5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane

Name Jorma Kaukonen Best known for Founding member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. And, husband and world traveler and ...
American Songwriter

“Hearts,” the First Solo Smash by Former Jefferson Airplane/Starship Member Marty Balin

Some artists just have a comfort zone with the types of softer material that tends to get classified as yacht rock. The late Marty Balin was one of those artists, even way back before those sounds ...
American Songwriter

Remember When: Jefferson Airplane Recorded Four Commercials for Levi’s Jeans in 1967 Then Pulled Out of Their Contract

At the time, Jefferson Airplane had been together for two years and had broken out with “White Rabbit” and “Somebody to Love” when the jeans company asked them to do a commercial. The band, who wore ...
Los Angeles Times

John Barbata, drummer for the Turtles, CSNY and Jefferson Airplane, dies at 79

John Barbata, the classic rock drummer who played on era-defining records by the Turtles, Jefferson Airplane and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, has died. He was 79. Jefferson Airplane (and its offshoot ...