Marty Balin, founding member of Jefferson Airplane. (PRNewsFoto/Marty Balin)
Legendary singer-songwriter and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Marty Balin, best known as lead singer and Founder of Jefferson Airplane, hit song maker of Jefferson Starship, and hit Solo Artist unfortunately won’t be able to attend The Recording Academy® Lifetime Achievement Awards this weekend in Los Angeles honoring Jefferson Airplane due to doctor’s orders. Marty wants his fans and everyone to know he is doing well and that he looks forward to resuming his Tour in the near future. Updates can be found at http://martybalinmusic.com/
“I am grateful for the beautiful musical journey my life continues to take,” Marty Balin said. “To all my fellow Jefferson Airplane Band members, through its various metamorphoses, I thank you for a dream come true. It was the exchange of our mixed passions and the love from our fans that led us to this celebratory Lifetime Achievement Award.”
Marty recorded this tribute for his Jefferson Airplane bandmates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huz8Y5OfyZo