Music Monday

In researching Cincinnati music … Marty Balin was on the one I clicked on today. Just so happens today is the 40th anniversary of “Woodstock”. We’ll get back to Woodstock in a minute. A little bio first, Marty Balin was born Martyn Jerel Buchwald, January 30, 1943 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is best known as the founder and one of the lead singers (along with Grace Slick) of Jefferson Airplane, the pioneering psychedelic rock band from San Francisco. Balin was the founder and a featured vocalist for Jefferson Airplane from 1965 to 1971. Playing with the group from 1965 to 1972 performing at Monterey and Woodstock.
Actually Jefferson Airplane took the stage late Sat Aug. 16 and played into the wee hours of Sunday Aug. 17th. There has been a lot of press lately on the 40th anniversary of “Woodstock-3 days of music and peace”, how it was a one in a life time event and much more. Even those who did not attend, the music from that show became a sound track for their lives. Jefferson Airplane with Marty Balin in the mix sang songs that help shape a generation that Sunday 40 years ago.
Me… that was a summer of the move to high school, but that it seems like a life time ago. Ah… the music of Jefferson Airplane takes me back in time, if just for a little while. Kinda like Alice through the looking glass….and the white rabbit.
As always thanks for stopping by adn hope to see you soon.
regina