I first saw Jefferson Airplane in May 1967. They were doing as show at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Ore. with The Byrds. PH Phactor was providing the light show. They were amazing. The harmonies between Paul Kantner, Grace Slick and Marty Balin were rich in tone and powerful in delivery. These musicians really had a sense of the poetic and they were adventurous and they weren’t afraid of addressing controversial issues i.e. the treatment of the environment or oligarchic political leaders.

Two years later, I would see them again in 1969 at the Bull Frog Festival in Estacada, Ore. read more >>>

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