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Grace Slick

Grace Barnett Wing, better known by one of her married names, Grace Slick (b. 30 October 1939), was the lead singer with the rock groups The Great Society , The Jefferson Airplane, and The Jefferson Starship in the 1960s through the 1980s.

She was born in Evanston, Illinois, the daughter of Ivan W. Wing and his wife Virginia Barnett.

Her only daughter, China Wing Kantner (b. 1971), now a video personality, was fathered by Paul Kantner , a Jefferson Airplane guitarist. Despite a persistent urband legend, China was not almost named 'god' (see Snopes: http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/godslick.htm).

Grace married Gerald "Jerry" Slick, a cinematographer, and Skip Johnson, a Jefferson Starship lighting designer.

Grace Slick, who left the Starship in 1988, is now retired and enjoys painting, is an advocate for animal rights, and also still enjoys working on music.

Grace Slick was very famous for her controversial lyrics, drug use, and public persona. She once planned to lace Nixon's tea with LSD, but was thwarted by Secret Service agents. Some of her solo albums are Manhole, Dreams, and Welcome to the Wrecking Ball . Some of the more memorable songs she recorded with Jefferson Airplane/Starship were "White Rabbit", "Somebody to Love", "Miracles", "We Built This City" and "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us ".

Last updated: 05-15-2005 05:45:40