Bill thompson, manager of the jefferson airplane, and chet helms, of the family dog, described altamont the motorcycle racetrack and demolition derby site as a. Jefferson airplane begins performing the other side of this life during their set at the infamous 1969 altamont speedway free music festival, held just east of san francisco two years after the summer of love and less than four months after the. The concert aired on pbs great performances in october of 2016, heres a clip. Though it was founded by singer marty balin in 1965, the band consisted of strong personalities guitarists paul kantner and jorma kaukonen, bass player jack casady, and singer grace slick who replaced signe anderson in 1967. Jefferson airplanes debut show was on august, 1965 at the matrix nightclub in san francisco, then went on with several successful tours including performances at the berkeley folk festival, monterey jazz festival, monterey pop festival, woodstock, and altamont. Grace slick asked current jefferson starship vocalist cathy richardson to sing in her place when jefferson airplane accepted their lifetime achievement award at the grammy salute to music legends telecast. The altamont speedway free festival was a counterculture rock concert held on saturday, december 6, 1969 at the altamont speedway in northern california near san francisco. Sam cutler whod been awake all night trying to bring this thing off made the point to the hells angel that there wasnt going to be a concert if they kept knocking out the singers. Surrealistic pillow is the second album by american psychedelic rock band jefferson airplane, released on the 1st february 1967. Grace slick remembers monterey pop, woodstock and altamont. Altamont 69 concert revisited by hot tunas jack casady and.
Formed in 1965, the group defined the san francisco sound and was the first from the bay area to achieve international commercial success. Word gets to jefferson airplane that the crowd are restless so lets see if they can calm things down a bit with the help of. For a while he was knocked unconscious by the angels at the altamont speedway on december 6, 1969 in livermore, california. Jefferson airplane is the eighth and final studio album by san francisco rock band jefferson airplane, released on epic records in 1989. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Jefferson airplane formed in 1965 in the san francisco ba y area during the summit of the counter culture sweeping the country, and soon became became a household name with appearances on radio, television, and top selling albums. It was to star the grateful dead and jefferson airplane. And heres grace slicks account of martys deckage from a may 23. Jefferson airplane singer recalls her first experiences monterey, woodstock and altamont. Jefferson airplane live at the altamont festival in 1969. Jefferson airplane s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Tra i gruppi locali di quel periodo, i jefferson airplane furono i. Jefferson airplane was an american rock band based in san francisco, california that became one of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock.
Download somebody to love by jefferson airplane at juno download. Jefferson airplane, paul kantner, sweet william whats happening. As the final show of their american tour, the rolling stones held a oneday rock festival at altamont speedway in livermore, california, on december 6, 1969. The altamont concert, with its notorious murder caught on film, occurred 45 years ago. White rabbit was written by grace slick, who based the lyrics on lewis carrolls book alice in wonderland. Approximately 300,000 attended the concert, and some anticipated that it would be a woodstock west. Download not available bark, jefferson airplane s seventh album, was an album of firsts.
That time when paul kantner stood up to the hells angels. Flight log 19661976 is a compilation album by the american rock band jefferson airplane. Altamont raceway park was a motorsports race track located in tracy, california. The second album by jefferson airplane, surrealistic pillow was a groundbreaking piece of folkrockbased psychedelia, and it hit like a shot heard round the world. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. If youve seen the maysles brothers concert documentary gimme shelter, you know the story of what happens in the clip below. They were headliners at the monterey pop festival 1967, woodstock 1969, altamont free concert 1969, and the. Throughout the late 1960s, jefferson airplane was one of the most soughtafter and highlypaid concert acts in the world and they are also notable as the only band to have performed at all three. Sign in deleted video jefferson airplane wooden ships by jeffersonjukebox. Fortysix years ago this week, the infamous concert at californias altamont speedway brought a sudden and metaphorical end to the peacelove vibe of. They learned that jefferson airplane and the grateful dead were planning a. The altamont speedway free festival was a counterculture rock concert held on saturday.
Jefferson airplane biography, albums, streaming links. Aug 11, 2016 the altamont speedway free festival was a countercultureera rock concert held on saturday, december 6, 1969, at the altamont speedway in northern california, between tracy and livermore. The pioneers of psychedelic rock, san franciscos jefferson airplane epitomized the citys summer of love sound. Jefferson airplane tabs songsterr tabs with rhythm. Jefferson airplane wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. The altamont speedway free festival was a countercultureera rock concert held on saturday, december 6, 1969, at the altamont speedway in northern california, between tracy and livermore. Jefferson airplane and more make this album a quintessential piece of the lords legacy and an epic tribute to the definitive end to the summer of love. It first opened on july 22, 1966, and has variously operated under the names altamont speedway, altamont raceway, altamont motorsports park, altamont raceway park and arena, and bernal memorial raceway.
Jefferson airplane listen and stream free music, albums. Listen free to jefferson airplane surrealistic pillow she has funny cars, somebody to love and more. Unseen footage from the infamous altamont speedway festival here. Dec 05, 2014 the altamont concert, with its notorious murder caught on film, occurred 45 years ago. See more ideas about altamont concert, concert and rolling stones. Jefferson starship 2014 03 16 tarrytown ny lineage. This is a wonderful tutorial for those who missed the golden age of bay area rock, and a memoryfilled souvenir for folks who were there. The chaos of altamont and the murder of meredith hunter. But for all the turmoil, jefferson airplane was remarkably productive between 1965 and 1972. Jefferson airplane common market madrigal by francesco alliva. He was simply fired as was the bands original female vocalist, back in 1966, to make way for grace slick but thats another story. Jefferson airplane s debut show was on august, 1965 at the matrix nightclub in san francisco, then went on with several successful tours including performances.
Gimme shelter was screened out of competition as the opening. However, golden gate was not free for the date they selected and out of desperation, the altamont speedway was booked to be the grounds of the festival. Jefferson airplane white rabbit umami edit by umami. The initial germ of an idea came from jefferson airplanes spencer. Members of the hells angels gang, acting as both security and hoodlums, jump the stage with jorma kaukonen of the jefferson airplane on dec. The free concert was meant to be the grand finale of the british bands yearlong tour. Formed in 1965, the band were the first from the bay area to reach international success playing the infamous monterey pop festival, woodstock, altamont and first ever isle of wight festival. Rolling stones at the altamont rock festival at livermore, calif. During the jefferson airplanes set, lead singer marty balin was knocked out. Somebody to love jefferson airplane song wikipedia. Including hits, fan favorites, singles versions, and live tracks, it really makes a. Saturday, december 6, 1969 a free concert at altamont speedway.
The oneoff reunion of jefferson airplane in 1989, which consisted of a tour and a new album, got it about half right, which is to say that the groups live performances were fine, but their selftitled album was a disappointment. Jefferson airplane also appears in this compilation dirty linen. Jefferson airplane on the dick cavett show youtube. Like many young musicians in san francisco, slick did a lot of read more. Dec 07, 2016 the truth is that just as altamont marked the high water mark of the hippie dream, the worst of jefferson airplane marked the high water mark of the airplane. Jefferson airplane the other side of this life youtube. It was also the first airplane album made after the onset of that familiar. The rolling stones were never the same band after altamont rnz.
It produced two top 10 singles, both penned by grace slick, somebody to love and the iconic psychedelic rock anthem, white rabbit. The event is best known for considerable violence, including the death of meredith hunter and three accidental deaths. Today, i feel like pleasing you more than before today, i know what i wanna do, but i dont know what for to be living for you is all i want to do to be loving you itll all. The concert was originally to be held in golden gate park, san francisco, selvin says. The other side of this life jefferson airplane, 1969. Jefferson airplane the essential jefferson airplane.
Jefferson airplane surrealistic pillow listen full album. It was originally recorded by the great society, and later by jefferson airplane. Marty balin of the jefferson airplane is surrounded hells. Grace slick of the jefferson airplane performs onstage at the altamont speedway on december 6, 1969 in livermore, california. For clip licensing contact global imageworks, 201 384 7715. The film is named after gimme shelter, the lead track from the groups 1969 album let it bleed. Rolling stone magazine ranked jefferson airplane s version no. That said, if you just want to dip your toes into this band, you cant go wrong with this comp. Marty balin, paul kantner, grace slick, jorma kaukonen and jack casady all returned for the album and supporting tour, though spencer dryden did not participate. Jefferson airplane perform volunteers on the dick cavett show, march 26, 1970. In december of 1969, jefferson airplane and the rolling stones had planned a free concert on the west coast with a vision to do something like woodstock in golden gate park. Released in january 1977 as a doublelp as grunt cyl21255, it is a compilation of jefferson airplane and airplane related tracks, including tracks by jefferson starship and hot tuna, as well as solo tracks by paul kantner, grace slick, and jorma kaukonen.
Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Jefferson airplane jefferson airplane mp3 album download. Hell angels incidents, heavy drugs and many stoned people. Jefferson airplane made their debut at the matrix on august, 1965 and began performing at the club regularly. Jefferson airplane had always been a musical collective. Jefferson starship nothins gonna stop us now traducao. Woodstock was held in bethel, new york, in midaugust, less than four months earlier. Jefferson airplane fly jefferson airplane 2004, dvd discogs. Dec 07, 2015 fortysix years ago this week, the infamous concert at californias altamont speedway brought a sudden and metaphorical end to the peacelove vibe of the sixties. Every one of their original studio albums plus the killer, live bless its pointed little head is essential listening. The altamont rock concert took place at the altamont speedway in northern california. Jefferson airplane tabs with free online tab player.
Many consider it to be the end of the 60s, owen gleiberman writes. The other side of this life jefferson airplane, 1969 altamont speedway nsfw youtube the story of jefferson airplane told by marty balin jack casady. Thirty seconds over win at the family dog ballr crown of creation. Jefferson airplane biography founded in san francisco, usa in 1965 disbanded in 1972 reunited briefly in 1989 jefferson airplane is one of the major psychedelic acts from us west coast, with their great musicianship and their groundbreaking attitude which can be seen in their lyrics and album covers. Jefferson airplane live altamont 1969 video dailymotion. Jefferson airplane the essential jefferson airplane 2005. Somebody to love by jefferson airplane on mp3, wav, flac. Spcmc4u spspsb10 zoom h6 2448 sdcard sf11 1644 tlh setlist. The altamont free concert in 1969 featured the rolling. Somebody to love originally titled someone to love is a rock song that was written by darby slick. The altamont speedway free festival was a counterculture rock concert held on saturday, december 6, 1969 at the altamont speedway, northern california, united states. Surrealistic pillow is the second album by the jefferson airplane and the first to feature singer grace slick. The free event was intended as a thankyou gesture by the band to their fans and was to feature santana. They toured regularly, being the only band to play at all the major 60s rock festivals monterey, woodstock, even altamont and they released seven studio albums, five of which went gold, plus two live lps and a millionselling hits collection.
The quintessential san francisco psychedelic band and a defining force in pop before turning toward political statements in the late 60s. Look whats happening out in the streets, got a revolution got to revolution, hey, im dancing down the streets, got a revolution got to revolution, oh, aint it amazing all the people i meet. The best of jefferson airplane 1992 feed your head. Altamont 69 concert revisited by hot tunas jack casady. Album jefferson airplane, jefferson airplane qobuz. Marty balin of the jefferson airplane on the ground in the white hat is surrounded hells angels, acting as both security and hoodlums. Altamont free concert death of meredith hunter youtube.