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Jefferson Airplane were an American rock band from San Francisco, active 1965–1972 (plus later reunions). "Somebody To Love" (2:54) is track 3 on Surrealistic Pillow, the band's second studio album and first with vocalist Grace Slick and drummer Spencer Dryden, released 1 February 1967 on RCA Victor. The song was written by Darby Slick in 1965 while Grace Slick was in The Great Society; she brought it and "White Rabbit" to Jefferson Airplane when she joined [Songfacts]. The single peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, the band's first US top-ten single (Songfacts dates one week at No. 5 to 11 June 1967, 15 weeks on the chart; exact peak week unverified). The B-side was "She Has Funny Cars." Surrealistic Pillow peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and is RIAA Platinum. It was recorded 3 November 1966 at RCA Victor, Hollywood [unverified — Wikipedia only].
Moment in History: Jefferson Airplane played their first public performance at The Matrix club in San Francisco in 1965, serving as the venue's house band.
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