Paul Kantner dead at 74

[bluesno1fann]

This month's been absolutely horrid for music deaths. We lost Robert Stigwood, David Bowie, Giorgio Gomelsky and Glenn Frey, among many others. That's not even counting the deaths at the very end of last month/year (Stevie Wright, Lemmy and Natalie Cole). And today, we must farewell another legend.

Paul Kantner, who was not only a founding member of Jefferson Airplane, but the only member of every line-up of both Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship (but not Starship) has sadly died earlier today from multiple organ failure and septic shock as a result of a heart attack earlier this week. He was an integral member of the Airplane, being its rhythm guitarist and a primary songwriter, and the bandleader of Jefferson Starship. His solo album "Blows Against The Empire" was also significant in that it was a pioneering sci-fi concept album.

Let's just hope that there's no more major deaths for a while......

May he rest in peace

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/jefferson-airplane-guitarist-paul-kantner-dead-at-74-20160128

[The_Beach]

  I Seen that! A lot of famous people have passed away already in 2016 and one month isn't even through!  Hope its a healthy year for all the Beach BOys!

[SurfRiderHawaii]

This just sucks. He was the glue in the harmony sound of the Airplane and J Starship. Co-wrote Wooden Ships.

RIP Paul! You're up in the stars tonight.

[Kurosawa]

He was really creative and a one of a kind guy. Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship was HIS band. I was really huge into them at one time, always appreciated his efforts to be original with their work. A tragic loss.

[JK]

And the winter's toll continues to rise. Rest in peace, sir.

 

[donald]

right up there with the Beach Boys in my fandom..........huge JA fan for many years.   sobering indeed that so many of my peers and idols are going so suddenly.......I knew this period would come but yet I am,  oddly ,still shocked and surprised.
My BFF of  many decades recently diagnosed with cancer.     suddenly feeling very mortal............and old.     time is an odd thing when it comes around so suddenly

[JK]

right up there with the Beach Boys in my fandom..........huge JA fan for many years.   sobering indeed that so many of my peers and idols are going so suddenly.......I knew this period would come but yet I am,  oddly ,still shocked and surprised.
My BFF of  many decades recently diagnosed with cancer.     suddenly feeling very mortal............and old.     time is an odd thing when it comes around so suddenly

So sorry to hear about your good friend, Donald. I agree----it's very confrontational this winter...

[Vegetable Man]

Not as Earth shattering, but original singer for the band Signe Toly Anderson also died on the 28. Everything's going crazy!

[bluesno1fann]

Not as Earth shattering, but original singer for the band Signe Toly Anderson also died on the 28. Everything's going crazy!

I know, right!

Just made a separate thread for Signe.

[Aum Bop Diddit]

Every now and then I need a dose of the Airplane.  They were messy and all over the place, but when they hit it they soared.  Similar in that way to another aeronautically named band for me -- the Byrds.

There's a video of young  San Francisco kids dancing to "It's No Secret" that captures something very innocent and fleeting from that era.  Before it got nasty.

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

Anyway, thank you Paul Kantner for a 747-load of greta music.