Jefferson Airplane

Summary

Jefferson Airplane is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.73% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,332 views/month, #150 of 20,490).^[2]

Key Facts

• A notable work attributed to Jefferson Airplane is White Rabbit^[3].
• A notable work attributed to Jefferson Airplane is Surrealistic Pillow^[4].
• Jefferson Airplane received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[5].
• Jefferson Airplane received the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame^[6].
• Jefferson Airplane's instance of is recorded as musical group^[7].
• Jefferson Airplane's genre is rock music^[8].
• Jefferson Airplane's genre is psychedelic rock^[9].
• Jefferson Airplane's genre is psychedelic folk^[10].
• Jefferson Airplane's genre is blues rock^[11].
• Jefferson Airplane's genre is garage rock^[12].
• Jefferson Airplane's genre is progressive rock^[13].
• Jefferson Airplane's genre is acid rock^[14].
• Jefferson Airplane's genre is hard rock^[15].
• Jefferson Airplane was followed by Jefferson Starship^[16].
• Jefferson Airplane's record label is recorded as RCA Victor^[17].
• Jefferson Airplane's discography is recorded as Jefferson Airplane discography^[18].
• Jefferson Airplane's Commons category is recorded as Jefferson Airplane^[19].
• Jefferson Airplane's country of origin is recorded as United States^[20].
• Jefferson Airplane comprises Grace Slick^[21].
• Jefferson Airplane comprises Marty Balin^[22].
• Jefferson Airplane comprises Paul Kantner^[23].
• Jefferson Airplane comprises Jorma Kaukonen^[24].
• Jefferson Airplane comprises Jack Casady^[25].
• Jefferson Airplane comprises Spencer Dryden^[26].
• Jefferson Airplane comprises Papa John Creach^[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1965^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1973^[31]

• Genre(s): acid rock, folk rock, garage rock, pop rock, psychedelic, psychedelic folk, psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock, rock^[32]

• Community tags: acid rock, california, english, female vocalist, folk rock, garage rock, pop rock, proto-prog, psychedelic, psychedelic folk, psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock, rock, surreal, united states, usa, warm, west coast rock^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 39c2a93d-9afa-4a22-9bba-c087ab056e1c^[34]

Body

Founding

January 1, 1965 marks the founding of Jefferson Airplane^[35]. Its location of formation is recorded as San Francisco^[36].

Identity

Jefferson Airplane was followed by Jefferson Starship^[16].

Recognition

Awards received include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[5], a music museum^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1983^[39] and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame^[6], a commemorative plaque^[40], in United States^[41].

Dissolution

Jefferson Airplane was dissolved in 1972^[42].

Why It Matters

Jefferson Airplane ranks in the top 0.73% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,332 views/month, #150 of 20,490).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

FAQs

What awards did Jefferson Airplane receive?

Honors received include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[5] and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame^[6].