While he may not be a household name, David Freiburg is nevertheless a hugely important figure in the history of not one but two major rock bands.
He was founder member of psychedelic outfit Quicksilver Messenger Service, one of the psychedelic rock groups that created the San Francisco sound in the 1960s. Then Freiburg played bass and sang with Jefferson Airplane, one of America’s biggest bands, before jumping on to Jefferson Starship and launching another cosmic mission with longtime band mate Paul Kantner.
The latest incarnation of Jefferson Starship appear at The Grand on Friday, January 24th.
“I’ve been making music for nearly 60 years, but I’m having more fun in this version of Jefferson Starship than I’ve ever had,” said Freiburg, speaking on the phone from San Francisco.
Freiburg, who co-founded Starship four decades ago, stayed with the group for several years under various guises – but left before Starship mega hits We Built This City and Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now sold millions.
For the next 20 years Freiburg turned his attention to the studio, eventually rejoining Kantner in Jefferson Starship for their 2005 tour, The Jefferson Family Galactic Reunion’, and has remained on board ever since.
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