| In 1965, Kantner and Balin formed JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, embarking
from Balin's San Francisco nightclub The Matrix. With Casady, guitarist
Jorma Kaukonen, vocalist Signe Anderson and drummer Skip Spence,
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE became the first San Francisco rock group to sign a
recording contract with a major label. Their first album on RCA,
Jefferson Airplane Takes Off, was released in 1966. Vocalist Grace Slick joined the AIRPLANE in 1967, bringing with her, the hits
"Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit," anthems that announced the "Summer of
Love "and permanently altered the perspective of an entire generation. Both songs hit the Top 10 that year, making JEFFERSON AIRPLANE the most successful rock band in America. |