing vocals John Lee Sanders – keyboards, saxophone T. Moran – drums Bill Slais – saxophone, keyboards Max Haskett – trumpet | none |
| Summer 1993 – 1995 | Mickey Thomas – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Melisa Kary – lead vocals Jeff Tamelier – lead guitar, backing vocals Brett Bloomfield – bass, backing vocals John Lee Sanders – keyboards, saxophone T. Moran – drums Bill Slais – saxophone, keyboards | none |
| 1995–1996 | Mickey Thomas – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Melisa Kary – lead vocals Jeff Tamelier – lead guitar, backing vocals Brett Bloomfield – bass, backing vocals Phil Bennett – keyboards, backing vocals Darrell Verdusco – drums, backing vocals | none |
| 1996–1997 | Mickey Thomas – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Melisa Kary – lead vocals Christina Marie Saxton – lead vocals Erik Torjesen – lead guitar Brett Bloomfield – bass, backing vocals Phil Bennett – keyboards, backing vocals Darrell Verdusco – drums, backing vocals | Live at the Stanley Cup (1997) |
| 1997–2000 | Mickey Thomas – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Melisa Kary – lead vocals Christina Marie Saxton – lead vocals Erik Torjesen – lead guitar John Garnache – bass Phil Bennett – keyboards, backing vocals Darrell Verdusco – drums, backing vocals | none |
| 2000–2006 | Mickey Thomas – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Christina Marie Saxton – lead vocals Mark Abrahamian – lead guitar Jeff Adams – bass, backing vocals Phil Bennett – keyboards, backing vocals Darrell Verdusco – drums, backing vocals | Greatest Hits (2003) |
| 2006 – September 2012 | Mickey Thomas – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Stephanie Calvert – lead vocals Mark Abrahamian – lead guitar Jeff Adams – bass, backing vocals Phil Bennett – keyboards, backing vocals Darrell Verdusco – drums, backing vocals | none |
| October 2012 – September 2021 | Mickey Thomas – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Stephanie Calvert – lead vocals John Roth – lead guitar, backing vocals Jeff Adams – bass, backing vocals Phil Bennett – keyboards, backing vocals Darrell Verdusco – drums, backing vocals Touring personnel Cian Coey – lead vocals (substitute for Calvert in August-September 2021) | Loveless Fascination (2013) |
| September 2021 – present | Mickey Thomas – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Cian Coey – lead vocals John Roth – lead guitar, backing vocals Jeff Adams – bass, backing vocals Phil Bennett – keyboards, backing vocals Darrell Verdusco – drums, backing vocals | none |