Jefferson Airplane

**Jefferson Airplane** was a psychedelic rock band from San Francisco. They were formed in 1965.

Some bands that were formed with members of Jefferson Airplane after they broke up include Jefferson Starship and Starship, while bands that modeled them include Hot Tuna and KBC Band.

Jefferson Airplane was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.

## History

Jefferson Airplane formed in San Francisco during the summer of 1965, and signed a recording contract with RCA Records in November of that year.

## Members

- Bass
- Bob Harvey (1965)
- Jack Casady (1965–1972)

- Drums
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- Jerry Peloquin (1965)
- Skip Spence (1965–1966)
- Spencer Dryden (1966–1970)
- Joey Covington (1970–1972)
- John Barbata (1972–1973)
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- Guitars
- Jorma Kaukonen (1965–1972)
- Paul Kantner (1965–1974)

- Violin
- Papa John Creach (1970–1974)

- Piano
- Grace Slick (1966–1974)

- Vocals
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- Marty Balin (1965–1971)
- Signe Toly Anderson (1965–1966)
- Grace Slick (1966–1974)
- Paul Kantner (1965–1974)
- Jorma Kaukonen (1965–1972)
- Joey Covington (1971)
- David Freiberg (1972–1974)
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### Albums

- Jefferson Airplane (studio albums)
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- _Jefferson Airplane Takes Off_ (1966) - US position: # 128
- _Surrealistic Pillow_ (1967) - US position: # 3 (breakthrough album featuring "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit")
- _After Bathing at Baxter's_ (1967) - US position: # 17
- _Crown of Creation_ (1968) - US position: # 6
- _Volunteers_ (1969) - US position: # 13
- _Bark_ (1971) - US position: # 11
- _Long John Silver_ (1972) - US position: # 20
- _Jefferson Airplane_ (1989) (1989 'reunion' album) – US position: # 85
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- Jefferson Airplane (official live albums)
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- _Bless Its Pointed Little Head_ (1969) Live – US position: # 17
- _Thirty Seconds Over Winterland_ (1973) Live – US position: # 52
- _Live at the Fillmore East_ (1998) (live recording of 1968 performance at the Fillmore East in New York City)
- _Sweeping Up the Spotlight: Live at the Fillmore East 1969_ (2007) (live at the Fillmore East, New York City - November 28-29, 1969)
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- Jefferson Airplane (non-US live albums)
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- _Live at the Monterey Festival_ (1995) (live recording, British release of Jefferson Airplane's performance at the Monterey Pop Festival)
- _Feed Your Head : Live '67-'69_ (1996)
- _At Golden Gate Park_ (2006) (live in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco - May 7,1969)
- _Last Flight_ (2007) (live at Winterland, San Francisco - September 22, 1972)
- _At The Family Dog Ballroom_ (2007) (live recording of 1969 performance in San Francisco)
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- Jefferson Airplane (official compilations)
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- _The Worst of Jefferson Airplane_ (1970) - US position: # 12 (first greatest hits collection)
- _Early Flight_ (1974) (a collection of singles, B-sides, and other non-LP tracks) – US position: # 110
- _Flight Log, 1966-1976_ (1977) (compilation album, also includes tracks by Jefferson Starship, Hot Tuna, as well as solo tracks) – US position: # 37
- _2400 Fulton Street_ (1987) (25-track compilation 2-LP set or 36-track compilation 2-CD set) – US position: # 138
- _Jefferson Airplane Loves You_ (1992) (3-disc boxed set)
- _Ignition_ (2001) (4-disc boxed set of first four studio albums)
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- Jefferson Airplane (other compilations)
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- _Time Machine_ (1984) (compilation album)
- _White Rabbit & Other Hits_ (1990) (compilation album)
- _The Best of Jefferson Airplane_ (1993) (compilation album)
- _Journey: The Best of Jefferson Airplane_ (1996) (British compilation album)
- _Through the Looking Glass_ (1999) (compilation album) (Italian only)
- _The Roar of Jefferson Airplane_ (2001) (compilation album)
- _Platinum & Gold Collection_ (2003) (compilation album)
- _Cleared For Take Off_ (2003) (compilation album)
- _The Essential Jefferson Airplane_ (2005) (compilation album) (Legacy Recordings)
- _The very best of Jefferson Airplane_ (2007) (compilation album)
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- Paul Kantner / Jefferson Starship
- _Blows Against The Empire_ (1970) – US position: # 20

- Combined Jefferson Airplane / Jefferson Starship Compilation albums
- _Hits_ (1998)
- _VH1 Behind the Music_ (2000)
- _Love Songs_ (2000)

### Singles

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- "It's No Secret" / "Runnin' 'Round This World"(Censored Version) (1966)
- "Come Up the Years" / "Blues From An Airplane" (1966)
- "Bringing Me Down" / "Let Me In" (1966)
- "My Best Friend" / "How Do You Feel?" (1967) #103 US
- "Somebody to Love" / "Plastic Fantastic Lover" (1967) #5 US
- "White Rabbit" / "She Has Funny Cars" (1967) #8 US
- "Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil" / "Two Heads" (1967) #42 US
- "Watch Her Ride" / "Martha" (1967) #61 US
- "Greasy Heart" / "Share a Little Joke" (1968) #98 US
- "Crown of Creation" / "If You Feel" (1968) #64 US
- "Plastic Fantastic Lover" (live) / "Other Side of This Life" (live) (1969) #133 US
- "Volunteers" / "We Can Be Together" (1969) #65 US
- "Mexico" / "Have You Seen the Saucers?" (1970) #102 US
- "Pretty as You Feel" / "Wild Turkey" (1971) #60 US
- "Long John Silver" / "Milk Train" (1972) #102 US
- "Trial By Fire" (live) / "Twilight Double Leader" (1972)
- "Summer of Love" (1989) #15 US Adult Contemporary (from the reunion album)
- "Planes" (1989) #24 Mainstream Rock Tracks
- "True Love" (1989)
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## Other websites

- Official website for Jefferson Airplane.
- Starship Home Page
- Official website for Kantner's Jefferson Starship
- 'Got A Revolution': Biography of Jefferson Airplane by Jeff Tamarkin
- "Take Me To A Circus Tent" Jefferson Airplane Flight Manual by Craig Fenton
- Jefferson Airplane biography  at _Rolling Stone_.
- art of Grace Slick, example: paintings of the White Rabbit
- Starship 1976 and 2005

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Jefferson Airplane
- **background**: group_or_band
- **img**: Jefferson Airplane photo 1967.JPG
- **img capt**: Jefferson Airplane in 1967
- **alias**: The Airplane
- **years active**: 1965 – 1974
1989
- **origin**: San Francisco, California, San Francisco, California, United States
- **genre**: Psychedelic rock, acid rock, folk rock, hard rock
- **label**: RCA Records, RCA, Grunt Records, Grunt, Epic Records, Epic
- **url**: [http://www.jeffersonairplane.com/ JeffersonAirplane.com]
- **associated acts**: Jefferson Starship, Hot Tuna, KBC Band, Jefferson Starship - The Next Generation
- **past members**: Grace Slick
Marty Balin
Jorma Kaukonen
Paul Kantner
Jack Casady
Spencer Dryden
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Signe Toly Anderson
Bob Harvey
Jerry Peloquin
Skip Spence
Joey Covington
Papa John Creach
John Barbata
David Freiberg