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Tuesday, 17 June 2025 04:20
This Day in Rock History - June 17th
1978: Grace Slick takes the stage in St. Goarhausen, West Germany with Jefferson Starship, but is really too intoxicated to perform. Instead, she sings badly and starts taunting the audience with Nazi references.
The crowd doesn’t appreciate it. They riot, causing a million dollars damage. The end result, Slick leaves the band, not returning until 1983.
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Wednesday, 16 April 2025 04:20
This Day in Rock History - Apr. 16th
1970: Jefferson Airplane front man Marty Balin is busted in a hotel room in Bloomington, Minnesota, after the police find him smoking marijuana and engaging in sexual activity with teenage girls. In other words, living the rock & roll dream.
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