re: Jefferson Airplane's Paul Kantner passes at 74

January 28th was not a good day for The Jefferson Airplane



jormakaukonen.com

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We were just checking into the hotel in Santa Monica this afternoon… I’ve got a solo gig at McCabe's Music Shop tonight… I got a call from Grace [Slick] who told me that Signe [Anderson], the Airplane’s first female voice, passed on the same day as Paul.

Signe was one of the strongest people I have ever met. She was our den mother in the early days of the Airplane… a voice of reason on more occasions than one… an important member of our dysfunctional little family. I always looked forward to seeing her when we played the Aladdin in Portland. She never complained and was always a joy.

Flights of angels sing thee to thy rest sister…

You will always live in my heart…

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Marty Balin:

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One sweet Lady has passed on. I imagine that she and Paul woke up in heaven and said "Hey what are you doing here? Let's start a band"

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The Jefferson Airplane, 1966: Signe Anderson, Jack Casady, Marty Balin, Skip Spence (original drummer, left to become a guitarist in Moby Grape; died 1999), Paul Kantner, Jorma Kaukonen.





"I want you all to wear smiles and daisies and box balloons. I love you all. Thank you and goodbye."

- Signe Anderson (Sept 15, 1941 - Jan 28, 2016) words to Fillmore crowd upon her departure from Jefferson Airplane, October 15, 1966.