Embryonic Journey

Jefferson Airplane’s Signe Toly Anderson, 1966

Paul Kantner, one of the giants of the San Francisco music scene, died Thursday, Jan. 28, of multiple organ failure. Mr. Kantner, founding member of the Jefferson Airplane, was 74 and had suffered a heart attack earlier this week. His death was confirmed by longtime publicist and friend, Cynthia Bowman, who said he died of multiple organ failure and septic shock.. Mr. Kantner suffered from a string of health problems in recent years, including a heart attack in March 2015.

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Jefferson Airplane at the Monterey Pop Festival, 1967

Grace Slick & Janis Joplin, 1967. By: Jim Marshall

Jefferson Airplane at the Kralingen Festival, 1970

The caption from the book: “Jack was very much a dedicated follower of men’s fashion and takes a well deserved bow.”