Jefferson Airplane, a rock band based in San Francisco, California, was one… Read Full Bio ↴Jefferson Airplane, a rock band based in San Francisco, California, was one of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock. Formed in 1965, the group defined the San Francisco Sound and was the first from the Bay Area to achieve international commercial success. They were headliners at the three most famous American rock festivals of the 1960s—Monterey (1967), Woodstock (1969) and Altamont (1969)—and the first Isle of Wight Festival (1968) in England. Their 1967 break-out album Surrealistic Pillow ranks on the short list of the most significant recordings of the "Summer of Love". Two songs from that album, "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit", are among Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time."

The "classic" lineup of Jefferson Airplane, from October 1966 to February 1970, was Marty Balin (vocals), Paul Kantner (guitar, vocals), Grace Slick (vocals), Jorma Kaukonen (lead guitar, vocals), Jack Casady (bass), and Spencer Dryden (drums). Marty Balin left the band in 1971. After 1972, Jefferson Airplane effectively split into two groups. Kaukonen and Casady moved on full time to their own band, Hot Tuna. Slick, Kantner, and the remaining members of Jefferson Airplane recruited new members and regrouped as Jefferson Starship in 1974, with Marty Balin eventually joining them. Jefferson Airplane was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 and was presented with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016.

Spencer Dryden died on January 11, 2005.

Both Signe Anderson and Paul Kantner died on January 28, 2016.

Marty Balin died on September 27, 2018

Now is the time
Jefferson Airplane Lyrics

Desire, the feeling so clear
It sings in everything you hear
Desire, the feeling you never lose
It's always something new
And it's waiting for you to follow through

[Chorus:]
We all have a song, life is the dance
And right or wrong, we will all take the chance
Now is the time, the time is right

We've got no reason to wait, let's do it tonight
This is the night, tonight is the time
Bring the dream to life and let it shine

Desire, follows and leads the way
Like night follows day
Desire, it's right before your eyes
No quesitons, no surprise
It's been waiting so long for you to decide

[Chorus]

All the fantasies we keep inside
We'd love to live it, but we don't know how
Too late for yesterday, too early for tomorrow
That means it's gotta be now

[Chorus]

This is the song, now is the time
Alone the love is gone, together it's yours and mine
This is the night, this is the song
Feel the love again, it's where we belong.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

Written by: GRACE SLICK

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