Grace slick biography, age, art, death, jefferson airplane. Jefferson airplane somebody to love, american bandstand. From white rabbit and somebody to love to sarah and miracles, the songs she performed became the anthems of a generation. Somebody to love is a rock song that was originally written and recorded by 1960s folkpsychedelic band the great society and later by the psychedelic rock band jefferson airplane. Oct 30, 2017 somebody to love, written by her brotherinlaw darby she was married to drummer jerry slick and sung by grace in her previous band the great. Jefferson airplane somebody to love vocals only youtube. Somebody to love single by jefferson airplane from the album surrealistic pillow somebody to love also titled someone to love is a rock song. I polished it off in 2 sittings without ever losing that grin on my face. Sep 04, 2019 singersongwriter grace slick was one of the lead singers for the band jefferson airplane. Slick published her autobiography, somebody to love. Former lover and bandmate paul kantner once halfjokingly compared slick to oscar wilde in her impact on music and modern culture read more grace slick born grace barnett wing, october 30, 1939 is a rock music icon, serving as the lead singer of the rock groups jefferson airplane, jefferson starship and starship for nearly tw. Slick follows a very conventional chronological yet imminently readable style. Somebody to love jefferson airplane song wikipedia.
Somebody to love white rabbit jefferson airplane youtube. I enjoyed the easytoread grace slick autobiography. You get an excellent feel how upper middleclass teenage grace feels enormous disappointment at. Graces life was an interesting carpet ride from gig to gig and her exploits during her jefferson airplanestarship years are explained well. Somebody to love a rockandroll memoir by cagan, andrea, slick, grace and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. If you want a clear look into the life of a rocker from the 60s70s, then this is a great read.
Rolling stone magazine ranked jefferson airplanes version no. With slick headlining the group, jefferson airplane became more and more visible at significant musical festivals, including monterey in 1967 and, of course, woodstock in 1969. This album included two songs that slick had recorded with the great society white rabbit and somebody to love. Darby slick, grace slick marty balin vocals grace slick lead vocals jorma kaukonen lead guitar paul kantner. The lead singer of the great society was a former model by the name grace slick, who took up a career as a musician. Slick gave vocals to several iconic songs, including someone to love, white rabbit, we built this city, and nothings gonna stop us now. Somebody to love a rockandroll memoir kindle edition by.
Jefferson airplane somebody to love, american bandstand, 1967. Both went on to become two of the bands greatest hits. Somebody to love, originally titled someone to love, is a rock song that was written by darby slick. Jefferson airplane somebody to love lyrics genius lyrics. Jan 29, 2016 love was more than just an ageold crutch for pop songwriters in 1967, the year the grace slicksung somebody to love was released. Grace slick was born in the chicago suburb of highland park, illinois, to ivan wilford wing 19071987, of norwegian and swedish origin, and virginia wing born barnett. Jan 21, 2020 slick gave vocals to several iconic songs, including someone to love, white rabbit, we built this city, and nothings gonna stop us now.
For many impressionable teens, the jefferson airplane frontwoman was their conduit into psychedelic counterculture, one who shrewdly crafted the childlike alice in wonderland imagery of white rabbit as a gateway to a very different kind of trip. Somebody to love white rabbit jefferson airplane duration. Jefferson airplane somebody to love 1967 studio youtube. As the lead singer of jefferson airplane later jefferson starship and, still later, starship, slick had a ringside seat for some of the decades most notorious high jinkshaightashbury, woodstock, the sexual revolution, and of course. As the lead singer of jefferson airplane, which produced the classics white rabbit and somebody to love, she was at the forefront of the 60s and 70s counterculture. Jefferson airplanes grace slick on aging rock stars and life as a. Song information for somebody to love grace slick on allmusic. She wrote the song white rabbit and sang the popular tune somebody to love.
When grace slick departed to join jefferson airplane, she took this song with her, bringing it to the surrealistic pillow sessions, along with her own composition. In her 25year career as a musician, grace slick charted dozens of hits and sold millions of albums. Grace slick on letterman, january 10, 1983 duration. Grace s life was an interesting carpet ride from gig to gig and her exploits during her jefferson airplanestarship years are explained well.
Grace slick born grace barnett wing, october 30, 1939 is a rock music icon, serving as the. The airplane recorded someone to love retitled as somebody to love and graces own white rabbit for surrealistic pillow. This can be proven by viewing darby slicks original handwritten lyrics to somebody to love, which reside in the rock and roll hall of fame. Isolated vocal track for somebody to love by jefferson airplane we do not own the rights to any music contained therein. It was originally recorded by the great society, and later by jefferson airplane. Its a fantastic song, and totally deserving of all the success it met. Somebody to love a rockandroll memoir kindle edition. About somebody to love somebody to love originally titled someone to love is a rock song that was written by darby slick. A rockandroll memoir in 1998 together with andrea cagan. Do you have a grace slick inspired performance to share. Jefferson airplane somebody to love utube playlist. Happy 80th birthday grace slick of jefferson airplanestarship watch somebody to live love at woodstock october 30, 2019 by glide in featured 1 comment happy 80th birthday today to one of the pioneering figures of the 60s psychedelic scene grace slick born 103039.
Grace slick and the great society somebody to love discogs. Grace slick is more than just one of the first female singers to infiltrateand hold her own ina maledominated 60s rock landscape. Complete your grace slick and the great society collection. Somebody to love was written by the great society guitarist darby slick. Grace slick born grace barnett wing, october 30, 1939 is a rock music icon, serving as the lead singer of the rock groups jefferson airplane, jefferson starship and starship for nearly two decades, from the 60s through the 80s. This can be proven by viewing darby slick s original handwritten lyrics to somebody to love, which reside in the rock and roll hall of fame. Somebody to love by jefferson airplane was released in april 1, 1967. May 06, 2020 this album included two songs that slick had recorded with the great society white rabbit and somebody to love. Somebody to love a rockandroll memoir by grace slick. Grace can also clearly be heard singing dress in the original version of somebody to love by the great society. This killer acoustic rendition of somebody to love by melanie kline ig user. Singersongwriter grace slick was one of the lead singers for the band jefferson airplane. Grace slick, however, was asked to join the jefferson airplane, bringing with her two songs she had used with her former group white rabbit and somebody to love the latter written by brotherinlaw darby slick at great society.
Somebody to love may not be danceable in the way that some more traditional music is, but it is certainly danceable in its own way. Buy a cheap copy of somebody to love a rockandroll. Somebody to lovewhite rabbit jefferson airplane youtube. Happy 80th birthday grace slick of jefferson airplane. From white rabbit and somebody to love to sarah and. In 1966 she left the great society and joined jefferson airplane. As the lead singer of jefferson airplane, which produced the classics white rabbit and somebody to love, she was at. Somebody to love originally titled someone to love is a rock song that was written by darby slick. See all 11 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Jan 20, 2017 isolated vocal track for somebody to love by jefferson airplane we do not own the rights to any music contained therein. Somebody to love grace slick, the great society buy this song. Originally a cover of the the great society song, somebody to love really found itself in jefferson airplane both the band and the song sort of came to define one another. Somebody to love written by darby slick, the brotherinlaw of grace, and was first recorded and released as a single by an obscure bay area band called the great society, which featured. A rock and roll memoir, in 1998 and narrated an abridged version of the book as an audiobook.
Somebody to love was originally recorded by the great society, and later by jefferson airplane. Somebody to love, written by her brotherinlaw darby she was married to drummer jerry slick and sung by grace in her previous band the great. Love was more than just an ageold crutch for pop songwriters in 1967, the year the grace slicksung somebody to love was released. Grace slick born grace barnett wing is an american singer and songwriter, who was one of the lead singers of the rock groups the great society, jefferson airplane, jefferson starship, starship, and was a solo artist, for nearly three decades, from the mid1960s to the mid1990s. Grace slick somebody to love by slick, grace with cagan, andrea and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The entrancing isolated vocal of grace slick on jefferson airplanes somebody to love. A biography, grace slick, the biography, by barbara rowes, was released in 1980 and is currently out of print. By 1967, restless american youth had found somebody to love in grace slick, whose trippy onstage provocations, beautiful looks, and outlier. Grace slick isolated vocal jefferson airplane somebody to love. Somebody to love is a rock song that was written by darby slick. I enjoyed the easy to read grace slick autobiography. It played a key role in putting psychedelic rock on the map. Somebody to love went on to propel jefferson airplane to new levels of success, both among fans of psychedelic rock, and among more mainstream audiences.