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Jefferson Airplane’s Paul Kantner dies at 74
SF GATE ^ | 1/28/16

Posted on 01/28/2016 3:59:34 PM PST by Jolla

Paul Kantner, one of the giants of the San Francisco music scene, died Thursday, Jan. 28, of multiple organ failure. Mr. Kantner, founding member of the Jefferson Airplane, was 74 and had suffered a heart attack earlier this week.

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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: airplane; jeffersonairplane; music; paulkantner; seniors
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To: Billthedrill
Noticed it myself. "Blows Against The Empire," hmm?

Well, that's where my FR screen name came from. "It's a fresh wind that blows against the empire."

61 posted on 01/28/2016 4:42:11 PM PST by Fresh Wind (Falcon 105)
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To: Lurking Libertarian
my favorite JA album... RIP
62 posted on 01/28/2016 4:45:14 PM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
What an amazingly terrible 2/3 weeks for us older musicians. But Keith keeps kicking!

Dead at 74. Dang, I'm feeling old. I watched him and the Jefferson Airplane playing at the Golden Gate panhandle just off Haight/Ashbury in the mid-1960s. Lots of free concerts there at the time by various bands that went big later, they did it for the music, not money. Almost a half decade has passed, yikes.

63 posted on 01/28/2016 4:47:35 PM PST by roadcat
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To: Batman11

LOL Or worse, he could have got your shoes.

Neat story. Thanks for sharing.


64 posted on 01/28/2016 4:49:05 PM PST by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: Jolla

RIP.


65 posted on 01/28/2016 4:51:24 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: roadcat

Just look at all the important musicians who have passed in the last three week, from David Bowie to Natalie Cole, Lemmie, and on and on. Really quite stunning!!
!


66 posted on 01/28/2016 4:52:49 PM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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To: Jolla

The second record album I ever bought was Surrealistic Pillow and it was mono. Great band, saw them live in ‘67 at the ripe old age of 15.


67 posted on 01/28/2016 4:53:06 PM PST by dainbramaged (Get out of my country now)
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To: dainbramaged

After Bathing at Baxters was great too.


68 posted on 01/28/2016 4:55:19 PM PST by Fresh Wind (Falcon 105)
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To: laplata

“LOL Or worse, he could have got your shoes.”

Yuck, excellent point! My pleasure.


69 posted on 01/28/2016 5:00:34 PM PST by Batman11 ( All Muslims are not terrorists, but almost all terrorists are Muslim!)
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To: sheana

Saw Jefferson Airplane a half a dozen times. Great show.

Prayers for his family and friends


70 posted on 01/28/2016 5:07:50 PM PST by bray (Trump/Palin 2016)
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To: dainbramaged

Was a big fan of the Airplane and the early Starship stuff.

He won a Hugo Award for Blows Against the Empire only Recording so honored AFAIK

A couple that seem appropriate today

Your Mind has left Your Body: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWucwTZ2oIc

Jerry Garcia on the Pedal Steel BTW. The Grateful Dead used this MLB theme quite a bit over the years. Here is my favorite from 11-11-73 Very joyful piece of music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt1vOabW0I8

And of course Blows Against the Empire:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53WPcHogkRk&index=2&list=PLnux67V66B43SejGmchr2D_jsSuVzlpk0

Good Shepard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOWX2-l788A

Rest in Piece Paul


71 posted on 01/28/2016 5:08:07 PM PST by Leto
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To: BenLurkin

Great song, didn’t Marty Balin do the singing?


72 posted on 01/28/2016 5:08:42 PM PST by doorgunner69
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To: LydiaLong
You don’t often see really old rockers.

Shhh, you'll make Kieth Richards nervous!

73 posted on 01/28/2016 5:09:50 PM PST by doorgunner69
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To: Lurking Libertarian

Very nice


74 posted on 01/28/2016 5:10:28 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: doorgunner69

Yes.


75 posted on 01/28/2016 5:11:26 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: skeeter

Oh BS, neither of my parents were “hard partying”, and both didn’t see 70 years old.


76 posted on 01/28/2016 5:14:06 PM PST by caver (Obama: Home of the Whopper)
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To: doorgunner69

Balin also wrote the lyrics


77 posted on 01/28/2016 5:15:28 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: caver

Just an opinion. No offense intended.


78 posted on 01/28/2016 5:17:21 PM PST by skeeter
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To: skeeter

Agreed. Just because of genetics, I won’t see 70 either.


79 posted on 01/28/2016 5:21:25 PM PST by caver (Obama: Home of the Whopper)
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To: BenLurkin
Now, there is a man with a voice.

Read that his voice was so strong that they sometimes had to have him face away from the mic when recording to be able to equalize!

80 posted on 01/28/2016 5:23:20 PM PST by doorgunner69
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