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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 ...
The compilation album Playlist: The Very Best of Starship, was released in October 2012, and included the newly recorded song, "Karma (Everything You Do)". [28] Starship's first new studio album of original music in over two decades, Loveless Fascination produced by Jeff Pilson of the band Foreigner, was released on September 17, 2013.
Grace Slick, Paul Kantner and Mickey Thomas of Jefferson Starship, NYC, 1981 Pier 84. The remaining members of Jefferson Starship rebuilt the band in early 1979, adding drummer Aynsley Dunbar in January and vocalist Mickey Thomas in April. [1] Slick returned to the band in 1981, after performing guest backing vocals on Modern Times. [1]
Starship was let go by their record label RCA and became inactive in 1991. [11] In early 1992, Mickey Thomas revived Starship as Starship featuring Mickey Thomas and touring has continued with this title. [12] [13] The band's Loveless Fascination was released on September 17, 2013. The band performed at the Streamy Awards on September 8, 2014. [14]
The name "Jefferson Starship" was retired in March 1985 after Kantner left the band and sued the remaining members, who reformed under the name "Starship". [13] All other band members, including Chaquico, remained with the band. [14] Starship recorded hits such as "We Built This City", "Sara", and "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now".
During the 1980s, while Slick was the only member remaining from Jefferson Airplane in Starship, the band went on to score three chart-topping successes with "We Built This City", "Sara", and "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now". Despite the success, Slick since has spoken negatively about the experience and the music. [17]
He has worked with a number of notable musicians but is probably best known as a member of Jefferson Starship. [2] From 1974 to 1980 he was an in house guitar player for TK studios in N. Miami. He recorded with KC & the Sunshine Band , Bobby Caldwell , Latimore , George & Gwen McCrae , Clarence Reid , Timmy Thomas and Betty Wright .
Baldwin tours with Jefferson Starship as well as playing drums for Lydia Pense as a member of Cold Blood. In 2017, former Jefferson Starship band member Craig Chaquico filed suit against the other remaining members of the band, including David Freiberg and Baldwin, over the use of the Jefferson Starship band name on tour billings and ...