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R.I.P. Jefferson Airplane's Paul Kantner

brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,055
edited January 2016 in Other Music
And yet another gone. Very Sad. :sad:

http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/Jefferson-Airplane-s-Paul-Kantner-dies-at-74-6791483.php
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  • Who PrincessWho Princess Posts: 7,305
    Brian, I wondered if you and I would be the only ones to notice. I'm a bigger fan of Hot Tuna but Jefferson Airplane had a big role in my teenage years. Surrealistic Pillow, Volunteers, Crown of Creation--great music.

    RIP Paul.
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,055
    Who Princess said:

    Brian, I wondered if you and I would be the only ones to notice. I'm a bigger fan of Hot Tuna but Jefferson Airplane had a big role in my teenage years. Surrealistic Pillow, Volunteers, Crown of Creation--great music.

    RIP Paul.

    I have to say I'm feeling old here. Kantner was a musician well known among my peers, especially having grown up in the bay area. But I can understand him not being as well known in the bigger picture. "Surrealistic Pillow" was an early favorite for me and Kantner was a big part of that great group. Sadly (and surprisingly), I never saw him/them play.
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
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  • Who PrincessWho Princess Posts: 7,305
    I never saw them either. I'm happy that I have seen Hot Tuna and that Jorma Kaukonen singing Good Shepherd is something I'll never forget.

    Here's an awesome tribute to Kantner that Jorma posted on his website: http://jormakaukonen.com/cracksinthefinish/?p=5324
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,055
    Who Princess said:

    I never saw them either. I'm happy that I have seen Hot Tuna and that Jorma Kaukonen singing Good Shepherd is something I'll never forget.

    Here's an awesome tribute to Kantner that Jorma posted on his website: http://jormakaukonen.com/cracksinthefinish/?p=5324

    That's a wonderful tribute. Thanks for putting it up, Who Princess.
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    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • sheckyshecky Posts: 1,831
    Who Princess said:

    Brian, I wondered if you and I would be the only ones to notice. I'm a bigger fan of Hot Tuna but Jefferson Airplane had a big role in my teenage years. Surrealistic Pillow, Volunteers, Crown of Creation--great music.

    RIP Paul.

    +1
  • EdsonNascimentoEdsonNascimento Posts: 5,521
    Yeah. Another sad passing. Was listening to XM after Bowie and Frey news so close - Jim Ladd I think who said this is going to start becoming a common news item as the first gen of Rock is aging (and those 2 weren't all that old).
    Sorry. The world doesn't work the way you tell it to.
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Posts: 15,165
    I always liked Surrealistic Pillow.
    R.I.P.

    What the hell is going on lately with all these music deaths.
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,055
    EdsonNascimento said:

    Yeah. Another sad passing. Was listening to XM after Bowie and Frey news so close - Jim Ladd I think who said this is going to start becoming a common news item as the first gen of Rock is aging (and those 2 weren't all that old).

    It's a bit strange being in the mid-lower end of that age group (born in '51) and seeing all these great talents moving on and chasing their heels. The music lives on thanks to well recorded music. For that alone I wouldn't want to live in any other time.
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Posts: 36,993
    Singe Anderson passed away the same day.
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,055
    HughFreakingDillon said:

    Singe Anderson passed away the same day.

    Oh man, I hadn't seen that. She was the original singer before Grace Slick and had left the group after becoming pregnant. This is sad and the timing bizarre.

    R.I.P. SInge Anderson.

    Mr. Grim Reaper, will you please give musicians a f*cking break here for a while?
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • Who PrincessWho Princess Posts: 7,305
    HughFreakingDillon said:

    Singe Anderson passed away the same day.

    Had no idea, what a strange coincidence.
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."
  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,575
    Damn another great one gone RIP Paul , and yet Keith Richards lives on lol
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  • helplessdancerhelplessdancer Posts: 5,272
    Who Princess said:

    I never saw them either. I'm happy that I have seen Hot Tuna and that Jorma Kaukonen singing Good Shepherd is something I'll never forget.

    Here's an awesome tribute to Kantner that Jorma posted on his website: http://jormakaukonen.com/cracksinthefinish/?p=5324

    jorma really wrote a nice tribute to his buddy
  • cutzcutz Posts: 11,844
    josevolution said:

    Damn another great one gone RIP Paul , and yet Keith Richards lives on lol

    Yeah, right,

    RIP Paul Kanter

    You sound like me & my friends: and Keith Richards still lives>LOL>Man has more lives then a cat>LOL>LUCKY us though.

    I know were getting older and we die, but to have all of these Iconic musicians pass so close together, is so sad. But, there music will live on forever.
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,055
    cutz said:

    josevolution said:

    Damn another great one gone RIP Paul , and yet Keith Richards lives on lol

    Yeah, right,

    RIP Paul Kanter

    You sound like me & my friends: and Keith Richards still lives>LOL>Man has more lives then a cat>LOL>LUCKY us though.

    I know were getting older and we die, but to have all of these Iconic musicians pass so close together, is so sad. But, there music will live on forever.
    Well said, cutz!
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













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