Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship/Starship Line Up Sheet

The family tree of Jefferson Airplane is massive, as members went on to pursue other side projects. For this line-up sheet, I focused only on Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Starship and Jefferson Starship: TNG. Bands like Hot Tuna (formed by Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen) are not mentioned here. Wikipedia was a huge help here, along with a fan site or two.

JEFFERSON AIRPLANE

Jefferson Airplane I (Summer 1965-October 1965)

Signe Toly Anderson - vocals

Marty Balin - vocals

Paul Kantner - guitar

Jorma Kaukonen - guitar

Bob Harvey- bass

Jerry Peloquin - drums

Jefferson Airplane II (October 1965- March 1966)

Signe Toly Anderson - vocals

Marty Balin - vocals

Paul Kantner - guitar

Jorma Kaukonen - guitar

Jack Casady- bass

Skip Spence – drums

Albums

Jefferson Airplane Takes Off (1966)

Jefferson Airplane III (March 1966-October 1966)

Signe Toly Anderson - vocals

Marty Balin - vocals

Paul Kantner - guitar

Jorma Kaukonen - guitar

Jack Casady- bass

Spencer Dryden – drums

Jefferson Airplane IV (October 1966-February 1970)

Grace Slick - vocals

Marty Balin - vocals

Paul Kantner - guitar

Jorma Kaukonen - guitar

Jack Casady- bass

Spencer Dryden – drums

Albums

Surrealistic Pillow (1967)

After Bathing at Baxter’s (1967)

Crown of Creation (1968)

Bless Its Pointed Little Head (live, 1969)

Volunteers (1969)

Jefferson Airplane V (February-October 1970)

Grace Slick - vocals

Marty Balin - vocals

Paul Kantner - guitar

Jorma Kaukonen - guitar

Jack Casady- bass

Joey Covington - drums

Jefferson Airplane VI (October 1970-April 1971)

Grace Slick - vocals

Marty Balin - vocals

Paul Kantner - guitar

Jorma Kaukonen - guitar

Jack Casady- bass

Joey Covington - drums

Papa John Creach- violin

Albums

Bark (1971)

Jefferson Airplane VII (April 1971-Early 1972)

Grace Slick - vocals

Paul Kantner - guitar

Jorma Kaukonen - guitar

Jack Casady- bass

Joey Covington - drums

Papa John Creach- violin

Jefferson Airplane VIII (Early 1972-Mid 1972)

Grace Slick - vocals

Paul Kantner - guitar

Jorma Kaukonen - guitar

Jack Casady- bass

Johnny Barbata - drums

Papa John Creach- violin

Albums

Long John Silver (1972)

Jefferson Airplane IX (Mid 1972)

Grace Slick – vocals

David Freiberg- vocals

Paul Kantner - guitar

Jorma Kaukonen - guitar

Jack Casady- bass

Johnny Barbata - drums

Papa John Creach- violin

Band becomes Jefferson Starship

Jefferson Airplane X (1989)

Grace Slick - vocals

Marty Balin - vocals

Paul Kantner - guitar

Jorma Kaukonen - guitar

Jack Casady- bass

Albums

Jefferson Airplane (1989)

JEFFERSON STARSHIP

Paul Kantner and Jefferson Starship (1970)

Paul Kantner- guitar/vocals

Grace Slick- vocals

David Freiberg- vocals

Graham Nash- vocals

Jerry Garcia- guitar

David Crosby- guitar

Peter Kaukonen- guitar

Jack Casady- bass

Harvey Brooks- bass

Mickey Hart- drums

Phil Sawyer- sound effects

Albums

Blows Against The Empire (1970) (often called a Paul Kantner solo album)

Jefferson Starship I (January-June 1974)

Grace Slick – vocals

Paul Kantner - guitar

Craig Chaquico - guitar

Peter Kaukonen- bass

Johnny Barbata - drums

David Freiberg- keyboards

Papa John Creach- violin

Jefferson Starship II (June 1974-January 1975)

Grace Slick – vocals

Marty Balin- vocals

Paul Kantner - guitar

Craig Chaquico - guitar

Pete Sears- bass

Johnny Barbata - drums

David Freiberg- keyboards

Papa John Creach- violin

Albums

Dragonfly (1974)

Red Octopus (1975)

Jefferson Starship III (August 1975-June 1978)

Grace Slick- vocals

Marty Balin- vocals

Paul Kantner - guitar

Craig Chaquico - guitar

Pete Sears- bass

Johnny Barbata - drums

David Freiberg- keyboards

Albums

Spitfire (1976)

Earth (1978)

Jefferson Starship IV (June 1978-October 1978)

Marty Balin- vocals

Paul Kantner - guitar

Craig Chaquico - guitar

Pete Sears- bass

Johnny Barbata - drums

David Freiberg- keyboards

Steve Schuster- saxophone

Jefferson Starship V (October 1978-April 1979)

Paul Kantner - guitar

Craig Chaquico - guitar

Pete Sears- bass

Johnny Barbata - drums

David Freiberg- keyboards

Steve Schuster- saxophone

Jefferson Starship VI (April 1979-February 1981)

Mickey Thomas- vocals

Paul Kantner - guitar

Craig Chaquico - guitar

Pete Sears- bass

Aynsley Dunbar - drums

David Freiberg- keyboards

Albums

Freedom at Point Zero (1979)

Jefferson Starship VII (February 1981- August 1982)

Grace Slick- vocals

Mickey Thomas- vocals

Paul Kantner - guitar

Craig Chaquico - guitar

Pete Sears- bass

Aynsley Dunbar - drums

David Freiberg- keyboards

Albums

Modern Times (1981)

Jefferson Starship VIII (August 1982-June 1984)

Grace Slick- vocals

Mickey Thomas- vocals

Paul Kantner - guitar

Craig Chaquico - guitar

Pete Sears- bass

Donny Baldwin - drums

David Freiberg- keyboards

Albums

Winds of Change (1982)

Nuclear Furniture (1984)

Paul Kantner leaves the band, later barring the band from continuing to use the Jefferson name. The band decides to continue on as Starship.

STARSHIP

Starship I (June 1984-1985)

Grace Slick- vocals

Mickey Thomas- vocals

Craig Chaquico - guitar

Pete Sears- bass

Donny Baldwin - drums

David Freiberg- keyboards

Starship II (1985-1987)

Grace Slick- vocals

Mickey Thomas- vocals

Craig Chaquico - guitar

Pete Sears- bass

Donny Baldwin - drums

Gabriel Katona- keyboards

Albums

Knee Deep in the Hoopla (1985)

No Protection (1987)

Starship III (1987-1988)

Grace Slick- vocals

Mickey Thomas- vocals

Craig Chaquico - guitar

Brett Bloomfield- bass

Donny Baldwin - drums

Mark Morgan- keyboards

Starship IV (1988-1990)

Mickey Thomas- vocals

Craig Chaquico - guitar

Brett Bloomfield- bass

Donny Baldwin - drums

Mark Morgan- keyboards

Albums

Love Among the Cannibals (1989)

Band split. Reunites as Starship featuring Mickey Thomas in 1992.

Starship V (1992-1993)

Mickey Thomas- vocals

Melisa Kary- vocals

Jeff Tamelier- guitar

Bobby Vega- bass

T. Moran- drums

John Lee Sanders- keyboards

Max Haskett- trumpet
Bill Slais- saxophone

Starship VI (1993-1995)

Mickey Thomas- vocals

Melisa Kary- vocals

Jeff Tamelier- guitar

Brett Bloomfield- bass

T. Moran- drums

John Lee Sanders- keyboards
Bill Slais- saxophone

Starship VII (1995-1996)

Mickey Thomas- vocals

Melisa Kary- vocals

Jeff Tamelier- guitar

Brett Bloomfield- bass

Darrell Verdusco- drums

Phil Bennett- keyboards

Starship VIII (1996-1997)

Mickey Thomas- vocals

Melisa Kary- vocals

Jeff Tamelier- guitar

John Garnache- bass

Darrell Verdusco- drums

Phil Bennett- keyboards

Starship IX (1997-2000)

Mickey Thomas- vocals

Melisa Kary- vocals

Erik Torjeson- guitar

John Garnache- bass

Darrell Verdusco- drums

Phil Bennett- keyboards

Starship X (2000-2006)

Mickey Thomas- vocals

Mark Abrahamian- guitar

Jeff Adams- bass

Darrell Verdusco- drums

Phil Bennett- keyboards

Starship X (2006-2012)

Mickey Thomas- vocals

Stephanie Calvert- vocals

Mark Abrahamian- guitar

Jeff Adams- bass

Darrell Verdusco- drums

Phil Bennett- keyboards

Starship XI (2012-present)

Mickey Thomas- vocals

Stephanie Calvert- vocals

John Roth- guitar

Jeff Adams- bass

Darrell Verdusco- drums

Phil Bennett- keyboards

Albums

Lovelesss Fascination (2013)

JEFFERSON STARSHIP: THE NEXT GENERATION

Prior to the band reuniting, Jefferson Airplane briefly reunites in 1989 with the classic line up- sans Spencer Dryden. They release one album. Four years later, Jefferson Starship: TNG is formed. 

Jefferson Starship: The Next Generation I/Jefferson Starship IX (1992-1993)

Darby Gould- vocals

Paul Kantner- guitar

Mark “Slick” Aguilar- guitar

Jack Casady- bass

Prairie Prince- drums

Tim Gorman- keyboards

Papa John Creach- violin

Jefferson Starship: The Next Generation II/Jefferson Starship X (1993-1994)

Signe Anderson- vocals

Diana Mangano- vocals

Paul Kantner- guitar

Mark “Slick” Aguilar- guitar

Jack Casady- bass

Prairie Prince- drums

Tim Gorman- keyboards

Papa John Creach- violin

Note: Papa John Creach died on February 22, 1994.

Jefferson Starship: The Next Generation III/Jefferson Starship XI (1994-1995)

Darby Gould- vocals

Diana Mangano- vocals

Paul Kantner- guitar

Mark “Slick” Aguilar- guitar

Jack Casady- bass

Peter Kaukonen- bass

Prairie Prince- drums

Trey Sabatelli- drums

Tim Gorman- keyboards

Jefferson Starship: The Next Generation IV/Jefferson Starship XII (1995)

Diana Mangano- vocals

Marty Balin- vocals

Paul Kantner- guitar

Mark “Slick” Aguilar- guitar

Jack Casady- bass

Prairie Prince- drums

Trey Sabatelli- drums

Gary Cambra- keyboards

Barry Flast- keyboards

Jefferson Starship: The Next Generation V/Jefferson Starship XIII (1995-1998)

Diana Mangano- vocals

Marty Balin- vocals

Paul Kantner- guitar

Mark “Slick” Aguilar- guitar

Jack Casady- bass

Prairie Prince- drums

T. Lavitz- keyboards

Albums

Windows of Heaven (1998)

Jefferson Starship: The Next Generation VI/Jefferson Starship XIX (1998-2000)

Diana Mangano- vocals

Marty Balin- vocals

Paul Kantner- guitar

Mark “Slick” Aguilar- guitar

Jack Casady- bass

Bobby Vega- bass

Chico Huff- bass

Prairie Prince- drums

Chris Smith- keyboards

Jefferson Starship: The Next Generation VII/Jefferson Starship XX (2000)

Diana Mangano- vocals

Marty Balin- vocals

Paul Kantner- guitar

Mark “Slick” Aguilar- guitar

Jack Casady- bass

Tom Lilly- bass

Prairie Prince- drums

Chris Smith- keyboards

Jefferson Starship: The Next Generation VIII/Jefferson Starship XXI (2000-05)

Diana Mangano- vocals

Marty Balin- vocals

Paul Kantner- guitar

Mark “Slick” Aguilar- guitar

Prairie Prince- drums

Chris Smith- keyboards

Jefferson Starship: The Next Generation IX/Jefferson Starship XXII (2005)

Darby Gould- vocals

Diana Mangano- vocals

Marty Balin- vocals

David Freiberg- vocals

Paul Kantner- guitar

Mark “Slick” Aguilar- guitar

Prairie Prince- drums

Tim Gorman- keyboards

Chris Smith- keyboards

Jefferson Starship: The Next Generation X/Jefferson Starship XXIII (2005)

Darby Gould- vocals

Diana Mangano- vocals

Marty Balin- vocals

David Freiberg- vocals

Paul Kantner- guitar

Mark “Slick” Aguilar- guitar

Prairie Prince- drums

Tim Gorman- keyboards

Chris Smith- keyboards

Jefferson Starship: The Next Generation XI/Jefferson Starship XXIV (2005)

Darby Gould- vocals

Diana Mangano- vocals

Marty Balin- vocals

David Freiberg- vocals

Paul Kantner- guitar

Mark “Slick” Aguilar- guitar

Jack Taylor- guitar

Prairie Prince- drums

Donny Baldwin- drums

Chris Smith- keyboards

Jefferson Starship: The Next Generation XII/Jefferson Starship XXV (2005-08)

Diana Mangano- vocals

Marty Balin- vocals

David Freiberg- vocals

Paul Kantner- guitar

Mark “Slick” Aguilar- guitar

Prairie Prince- drums

Chris Smith- keyboards

Jefferson Starship: The Next Generation XIII/Jefferson Starship XXVI (2008-12)

Cathy Richardson- vocals

David Freiberg- vocals

Paul Kantner- guitar

Mark “Slick” Aguilar- guitar

Donny Baldwin- drums

Chris Smith- keyboards

Albums

Jefferson’s Tree of Liberty (2008)

Jefferson Starship: The Next Generation XIV/Jefferson Starship XXVII (2012-15)

Cathy Richardson- vocals

David Freiberg- vocals

Paul Kantner- guitar

Jude Gold- guitar

Donny Baldwin- drums

Chris Smith- keyboards

Jefferson Starship: The Next Generation XV/Jefferson Starship XXVIII (2015-16)

Rachel Rose- vocals

David Freiberg- vocals

Paul Kantner- guitar

Jude Gold- guitar

Donny Baldwin- drums

Chris Smith- keyboards

Note: Paul Kantner dies on January 28, 2016. It's announced a few days later that original Jefferson Airplane singer Signe Toly Anderson died on the same day as Kantner.

Jefferson Starship: The Next Generation XVI/Jefferson Starship XXIX (2016)

Rachel Rose- vocals

David Freiberg- vocals

Jude Gold- guitar

Donny Baldwin- drums

Chris Smith- keyboards

Jefferson Starship: The Next Generation XVII/Jefferson Starship XXX (2016-present)

Cathy Richardson- vocals

David Freiberg- vocals

Jude Gold- guitar

Donny Baldwin- drums

Chris Smith- keyboards

RIP (from all three-four bands)

Papa John Creach- 1994

Skip Spence- 1999

Spencer Dryden- 2005

Joey Covington- 2013

Paul Kantner- 2016

Signe Toly Anderson- 2016
Marty Balin- 2018