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Paul Kantner Of Jefferson Airplane Suffers Heart Attack

by Paul Cashmere on March 27, 2015

in News

Paul Kantner, guitarist for both Jefferson Airplane and its spinoff group Jefferson Starship, has been hospitalized with an apparent heart attack.

Jefferson Starship posted the following status on their Facebook page.

Hey everybody, Paul’s health took a bad turn this week. He’s in the hospital, stable and undergoing tests to find out exactly what’s going on but doctors suspect he had a heart attack. He is in the best possible care and we are sending him all of our best wishes, good thoughts and healing vibes. We’re continuing the tour without him, as most of the shows are sold out or close to it and we have to honor our contracts and our fans who bought tickets and put on the best show possible. We will dedicate every show to Paul until he is well enough to rejoin us onstage. Thank you for your continued support during this difficult time.

Kantner joined the Jefferson Airplane in 1965 and is the only member of the group that has appeared on every album by both Airplane and Starship, a total of eighteen studio sets. He also released recordings as a solo artist, outside the band with Grace Slick and as part of the KBC Band with Marty Balin and Jack Cassidy.

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