It’s July 5th and here are some reasons why this day matters in rock history: In 1965, Marty Balin and Paul Kantner formed a ...

Jefferson airplane founder Paul Kantner dies at 74. 1969's Volunteers, co-written by Kantner and Balin, opened with the lyric, "Looks what's happening out in the streets/Got a revolution."Kantner ...

Paul Kantner co-founded the band Jefferson Airplane with Marty Balin in 1965. When that band broke up, he founded Jefferson Starship and led the band for more than 40 years. Kantner died in his ...

Paul Kantner, a guitarist, songwriter and founding member of the Jefferson Airplane who stayed with the seminal psychedelic rock band through its transformation from 1960s hippies to 1970s hit ...

Exclusive Jefferson Starship’s David Freiberg, Cathy Richardson share memories of Paul Kantner: ‘He brings us together' Band releases its first new album in 12 years, “Mother of the Sun” ...

Rock singer Grace Slick, right, and guitarist Paul Kantner of the rock group Jefferson Starship perform during a free concert at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sept. 30, 1989.

Those looking to understand the roots of San Francisco psychedelic rock need only read one observation from Paul Kantner, who died Thursday at age 74, to connect the microdots.

Paul Kantner, co-founder of Jefferson Starship, performs with The Heroes of Woodstock at Route 66 Casino's Legends Theater, Dec. 31, 2009, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Steve Snowden/Getty Images ...

Paul Kantner, founding member, guitarist and singer for Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship, died Thursday of multiple organ failure and septic shock. He had suffered a heart attack earlier ...

Paul Kantner, the Jefferson Airplane guitarist, songwriter and fixture of the San Francisco '60s rock scene, died Thursday of septic shock and organ failure, according to his publicist, who ...

Paul Kantner, a founding member of Jefferson Airplane, died Thursday of multiple organ failure. His publicist Cynthia Bowman, who has a son with Kantner, confirmed his death to the Associated Press.