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Jefferson Airplane Origins

•  Marty Balin, founder of the group, bought a former pizza parlor in San Francisco

•  Intended to remodel it into a club •  Balin, a singer, searched to find other musicians to

form a house band •  Formed in 1964

Grace Slick

•  Became the new & permanent female singer •  Powerful voice •  A former model •  Wrote many songs including

the hit

Temporary Breakup •  After producing several albums together, they

broke up in 1970 •  Eventually reformed as the Jefferson Starship •  Released Red Octopus, their only #1 Album •  Regrouped and performed many times until the 80s •  Inducted into Rock Hall of Fame in 1996

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Santana A Unique Style

•  Carlos Santana formed the band in the late 1960s •  The use of Afro-Cuban Music set them apart •  Became famous after their performance at

Woodstock •  “Soul Sacrifice”

Personnel Changes

•  Astonishing amount of different band members •  13 different singers, plus guest artists after 1999 •  12 keyboardists •  9 rhythm guitarists •  13 bass players •  13 auxiliary percussionists •  17 drummers

Success

•  Santana continues to play even today •  Remains one of the very few bands not known for

their singer •  Often brings in guest singers such as Rob Thomas

on “Smooth”