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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]
Jefferson Starship is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1974 by a group of musicians including former members of Jefferson Airplane. [2] Between 1974 and 1984, they released eight gold or platinum -selling studio albums, and one gold-selling compilation. [ 3 ]
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 ...
In June 1984, Kantner left Jefferson Starship, complaining that the band had become too commercial and strayed too far from its countercultural roots. At the time, he was the only remaining original member of Jefferson Airplane in the group. [33] Kantner made his decision to leave in the middle of the Nuclear Furniture tour. [28]
Mar. 5—Retire to what is the answer David Frieberg will utter if you ask him when he'll quit playing with Jefferson Starship. The vocalist-guitarist is still rocking at 83 and refuses to slow down.
Jun. 12—JIM THORPE — Celebrating 50 years of music, Jefferson Starship comes to Penn's Peak Saturday, June 15, to bring fans a night full of classic hits from every era of the legendary group.
Starship featuring Mickey Thomas in 2010. 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.
A 1978 car accident and long recovery necessitated his departure from Jefferson Starship, and he largely left the music industry afterward. Barbata published a memoir, "The Legendary Life of a ...