- Paul Lorin Kantner was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, known for co-founding Jefferson Airplane, a leading psychedelic rock band of the counterculture era, and its more commercial spin-off band Jefferson Starship
Born: | 17 March 1941 Comment | When did Paul Kantner die? / Died | 28 January 2016 | How many years did Paul Kantner live? / Lived | 74 years | Zodiac sign: | Pisces |
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Paul Kantner facts
- He was born in San Francisco, California
- Jefferson Airplane formed in 1965 when Kantner met Marty Balin
- Kantner eventually became the leader of the group and led it through its highly successful late 1960s period
- In 1970, while still active with Jefferson Airplane, Kantner and several Bay Area musicians recorded a one-off side project under the name "Paul Kantner and the Jefferson Starship
- Jefferson Airplane continued to record and perform until 1972
- When the band officially broke up, Kantner revived the Jefferson Starship name and continued to record and perform with that band for the next five decades
- Kantner had the longest continuous membership with the band; at times he was the only founding member still in the band from the original Jefferson Airplane lineup, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with other band members in 1996
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