Jefferson Airplane: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1996

Rock Hall Bio:

http://rockhall.com/inductees/jefferson-airplane/bio/

Jefferson Airplane formed in 1965. They pioneered psychedelic rock and brought the San Francisco scene to the masses.

Somebody to Love (1967):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Jj3wZVc7nw
White Rabbit (1967):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WANNqr-vcx0
Monterey (1967):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9CVLVevm4E
Woodstock (1969):

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Altamont (1969):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC7tBJiIUsA
Volunteers (1970):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SboRijhWFDU
Long John Silver (1972):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC1GMO3Of9o
They evolved into Jefferson Starship in 1974...

No Way Out (1984):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctuqceo390o
We Built This City (1985):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxGGckAc1rs

Bill Graham: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1992

Rock Hall Bio:
http://rockhall.com/inductees/bill-graham/bio/

According to the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame’s website, “Concert promoter and artist manager Bill Graham forever changed the way rock and roll is presented.” He brought order to chaos in San Francisco’s music scene in the mid-to-late sixties at places such as the Fillmore.

He booked and promoted acts such as Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, and Big Brother and Holding Company. Later, he’d mix genres and book Miles Davis with Neil Young. He tried to avoid the splintering of popular music which became prevalent in the late 70s. In 1985, he helped organize Live Aid.

He died in a helicopter crash in 1991.

883. White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane (1967)

Grace Slick's parents read Alice in Wonderland to her as a child. The fairy tale remained vivid in her consciousness as she grew up. When Slick went into music, she brought that memory with her and compared the story to the effects of hallucinatory drugs her generation experimented with. As such, "White Rabbit" is laced with drug references in the guise of the original Alice in Wonderland adventures. To me, the song indicates a loss of innocence that sometimes occurs when people try to hold on to their childhood and grow up at the same time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WANNqr-vcx0

903. Somebody to Love by Jefferson Airplane (1967)

The Great Society originally recorded "Somebody to Love." The folk song got the psychadelic hippie treatment from the Jefferson Airplane. This version is the best known and has become iconic. It is hardly folk! It has since appeared in several movies including Cable Guy and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUbMWtUyIIE

Great Society:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzyDLwUgFdc

Rolling Stone Mag's Top 500 Songs #276-300

276. Sloop John B: The Beach Boys- I think of Forrest Gump in the rain when I hear this.

277. Sweet Little Sixteen: Chuck Berry- The Beach Boys ripped this off and now Chuck Berry has a writing credit on “Surfin’ USA.”

278. Something: The Beatles- Pattie Boyd influenced this, and Layla and Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton.

279. Somebody to Love: Jefferson Airplane- Grace Slick accidentally got invited to the Nixon White House. She wanted to plant LSD in his drink, but got caught.

280. Born in the USA: Bruce Springsteen- The song’s message got lost in the flag.

281. I’ll Take You There: The Staples Singers- Still appears in commercials…It will never die!

282. Ziggy Stardust: David Bowie- Bowie makes a plastic rock star and becomes a real rock star.

283. Pictures of You: The Cure- Robert Smith does a love song…and of course it is about a broken dream.

284. Chapel of Love: Dixie Cups- Phil Spector was behind this (of course). It appears in wedding movies and will never die.

285. Ain’t No Sunshine: Bill Withers- Not sure why this is so high up.

286. Seven Nation Army: White Stripes- One of the last of the classic rock bands…even though they are newer.

287. You Are the Sunshine of My Life: Stevie Wonder- I vaguely remember this from childhood. I’m surprised it is not used in commercials nowadays.

288. Help Me: Joni Mitchell- Jazz meets the singer/songwriter genre.

289. Call Me: Blondie- More hookers.

290. What’s So Funny (About Peace, Love, and Understanding): Elvis Costello- Great song/long title.

291. Smokestack Lightin’: Howlin’ Wolf- Now we’re talking!

292. Summer Babe: Pavement- Pavement does a Lou Reed imitation.

293. Walk this Way: Run DMC and Aerosmith- They created a monster. Now we can’t get rid of rap rock.

294. Money (That’s What I Want): Barrett Strong- Motown’s First Hit

295. Can’t Buy Me Love: The Beatles- More hookers

296. Stan: Eminem and Dido: Not very often a song becomes a hit twice during the same period of time. This happened for Dido.

297. She’s Not There: The Zombies- The British Invasion meets jazz.

298. Train in Vain: The Clash- An uplifting end to an album about the post modern apocalypse

299. Tired of Being Alone: Al Green- Al Green was huge many moons ago.

300. Black Dog: Led Zeppelin- Robert Plant’s ode to a dog’s upfrontness. No courting rituals here!