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"Today" is a folk rock ballad written by Marty Balin and Paul Kantner from the band Jefferson Airplane. It first appeared on their album Surrealistic Pillow with a live version later appearing on the expanded rerelease of Bless Its Pointed Little Head. Marty Balin said, "I wrote it to try to meet Tony Bennett. He was recording in the next studio.
Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California, in 1965.One of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock, the group defined the San Francisco Sound and was the first from the Bay Area to achieve international commercial success.
Jefferson Airplane was formed in mid-1965 by vocalist and guitarist Marty Balin.He selected rhythm guitarist and vocalist Paul Kantner, to join the band, the two men then recruited the remaining initial members: vocalist Signe Toly Anderson, lead guitarist and vocalist Jorma Kaukonen, double bassist Bob Harvey and drummer Jerry Peloquin. [4]
The mono version was deleted in the late 1960s and remained unavailable until 2001. The first United Kingdom release replaced some original songs with tracks from the group's first US LP, Jefferson Airplane Takes Off. The album was initially slow to take off until the release of "Somebody to Love" in March.
Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing; October 30, 1939) [1] is an American retired musician and painter whose musical career spanned four decades. She was a prominent figure in San Francisco's psychedelic music scene during the mid-1960s to the early 1970s.
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John Barbata, the classic rock drummer for the Turtles, Jefferson Airplane and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, has died. The 'Happy Together' performer was 79.
The Best of Jefferson Airplane (1992) Feed Your Head: Live '67–'69 (1996) Journey: The Best of Jefferson Airplane (1996) Jefferson Airplane and Beyond (1997) Through the Looking Glass (1999) The Roar of Jefferson Airplane (2001) Platinum & Gold Collection (2003) Cleared for Take Off (2003) The Best of Jefferson Airplane: Somebody to Love (2004)