In the early 60s, the LDC seized the US cultural scene, managing to create a psychedelic musical movement in California where his greatest exponent the band Jefferson Airplane. The group managed to record from 1966 to 1989, nine out record productions, where it includes his greatest hits album "Surrealistic Pillow" (1967) including the popular songs "Somebody To Love" and "White Rabbit". Having as leader Paul Kantner, a founding member.
Guitarist and vocalist of the band, died at age 74 last January 28 in the city of San Francisco, due to decomposition of various organs and after suffering septic shock. Recall that last week had suffered a stroke that forced him to be admitted to a medical center.
The legendary musician founded in 1965 with Marty Balin, one of the most successful bands of the movement Folk Rock Psychedelic California, managing to be the most successful and most commercially successful, with Janis Joplin and David Crosby group, which promoted the use marijuana and LDC creative purposes. Then, they would guitarist Jorma Kaukonen adding the, singer Signe Toly, bassist Bob Harvey and drummer Jerry Peloquin.
Jefferson Airplane came to participate in the most emblematic rock culture as Woodstock, Monterey, Altamont and the first Summer of Love festival. And thanks to his career he entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 'N' Roll in 1996.
The Recording Academy, responsible for the Grammy Awards, had planned to reward the trajectory of Jefferson Airplane Grammy this year, and for that reason issued a statement which expressed sadness over the death of Paul Kantner. "The music community has lost a true icon, a giant rock / folk and integral participant rock stage 60 ".
