We have lost a true legend. @Marty_Balin helped start a revolution that still lives on today. He will be greatly missed - our hearts go out to his family, friends and music fans everywhere. – Team Jefferson Airplane https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jefferson-airplane-guitarist-marty-balin-dead-76-730912/ … #MartyBalin
Jefferson Airplane Co-Founder Marty Balin Dead at 76
Jefferson Airplane guitarist and co-founder Marty Balin has died at age 76.
"Abbiamo perso una vera leggenda. Marty Balin ha contribuito all’inizio della rivoluzione che continua a vivere oggi", ha dichiarato Grace Slick.
Nato a Cincinnati, in Ohio, nel 1942 ma cresciuto a San Francisco, Balin aveva lasciato i Jefferson Airplane nel 1978, pur continuando a collaborare con il gruppo divenuto celebre con l'album del 1967 "Surrealistic Pillow".