Grace Slick & The Great Society
The Great Society was a 1960s San Francisco rock band in the burgeoning Hai… Read Full Bio ↴The Great Society was a 1960s San Francisco rock band in the burgeoning Haight Ashbury folk-psychedelic style pervasive during the time of its existence, 1965 to 1966. Remembered as the original group of model turned singer Grace Slick, the initial line-up of the band also featured her then-husband Jerry Slick on drums, his brother Darby Slick on guitar, David Minor on vocals and guitar, Bard DuPont on bass, and Peter van Gelder on saxophone. Minor and DuPont would not remain with the band for the duration.
In the late summer of 1965, after seeing a new band called Jefferson Airplane at The Matrix club, Grace and Jerry decided to start their own group, assembling it fairly quickly. The band made its debut at the Coffee Gallery in San Francisco's North Beach section on October 15, 1965, and continued to perform throughout 1966.
The band released only one single during its lifetime in 1966, "Somebody to Love," written by Darby, backed with "Free Advice." Issued on Autumn Records' tiny North Beach subsidiary label, the single made little impact outside of the Bay Area, but the association with Autumn did lead the band to working with staff producer Sylvester Stewart, still in the process of forming his own band, Sly and the Family Stone. Purportedly, Stewart would eventually walk out as the band's producer during a demo session after it took Great Society over 50 takes just to get one song right.
Momentum for the band began to build as they started opening for Jefferson Airplane and other successful local bands, with Columbia Records offering the Great Society a recording contract. By the time the contract arrived in the mail, however, Grace had been spirited away to replace departing vocalist Signe Toly Anderson in the Airplane, taking "Somebody to Love" and her own composition "White Rabbit," one of Great Society's live showcases, with her. As both the visual and musical focal point, the band could not survive without its lead singer, and disbanded in the fall of 1966. Grace and Jerry would divorce as well.
Columbia would eventually release tapes of live performances by Great Society as two separate albums in 1968 after Grace found fame, repackaging both as a double LP in 1971. In 1995, Sundazed issued a compilation disc featuring the band's lone single amidst unreleased studio session material.
In the late summer of 1965, after seeing a new band called Jefferson Airplane at The Matrix club, Grace and Jerry decided to start their own group, assembling it fairly quickly. The band made its debut at the Coffee Gallery in San Francisco's North Beach section on October 15, 1965, and continued to perform throughout 1966.
The band released only one single during its lifetime in 1966, "Somebody to Love," written by Darby, backed with "Free Advice." Issued on Autumn Records' tiny North Beach subsidiary label, the single made little impact outside of the Bay Area, but the association with Autumn did lead the band to working with staff producer Sylvester Stewart, still in the process of forming his own band, Sly and the Family Stone. Purportedly, Stewart would eventually walk out as the band's producer during a demo session after it took Great Society over 50 takes just to get one song right.
Momentum for the band began to build as they started opening for Jefferson Airplane and other successful local bands, with Columbia Records offering the Great Society a recording contract. By the time the contract arrived in the mail, however, Grace had been spirited away to replace departing vocalist Signe Toly Anderson in the Airplane, taking "Somebody to Love" and her own composition "White Rabbit," one of Great Society's live showcases, with her. As both the visual and musical focal point, the band could not survive without its lead singer, and disbanded in the fall of 1966. Grace and Jerry would divorce as well.
Columbia would eventually release tapes of live performances by Great Society as two separate albums in 1968 after Grace found fame, repackaging both as a double LP in 1971. In 1995, Sundazed issued a compilation disc featuring the band's lone single amidst unreleased studio session material.
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Grace Slick & The Great Society Lyrics
Darkly Smiling Darkly Smiling Darkly smiling There are no tickets And you m…
Daydream Nightmare When you don't know what you're ever gonna be. And,…
Didn't Think So Never thought that it could be the one face that…
Everybody Knows When you came to me you spoke softly, And told the…
Father He's a lonely preacher and he lives at the Swiss…
Father Bruce He's a lonely preacher and he lives at the Swiss…
Free Advice Woman says she loves me, she gives me free advice Woman…
Grimly Forming I looked out my window, The cloud, Was grimly forming, Waiti…
Nature Boy There was a boy A very strange enchanted boy They say he…
Often As I May I love him, as often as I may, and I will give…
Outlaw Blues Ain't it hard when you stumble And land in some muddy…
Sally Go 'Round The Roses Sally go round the roses Sally go round the roses And all…
Sally Go Round The Roses Sally go round the roses Sally go round the roses And all…
Somebody To Love When the truth is found to be lies And all the…
That's How It is Well I hear shoutin' And Crowds a cheering There's so much…
White Rabbit One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Grace Slick:
"It's Only Music" Don't look too far, you can find it everywhere You…
"Manhole" Sometimes it's easy to believe it Sound may be the warmest…
05- Better Lying Down It's alright, You don't have to stand up on you're…
08-Let It Go Some people say "Don't go away just stay right here" Some…
09-Garden Of Man Garden Of Man Harmony is in your hand. If we will believe Sw…
11Universal Copernican Mumbles I an night, I am day And we'll help you find…
16 We Built This City Say, "You don't know me or recognize my face" Say, "You…
Across the Board Music & Lyrics: Grace Slick Somebody aimed you when you w…
Angel of Night Angel of night from the other side of daylight Burning like…
Better Lying Down It's alright, You don't have to stand up on you're…
Born to Be Burned Walk in the street, late, it was late at night, I…
Come Again Toucan Mistakes are made because words are misuderstood It's all,…
Darkly Smiling Darkly Smiling Darkly smiling There are no tickets And you m…
Daydream Nightmare When you don't know what you're ever gonna be. And,…
Diablo El Diablo I can feel your power in my soul Dancing…
Didn't Think So Never thought that it could be the one face that…
Do It the Hand Way (Grace Slick) She's been living to high trying to get throu…
Dreams Dreams Oh I, I believe in magic and I believe…
El Diablo El Diablo I can feel your power in my soul Dancing…
Face The Wind Too much of life has fallen through my hands I pray…
Fast Buck Freddie He said, "Hold a dollar bill up to the mirror And…
Fast Buck Freddy He said, "Hold a dollar bill up to the mirror And…
Father Bruce He's a lonely preacher and he lives at the Swiss…
Full Moon Man No wind blows. As silky as my Full Moon Lover moves. In…
Garden of Man Garden Of Man Harmony is in your hand. If we will believe Sw…
Grimly Forming I looked out my window, The cloud, Was grimly forming, Wai…
Harp Tree Lament What would it gain me If I was to go? Like Jacob…
Hyperdrive I never thought there were corners in time 'Til I was…
It Don't look too far, you can find it everywhere You…
Knock Me Out You knocked me out You bit my lip You held me down And…
Let It Go Some people say "Don't go away just stay right here" Some…
Look At The Wood Look at the wood and the way he carves it Must…
Manhole Sometimes it's easy to believe it Sound may be the warmest…
Million Hear the sound of a million people Millions of children in…
Nature Boy There was a boy A very strange enchanted boy They say he…
Nothing Looking in your eyes I see a paradise This world that I've…
Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now Looking in your eyes I see a paradise This world that I've…
Often As I May I love him, As often as I may, And I will give…
Outlaw Blues Ain't it hard when you stumble And land in some muddy…
Rejoyce Track art Rejoyce Jefferson Airplane Buy for ₹15.00 SUBSCRIB…
Round & Round Sally go round the roses Sally go round the roses And all…
Seasons When the winter comes the sun is low upon the…
Sketches of China Lyrics & Music: Paul Kantner Lyrics: Grace Slick He's stron…
Somebody to Love When the truth is found to be lies And all the…
Sunfighter You know we found a place on the land Where we…
Sunrise The world just keep on tunring like it?s never gonna…
That Well I hear shoutin' And Crowds a cheering There's so much…
Theme from Manhole Sometimes it's easy to believe it Sound may be the warmest…
Triad You want to know How it will be Me and him Or you…
Universal Copernican Mumbles I an night, I am day And we'll help you find…
We Built This City Say, "You don't know me or recognize my face" Say, "You…
White Rabbit One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you…
White Rabbit (Surrealistic Pil One pill makes you larger And one pill makes you small, An…
Wrecking Ball Cheaters walking downtown with there Hands in there pockets…
Your Mind Has Left Your Body Lyrics & Music: Paul Kantner You have left your body be…
¿Come Again? Toucan Mistakes are made because words are misuderstood It's all, …
We have lyrics for these tracks by The Great Society:
Born to Be Burned Walk in the street, late at night trying to keep, out…
Darkly Smiling Darkly Smiling Darkly smiling There are no tickets And you m…
Daydream When you don't know what you're ever gonna be. And,…
Didn't Think So Never thought that it could be the one face that…
Father Bruce A lonely preacher and he lives at the Swiss Hotel One…
Free Advice Woman says she loves me, she gives me free advice Woman…
Girl Take a minute girl come sit down And tell us what's…
Grimly Forming I looked out my window, The cloud, Was grimly forming, Wai…
Love You Girl I love you girl, and when I go don't let no…
Nature Boy There was a boy A very strange enchanted boy They say he…
Often as I May I love him, As often as I may, And I will give…
Outlaw Blues Ain't it hard when you stumble And land in some muddy…
Sally Go 'round The Roses Sally go round the roses Sally go round the roses And all…
Somebody to love When the truth is found to be lies And all the…
Someone To Love When the truth is found to be lies And all the…
That's How It Is Well I hear shoutin' And Crowds a cheering There's so much…
White Rabbit One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you…