He was 71. Kantner was the principal songwriter. Wayne Gretzky surpassed his idol in the record books. Gareth Alexander Kantner is known for Phoenix (1998), VARMiNT (2012) and Gunshy (1998). home in Pasadena, California. George Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! championships, died Tuesday, June 28, 2016, in Kentucky. (China Kantner became an actress and MTV VJ.). Keith Emerson, founder and keyboardist of the progressive-rock band Emerson, Lake and Palmer, died Thursday, March 10, 2016. Afterwards Kantner and the Airplanes Grace Slick formed another group, Jefferson Starship, which also proved to be a great success. In this photo, Christopher, left, Harry Morgan, Mike Farrell, Alan Alda, and Jamie Farr, take a break on the set during taping in Los Angeles. suits and probing questions, died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, after a battle with cancer. cancer. played R2-D2 in the "Star Wars" films, died Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, at his home in Preston, northwest England. Verging on a breakup in the early Seventies, Kantner recorded a solo album, Blows Against the Empire, with Jefferson Airplane singer Grace Slick, crediting it to Paul Kantner and Jefferson Starship. The guitarist suffered a heart attack earlier in the week, and his death on 28 January 2016 is being attributed to "multiple organ failure". The founder and leader of Earth, Wind & Fire, died at home in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016. He was 69. attack at her Los Angeles home. University of Tennessee and more games than any other Division I college . Slick updated her Facebook cover photo with a picture of a young Kantner before issuing a brief, albeit heartbreaking statement via Facebook. However, Jeff Tamarkin's 2003 book on the . "At the moment we are grieving as a family,"Gareth Alexander Kantnersaid, adding that a family statement is forthcoming. The albums lush Miracles earned them a Number Three hit, and their next two albums 1976s Spitfire and 1978s Earth would also earn them Top 10 singles. of self-focused docudrama with "The Larry Sanders Show," died Thursday, March 24, 2016, in Los | He attended San Francisco State University, where he majored in physics. He would continue to play with them, eventually dropping the Star Trek-y part of their name and putting out two albums, until his death. 1975 and whose story of the survival of his assistant inspired the She was 90. that was his home, died Friday, March 4, 2016, at his home in Beaufort, This 3,321 square foot home is the last known address for Gareth. He died of a heart attack, a publicist for one He maintained a strenuous touring schedule, performing regularly with some version of the Jefferson Starship name. copies and was made into a film, with a remake scheduled for next year. Music would not be the same without the sounds of The Doors and Jefferson Airplane, which both contributed so heavily to the signature sound of the Sixtiesand Seventies.. He was 81. Joe Santos, right, who played Lieutenant Dennis Becker on The Rockford Files and had a recurring role on The Sopranos, died Friday, March 18, 2016, at 84 in Santa Monica, Calif., following a heart attack. Alexander Kantner is on Facebook. film "The Killing Fields" died Saturday, July 9, 2016, in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. The versatile and prolific writer who drew upon his Depression-era upbringing in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia to create one of televisions most beloved family shows, "The Waltons," died Thursday, March 24, 2016, in Los Angeles. Kantner, who drew upon his passion for politics and science fiction to help write such classics as Wooden Ships and Volunteers, died on Thursday of organ failure and septic shock. The singer, who was 69, had fought cancer for 18 months. She was Outside of his main bands, Kantner recorded two albums with Slick and a 1983 solo record, Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra. Just sitting around having a good time with all this shit going on around us. | Harrington, who played apartment super Dwayne Schneider on the hit CBS sitcom,"One Day at a Time," died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, of complications from Alzheimers disease. and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, died, his publicist said Sunday, Dec. 25. She was 64. Congrats! Alan Thicke, a Canadian singer, songwriter and actor best remembered for He was 69. The Airplane was renowned for thrilling vocal gymnastics by singers Marty Balin, Grace Slick and Mr. Kantner, the psychedelic blues-rock sound developed by guitarist Jorma Kaukonen and bass player Jack Casady and the LSD-spiked, 60s-era revolutionary fervor of its lyrics. Hayden had suffered a stroke in 2015. helped propel the New York Jets and the Chicago Bears to Super Bowl The last survivor of the original actor whose career in stage and screen started in Yiddish theater and This Jan. 17, 1996, file photo shows members of the 1960's band "The Jefferson Airplane," from left, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, and Spencer Dryden posing backstage after the band's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New York. She was 46. In this 2010 file photo, she appeared at the Superman Celebration in Metropolis, Ill. Michael Cimino, the Oscar-winning director whose film "The Deer Hunter" role as the gregarious, sometimes sardonic detective Ron Harris in the See all events. 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In this photo from 2008, Shaffer stands with Daniel Radcliffe, as they celebrate being awarded by for Best Play Revival to Shaffer and Best Newcomer to Radcliffe for "Equus.". Roberts won four Emmy Awards for her portrayal of Marie Barone on CBS' "Raymond.". This is a carousel. Kantner was born in San Francisco, California, the daughter of two Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship bandmembers, singer Grace Slick (born Grace Wing) and guitarist Paul Kantner. Kantner was a Bay Area native who attended both Santa Clara and San Jose State universities. Slick joined the band a year later and songs like Somebody to Love and White Rabbit became national hits as the love children came streaming into San Francisco. survived a stalkers brutal attack to become a crime victims advocate Son:Gareth Alexander Kantner (b. Then he made Jefferson Starship into a full-time affair, and between 1974 and 1984 the group had five Top 20 US albums in succession, with 1975s Red Octopus hitting No 1 and delivering the No 3 hit Miracles. Spokeo's database, while extensive, does not contain all U.S. warrant, arrest, court, or other related records. Mother Mary Angelica, a folksy Roman Catholic nun who used a monastery garage to begin a television ministry that grew into a global religious media empire, has died. He is survived by China and by two sons, Alexander, from his relationship with his former partner Cynthia Bowman, and Gareth, with Karen Seltenrich. He had suffered a heart attack earlier in the week, according to San Francisco Chronicle. 1887 - Wing Pains," died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. Paul Kantner outside Cafe Trieste in San Francisco. Gabriel, a superstar Mexican songwriter and singer who was an icon in the Latin music world, died August 28, 2016 at his home in Southern California at age 66. Well, we made plans, but they went awry. He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage that year but recovered and continued with the band. complications resulting from diabetes. Angeles of an undisclosed cause. Join Facebook to connect with Alexander Kantner and others you may know. Summitt stepped down after 38 seasons and 1,098 victories at Tennessee British actor Alan Rickman, whose career ranged from Britains Royal Shakespeare Company to the "Harry Potter" films, died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. She died in Coeur DAlene, Idaho, where she had lived for the past quarter-century. Our hearts go out to Grace Slick and Pauls family and friends during this extremely difficult time. Ronald Reagan in his journey from actor to president and finally 1-Jan-1982) University: Santa Clara University University: San Jose State College Jefferson Airplane Jefferson Starship KBC Band Character actor Abe Vigoda, whose leathery, sunken-eyed face made him ideal for playing the over-the-hill detective Phil Fish in the 1970s TV series "Barney Miller" and the doomed Mafia soldier in "The Godfather," died at age 94. We never made plans, said Mr. Kantner. long-running cop comedy "Barney Miller," died Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, at age 71 of respiratory failure. in San Francisco, California, USA , United States (52 years), This form allows you to report an error or to submit additional information about this family tree: China KANTNER (1971), Copyright Wikipdia authors - This article is under licence CC BY-SA 3.0. Balin returned to the fold in time for Red Octopus, a Number One album, and the groups mainstream rock ambitions came into focus. Standing left to right: Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, Marty Balin, Spencer Dryden, Jorma Kaukonen. Mr. Kantner, a founding member of the Jefferson Airplane, was 74 and had suffered a heart attack this week. The group quickly became an integral part of the 60s rock scene, from the Matrix club to Golden Gate Parks Human Be-In to Monterey Pop. Jefferson Airplane: 12 Essential Songs. Angeles, after being hospitalized the day before. Please try again. Proving that San Franciscos new psychedelic sound, with its adventurous musicianship and free-flowing arrangements, could be both groundbreaking and commercial, the album spent a year on the Billboard 200 and produced two Top 10 classics in the US, Somebody to Love and White Rabbit, the most successful singles of the bands career. He was 82. Garry Shandling, who as an actor and comedian pioneered a pretend brand He was 94. Student dead, another injured following stabbing at a Santa Rosa high school, police say. Rate the pronunciation difficulty of Gareth Alexander Kantner. We didnt even know what we were doing when we started doing it. Frank Sinatra Jr., who followed in his fathers footsteps with a singing career but never had a hit of his own, died of cardiac arrest on tour in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. You can try again. (Marty Balin singing) in 1985. . Vice President Kamala Harris to Visit San Francisco, High School Fight in Santa Rosa Leaves 1 Student Dead, 1 Injured, San Mateo Police Arrest Massage Parlor Owner on Suspicion of Operating Brothel, Sierra Snowfall Report: Over 7 Feet of Snow in 72 Hours, Police Activity Halts VTA Light Rail Service Through Downtown San Jose. coach, male or female, died Tuesday, June 28, 2016. crashed in a drug-driven, obscenity-laced debacle, died Tuesday, March 22, 2016, after a battle with cancer, his family said. He was 90. Paul was the catalyst that brought the whole thing together, said the Airplanes guitarist Jorma Kaukonen. Janet Reno, the first woman to serve as U.S. attorney general and the epicenter of several political storms during the Clinton administration, died from complications of Parkinsons disease in Miami Monday, November 7, 2016. In addition to spending 7 years together in psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane, the two were involved in a serious relationship that resulted in the birth of their daughter, China Kantner, in early 1971. She was 61. He was the first guy I picked for the band and he was the first guy who taught me how to roll a joint, Balin wrote of Kantner on his Facebook page. British author Richard Adams, whose 1972 book "Watership Down" became a The map below shows the places where the ancestors of the famous person lived. The band continued as Starship, best remembered for their 1985. 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