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Jefferson Airplane on Dick Cavett 1969. Somebody to Love (Original Post) BootinUp 11 hrs ago OP
Stephen Stills on tambourine and coke. twodogsbarking 11 hrs ago #1
David Crosby? Silent Type 11 hrs ago #2
Definitely Crosby al bupp 10 hrs ago #5
lol. BootinUp 9 hrs ago #10
That is Marty Balin, not Stephen Stills. Sneederbunk 10 hrs ago #3
True, but David Crosby's... Wuddles440 10 hrs ago #4
It's David Crosby WestMichRad 10 hrs ago #6
Dumb ass me it is David Crosby. I sawhim about ten years ago and Stills fifty years ago. twodogsbarking 9 hrs ago #8
Grace Slick was born to sing "Somebody To Love". JohnnyRingo 9 hrs ago #7
I think it's safe to say that Jorma was in a state of social flux in this moment. OAITW r.2.0 2 hrs ago #11
I get the whole thing about other uses, but JohnnyRingo 40 min ago #13
All I can say. in Jorma's defense, ... OAITW r.2.0 27 min ago #14
Great song!!! MarineCombatEngineer 9 hrs ago #9
I think it was obvious that Jefferson Airplane had fundemental differences about the direction of their musical interest OAITW r.2.0 2 hrs ago #12

WestMichRad

(2,819 posts)
6. It's David Crosby
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 02:59 PM
10 hrs ago

…over next to whoever is on keyboards, left side.
Wow, they were actually playing, not lip syncing as was very common at the time.

twodogsbarking

(16,903 posts)
8. Dumb ass me it is David Crosby. I sawhim about ten years ago and Stills fifty years ago.
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 03:35 PM
9 hrs ago

Stills' voice was raspy, not clear but guitar wow. Mea culpa.

JohnnyRingo

(20,292 posts)
7. Grace Slick was born to sing "Somebody To Love".
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 03:21 PM
9 hrs ago

It was her destiny. However, there are questions.
Would the song have lasted longer if the drummer smoked Benson & Hedges 100s cigarettes?

Where did Crosby come from? Did they use his van to get to the gig? haha

I don't know who that is on second tambourine, but he looks a little like a member of the Partridge Family. Maybe people just hung out with Dick Cavett in case he needed them?

Lastly... WTF is is Jorma wearing? I wore peace sign medallions with my Nehru shirts in the day, but not something like this. I know the Hells Angels liked them at Altamont. I don't know how he got that past the censors.


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OAITW r.2.0

(31,098 posts)
11. I think it's safe to say that Jorma was in a state of social flux in this moment.
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 10:22 PM
2 hrs ago

He didn't restabilize until Hot Tuna formulated.

And remember, the swastika was an American Indian symbol...reversed. I've seen Indian tool work on Winchester repeater rifles, taken from the Indian nations from the 1870s onward. They were stored at the Springfield Armory in MA, back in the 60's. Should be returned to the nations from which they were taken.

JohnnyRingo

(20,292 posts)
13. I get the whole thing about other uses, but
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 12:29 AM
40 min ago

I was around back then and I never saw anyone except hard core bikers wearing one. And even then...
Though I never thought twice about applying it to model planes. And Maltese crosses were popular

OAITW r.2.0

(31,098 posts)
14. All I can say. in Jorma's defense, ...
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 12:42 AM
27 min ago

he was a Rev, Gary Davis musical disciple. Do not think Jorma was into National Socialism...but I could be wrong.

MarineCombatEngineer

(16,994 posts)
9. Great song!!!
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 03:36 PM
9 hrs ago

I also like some the their stuff from Jefferson Starship.

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OAITW r.2.0

(31,098 posts)
12. I think it was obvious that Jefferson Airplane had fundemental differences about the direction of their musical interest
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 10:30 PM
2 hrs ago

Jorma, Jack, John, and Sammy went their way (which I enthusiastically followed). Gracie, Marty, and the rest chased their top 40 dreams.

On edit....I think Gracie Slick could have contributed so much more with Hot Tuna.

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