Grace Slick

About Grace Slick

Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing) is an American painter and retired musician whose musical career spanned four decades. Slick was a prominent figure in San Francisco's psychedelic scene during the mid-1960s. She performed with the Great Society, then peaked with Jefferson Airplane and the subsequent spinoff bands Jefferson Starship and Starship. Slick and Jefferson Airplane had achieved fame with their 1967 album Surrealistic Pillow, which included the top-ten US Billboard hits "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love". Slick provided the lead vocals on both tracks. 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. Slick was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 as a member of Jefferson Airplane.