Hvor kom navnet efferson airplane fra?
Efter de kommercielt mislykkede Baron von Tollbooth & the Chrome Nun (1973; krediteret Kantner, Slick og Freiberg) og Manhole (1974; krediteret Slick) blev Jefferson Airplane i januar 1974 omdannet til Jefferson Starship. Den oprindelige besætning bestod af de resterende medlemmer af Jefferson Airplane (Kantner, Slick, Freiberg, Barbata, Creach); bassist Peter Kaukonen (snart erstattet af den britiske multiinstrumentalist Pete Sears, en veteran fra Creach's soloarbejde og Manhole); og leadguitarist Craig Chaquico, et medlem af Grunt Records-bandet Jack Traylor og Steelwind, som bidrog til Kantner/Slick-soloalbums fra og med Sunfighter. De tilegnede sig navnet fra Kantners Blows Against the Empire, og Bill Thompson overbeviste gruppen om, at det var fornuftigt at bevare forbindelsen ud fra et forretningsmæssigt synspunkt. Som et udtryk for denne overgang blev deres første album (Dragon Fly, udgivet i september 1974) krediteret Slick, Kantner og Jefferson Starship.
Following the commercially unsuccessful Baron von Tollbooth & the Chrome Nun (1973; credited to Kantner, Slick and Freiberg) and Manhole (1974; credited to Slick), Jefferson Airplane evolved into Jefferson Starship in January 1974. The initial lineup consisted of the remaining members of Jefferson Airplane (Kantner, Slick, Freiberg, Barbata, Creach); bassist Peter Kaukonen (soon replaced by British multi-instrumentalist Pete Sears, a veteran of Creach's solo oeuvre and Manhole); and lead guitarist Craig Chaquico, a member of Grunt Records band Jack Traylor and Steelwind who contributed to the Kantner/Slick solo albums beginning with Sunfighter. They appropriated the name from Kantner's Blows Against the Empire, with Bill Thompson convincing the group that maintaining the connection was prudent from a business standpoint. Reflecting the transition, their first album (Dragon Fly, released in September 1974) was credited to Slick, Kantner and Jefferson Starship.
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