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Jefferson Starship Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Jefferson Airplane

Gas Monkey Live
Thu Jun 25 8pm - 11:59pm
Jefferson Starship

About Jefferson Starship Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Jefferson Airplane


Jefferson Starship, created by Rock & Roll
Hall of Fame inductee and Jefferson Airplane founder Paul Kantner; and, David
Freiberg, also a former Jefferson Airplane member and co-founder of the
legendary Quicksilver Messenger Service – celebrated their 40th Anniversary in
2014. The band, descended from Jefferson Airplane – who performed at Monterey
and Woodstock, at Altamont with the Rolling Stones, and shared the bill countless
times with Grateful Dead & Janis Joplin, and whose music helped define a
generation focused on civil rights, environmental awareness and anti-war activism.
In 2015, the band performs & celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Jefferson
Airplane & The San Francisco Sound, Kantner & Freiberg were instrumental in
creating.
Jefferson Starship is fronted by acclaimed singer Cathy Richardson, star of the
play "Love, Janis" – long time members Donny Baldwin (drums) & Chris Smith
(keyboard/bass) and guitarist Jude Gold (formerly with JGB) round out the lineup.
2014 proved another remarkable year for the stalwart, iconic band – whose
diverse projects and performances in recent years include a symphony broadcast
across the U.S. on HDNET and their heralded appearance on PBS, headlining
"60's Rock, Pop & Soul," which still airs coast to coast.
On March 15 they shall appear for The Anchorage World Trade Center's
"Freezing Man Anchorage" – celebrating the world famous Iditarod.
Jefferson Starship continues to perform their repertoire of hits spanning all eras
of their existence, including "Jane," "Somebody To Love," "Miracles," "White
Rabbit," "Volunteers," "Count On Me," "Find Your Way Back," "Wooden
Ships," "Today," "Lather," "Crown of Creation" and many more.

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