In the meantime, Signe Anderson gives birth to a baby girl in the spring, but continues with the band. But in May or June, Skip Spence takes an unscheduled holiday to Mexico and is canned by Marty. Skip stays on until a replacement is found and that replacement is Spencer Dryden , a former jazz drummer from Los Angeles. By now, the pressures of motherhood and music are straining the relationship between Signe and her husband and the rest of the band. Finally, in September, the band puts Jack Casady up to asking Grace Slick , singer of a semi-rival band, The Great Society , if she's interested in joining the Airplane.
Grace says yes.
Signe gets canned. The year begins with JA undertaking its first major tour. Grace and Spencer, both newcomers to the group, find each other in the back of the tour bus. Second LP Surrealistic Pillow is released in February. They are featured in the June 23 issue of Time Magazine and in subsequent articles in Newsweek, Life, and Look.