On Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 7:22:15 PM UTC-7, Michael Black wrote:

On Thu, 9 Apr 2015, gratefuljoe wrote:

On Monday, March 30, 2015 at 11:28:38 PM UTC-4, B wrote:

gratefuljoe <grate...@aol.com> wrote:

http://blog.sfgate.com/loaded/2015/03/27/jefferson-airplanes-paul-kantner-suffers-heart-attack/

A little birdy told me a Shapiro organized JA full band reunion is in the >> works for this year. This, I assume, could affect it.

http://thefestivalforecaster.blogspot.com/2015/03/just-little-light-more-on-grateful-dead.html
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In addition to the Dead and perhaps Santana, Lockn' will also celebrate
the 50th anniversary of a third group of San Francisco scenesters, the Jefferson Airplane. Original members Jorma Kaukonen (who will take part
in the Dear Jerry concert) and Jack Casady will participate in a special Jefferson Airplane set featuring many special guests led by Saturday
Night Live musical director G.E. Smith and husband and wife duo Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams of the Levon Helm Band (and he of Bob
Dylan's band, among others, as well). While Grace Slick is now retired
from performing, her parts will be handled by Lake Street Dive's
big-voiced Rachael Price, and we would not be surprised if original Airplane singer Marty Balin is added to the lineup at a later date, nor
if the Dead's Kreutzmann participates on drums. Kaukonen and Casady will also perform as their duo formed in the early '70s, Hot Tuna, and we
expect Kaukonen to take part in one of the Dead-themed collaborations at the festival as well.

Lake Street Dive is a pretty talented band but those are big shoes to
fill.

I'd rather see The Great Society get together.

If you listen to those live albums that came out after the band broke up, they really do a good job of representing the SF live/improvisaton sound.
The Airplane took two of their songs when Grace moved over, but compare
that live album to Jefferson Airplane Takes Off (with "Get Together") and there is a vast difference.

The Airplane has always been a slicker band than most of the SF bands,
which probably accounts for them getting a record contract early.

Michael

why couldn't Jefferson Starship carry the torch instead we got Phish, Dave Matthews Band and Jimmy Buffett

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