Jefferson Airplane - the rock band of the 1960's?

Question

Who was the original female singer of the band before Grace Slick? What was the band originally called before Jefferson Airplane?

Some one I know who can barely remember attending the concerts in a garage which attended the shows in San Fransisco said that the original female singer got pregnant - or something - that is why she got replaced......

Answer 1

Jefferson Airplane formed in San Francisco during the summer of 1965, emerging from what was called the San Francisco Bay folk music boom (see American folk music revival). Although the Airplane were considered the pre-eminent San Francisco group of the period, Kantner was in fact the only native San Franciscan member.

The group's founder was singer Marty Balin, who had established a minor career as a pop singer in the early Sixties and made several recordings under his own name. In mid-1965 Balin raised funds to open a new nightclub, The Matrix and soon after he met folk musician Paul Kantner at another local club, the Drinking Gourd.

Kantner had started out performing on the Bay Area folk circuit in the early Sixties, alongside fellow 'folkies' Jerry Garcia, David Crosby and Janis Joplin and he has cited folk group The Kingston Trio as a strong early influence. He briefly moved to Los Angeles ca. 1964 where he worked in a folk duo with future Airplane/Starship member David Freiberg (who subsequently joined Quicksilver Messenger Service).

Balin and Kantner then set about selecting other musicians to form a group that would be the "house band" at the Matrix. Balin heard female vocalist Signe Toly Anderson at the Drinking Gourd and invited her to be the group's co-lead singer; however Anderson became pregnant with her first child in late 1965, which led to her eventual departure in late 1966.

Kantner next recruited an old friend, a highly proficient blues guitarist called Jorma Kaukonen, originally from Washington DC. Kaukonen had moved to California in the early Sixties and met Kantner while studying at Santa Clara University ca. 1962. Kaukonen was invited to jam with the new band and although initially reluctant to join, he was won over after playing his guitar through a tape delay device that was part of the sound system used by Ken Kesey for his famous Acid Test parties. The original lineup was completed by drummer Jerry Peloquin and acoustic bassist Bob Harvey.

The origin of the group's name is often disputed. "Jefferson airplane" is a slang term for a used paper match split open to hold a marijuana joint that has been smoked too short to hold without burning the hands -- an improvised roach clip.[citation needed] An urban legend claims this was the origin of 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] A 2007 press release quoted Kaukonen as saying:

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Yeah! What He, Said!

Answer 4

HI i cant remember in my TRIAL, DAYS, wow man,,

Answer 5

well i think indiana frenchman has answered your question.
actually i had no idea so it was lucky he knew it all. x