Background information
Also known as Jefferson Starship
Starship
Origin San Francisco, California
Genre(s) Psychedelic rock
Rock
Years active 1965–72 (as Jefferson Airplane)
1974–84 (as Jefferson Starship)
1984–89 (as Starship)
1989 (reunited Jefferson Airplane for one album)
1991–present (as Jefferson Starship TNG)
Former members
Signe Toly Anderson
Marty Balin
Grace Slick
Jack Casady
Joey Covington
Papa John Creach
Spencer Dryden
Bob Harvey
Paul Kantner
Jorma Kaukonen
Jerry Peloquin
Skip Spence
Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band from San Francisco, a pioneer
of the LSD-influenced psychedelic rock movement. In August 1969, the band's
performance at Woodstock is widely considered one of rock 'n' roll's most
memorable moments.[citation needed]
Successive incarnations of the band have performed under different names, reflecting changing times and performer lineups, known as Jefferson Starship, and later simply Starship before becoming Jefferson Starship The Next Generation in 1991.
Jefferson Airplane was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996; members inducted were all from the 1966-1975 Grace Slick era.
The term "Jefferson airplane" is also slang for a used match bent to hold a marijuana joint that has been smoked too short to hold without burning the hands, an improvised roach clip. An urban legend claims this was the origin for the band's name, but according to band member Jorma Kaukonen, the name was invented by his friend Steve Talbot as a parody of blues names such as 'Blind Lemon' Jefferson [1].
