Grace Slick: Biography, Facts and Career
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Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing; October 30, 1939) is an American painter and musician whose musical career spanned four decades. She was a prominent figure in San Francisco's psychedelic music scene during the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. Initially performing with the Great Society, Slick achieved fame as the lead singer and frontwoman of Jefferson Airplane and its spinoff bands Jefferson Starship and Starship. Slick and Jefferson Airplane achieved significant success and popularity with their 1967 studio album Surrealistic Pillow, which included the top-ten US Billboard hits "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love". With Starship, she sang co-lead for two number-one hits, "We Built This City" and "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now". She has released four studio albums as an independent artist. Slick retired from music in 1990, but continues to be active in visual arts. In 1996, Slick was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Jefferson Airplane.
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- Full name: Grace Slick
- Born: 1939-10-30
- Nationality: United States
- Known as: Musician
- Wikidata ID: Q229881
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Who is Grace Slick?
Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing; October 30, 1939) is an American painter and musician whose musical career spanned four decades.
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Grace Slick is United States.
When was Grace Slick born?
Grace Slick was born on 1939-10-30.
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