'We were an interesting band in many ways. Even though as players in the music business game we certainly wanted to be successful, we didn’t take corporate direction well and for better or worse, did it on our own terms.' -Jorma Kaukonen

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Starting the week off right with “A Song For All Seasons” 🎶

Which Airplane song can turn your day right around?

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Chicago locals, ever think you'd get a chance to spend a night with San Francisco legend, Jorma Kaukonen? Now you can!

Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, join Jorma and John Hurlbut at City Winery Chicago at 7:30pm to celebrate their new album ONE MORE LIFETIME.

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Rockin’ out to this drum cover of “White Rabbit” by Twocanchu on YouTube 🥁

Who thinks Spencer Dryden would approve? 🙋

Post your rendition of an Airplane classic and tag this account for a chance to be featured.

The SURREALISTIC PILLOW radio feature discussing Jefferson Airplane's iconic album is available on NPR's 1A as part of the National Recording Registry radio series.The Library of Congress selected SURREALISTIC PILLOW as one of the 25 recordings to be preserved forever due to…

What better way to embrace the spirit of Flower Power than some ‘60s hits on Earth Day? 🌸🌎

Hit play on the new EARTH DAY playlist with the Airplane and other counterculture icons here: found.ee/EarthDay

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How well do you know the Airplane? ✈️

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“To be a part of Record Store Day 4/20/24, where folks can actually go into a record shop and physically pick up One More Lifetime, the new record by John Hurlbut and myself is more than exciting… it is the stuff of dreams!”-Jorma Kaukonen

This Record Store Day (4/20/2024) be…

“A ray of sunshine. And immensely talented.” -Jorma Kaukonen on Skip Spence

Today, we honor Skip Spence on his birthday! Recognized as 'one of psychedelia’s brightest lights,' Skip made his mark by playing drums on the Airplane's debut album, JEFFERSON AIRPLANE TAKES OFF, back…

“[Al Schmitt’s] patience, experience, and musical sensibilities proved invaluable, with Grace Slick especially singling out Schmitt as the one who ‘saved all their asses’ in the studio during the recording of Baxter’s.” -PSA AUDIO

Remembering Al Schmitt on his birthday today.🤍…

NEWS: The @LibnofCongress has announced the annual selection of 25 recordings to be inducted into the National Recording Registry, chosen for their cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to preserve the nation’s recorded sound heritage. #NatRecRegistry newsroom.loc.gov/news/national-…

The Library of Congress, has chosen 25 recordings to be preserved forever due to their significance in American sound history, whether culturally, historically, or aesthetically. Among these selections is The Airplane’s iconic SURREALISTIC PILLOW, which has left a lasting impact…

“I’d never heard a bass like that. Jack had this roaring, growling thing that would start at the bottom and twine all the way up.” -Grace Slick

Happy birthday to the bass legend - Jack Casady 🎸

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'Do the parents have anything to worry about?'

'I think so.' ✌️

“I wrote the song “Lather” about Spencer, and about all of us looking at the impending age of thirty through the eyes of a bunch of perpetual children.” -Grace Slick

Remembering Spencer Dryden on his birthday today! 🎈

Spencer’s genius on the drum set on SURREALISTIC PILLOW and…

THIRTY SECONDS OVER WINTERLAND turns 51 today! 🎂

Did you know the album title nods to the 1944 Mervyn LeRoy film Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo? The iconic live album was recorded at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco and the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago.

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Did you know the song “Volunteers” got its title from Marty? He was taking out the trash one morning and saw a Volunteers of America truck across the street, making all kinds of noise, which later the story ended up being symbolism for the “noise” that was happening in America.…

Happy Birthday to legendary photographer Herbie Greene!

He has photographed many music icons, including Janis Joplin and Grateful Dead. He took the cover photo of the Surrealistic Pillow album in 1967. Today we celebrate him and his artistic vision.

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“The summer of 1967 was a time of warmth and strife, drugs and war, poetry, visual art and mind-bending music, for which [the] Airplane played a pivotal role, encouraging the growing hippie community to ‘feed your head.’” -VARIETY

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“If you don’t own the stage, you shouldn’t be in Rock N’ Roll.”
-Grace Slick ✈️

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