Rip. Paul Kantner
 

Organ failure after a heart attack.



http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/arti...pid=fb-premium

Thats too bad.I always enjoyed Jefferson Airplane and its other carnation of names over the years.

RIP, so sad.


Wasn't there a rumor saying that Stevie and Kantner dated back in 1975 or 76?

Somewhere in this thread: http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showth...t=21925&page=5


Of course there's another rumor saying Stevie and Glenn Frey dated too.


Stevie has kept mostly to herself since the breakup with Lindsey. Outside of a short romance with drummer/singer Don Henley of The Eagles, she's spent her days either in the studio or at home writing and taping her songs. She icily denies talk of an affair with Paul Kantner." It's strange for me," she says in confidential tones, "I've never been a dater. I don't really like parties. I'm very alone now. I'm not one of those women who are just willing to go out and sit at the rainbow. In my position I could meet a lot of people just because of the band I'm in. Well, I don't want to meet anybody because of the band I'm in."



- Rolling Stone Magazine, March 24, 1977

Link

Bowie's and Frey's deaths were on my fb feed, but Kantner's wasn't.

Even if young listeners don't instantly realize who Jefferson Airplane are, they usually know a few of the songs. I think they've been used often in soundtracks, because they are so evocative of their era.