| Jack Casady | |
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 Jack Casady playing with Hot Tuna in 2005. Hot Tuna is an American Blues-rock band formed by bassist Jack Casady and guitarist Jorma Kaukonen as a spin-off of Jefferson Airplane
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| Background information | |
| Born | April 13, 1944 Washington, DC, USA |
| Genre(s) | Rock, blues |
| Instrument(s) | Bass |
| Years active | 1960s-present |
| Website | www.jackcasady.com |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Fender Jazz Bass (early 1960s through 1967) Guild Starfire II (1967 through ca. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the 1971) Alembic (early 1970s) Gibson Les Paul Bass (1985-1998) Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Bass (1998-present) |
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Jack Casady (born John William Casady, April 13, 1944 in Washington D. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. C), is an American musician considered one of the foremost bass guitarists of the rock music era. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the First playing as a lead guitarist with the Washington D.C. area rhythm and blues band "The Triumphs", he switched to bass during his high school years and while still underage (and with a forged I. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D D. ), played the Washington D. C club scene, backing artists such as Little Anthony and the Imperials and Ray Charles. Little Anthony & The Imperials is a Rhythm and blues / soul / Doo-wop vocal group from New York, first active in the 1950s Ray Charles Robinson ( September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) known by his Stage name Ray Charles, was an American He became the bass player for Jefferson Airplane (replacing original bassist Bob Harvey) when lead guitarist Jorma Kaukonen, a high school friend and former Triumphs rhythm guitarist, invited him to join in late September of 1965. Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band from San Francisco, a pioneer of the Psychedelic rock movement Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen Jr (born December 23, 1940 in Washington D Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Jefferson Airplane became the first successful exponent of the San Francisco sound, characterized as loud, raw, powerful rock and roll with plenty of feeling and an improvisatory dimension. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Their singles, including "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit," had a more polished style and successfully charted in 1967 and 1968. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States
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Jefferson Airplane years 1966-1972
Casady adjusted his bass and amplifier for a bigger and more luxurious tone, and as a song's performance developed, stepped beyond the conventional rhythmic and chord-supporting role of rock & roll, in order to explore other possible melodic ideas offered by the rhythm and chord progressions. His impact is immediately evident on Airplane debut album Jefferson Airplane Takes Off (1966) on tracks such as "Let Me In" and "Run Around. Jefferson Airplane Takes Off is the debut album of San Francisco rock band Jefferson Airplane, released on RCA Victor Records in 1966 " The live Airplane album Bless Its Pointed Little Head, recorded in 1968, demonstrates Casady's unique walking line style to the fullest, as his Guild Starfire bass signal was delivered through a Versatone amplifier which gave his instrument a distinctive growling sound when played in the higher register. Bless Its Pointed Little Head is a live album by Jefferson Airplane recorded at both the Fillmore East and West in the fall of 1968 and released in 1969 Versatone was a brand of musical instrument amplifiers manufactured in the 1960s and 1970s The Fred Neil track "The Other Side of This Life" remains the quintessential example of his style. Fred Neil ( March 16, 1936 – July 7, 2001) was an American Blues and folk singer and songwriter in the 1960s and early On later Airplane albums, such as Bark, Long John Silver and the live Thirty Seconds Over Winterland, Casady switched over to a $4,000 custom-made Alembic bass (#001, the first made by the company) dubbed "Mission Control. Bark, released in 1971 is one of the late-period albums by Jefferson Airplane, notable for many "firsts" with its major personnel change Long John Silver is Jefferson Airplane 's last studio album of all new material until 1989 Thirty Seconds Over Winterland is a 1973 album by the American Psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane. Alembic was founded in 1969 and is a manufacturer of high-end electric basses guitars and preamps " The extraordinarily grand sound Casady produced during his 1968-71 heyday—nowhere better heard than in his multi-tracked playing on "Sunrise," a song from Paul Kantner's 1970 solo album Blows Against the Empire—inspired fans to assign him the affectionate nickname of "God. Paul Lorin Kantner (born 17 March 1941 in San Francisco, California) is an American Rock musician, most noted for "
Other noteworthy Casady performances on Jefferson Airplane recordings include the seminal Top 10 hit "White Rabbit" (on the album Surrealistic Pillow, 1967), "Rejoyce" and "Watch Her Ride" (After Bathing at Baxters, 1967), "Crown of Creation", "If You Feel" and "The House at Pooneil Corners" (Crown of Creation, 1968), and "Crazy Miranda" and "War Movie" (Bark, 1971). Several of these tracks are remarkable for their groundbreaking infusions of jazz and raga bass lines into the rock format. For years in live performance with the Airplane, Casady's showcase was the Paul Kantner composition "The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil," which gave the bassist the opportunity to improvise an open-ended solo that was different every night and often astonishing. Paul Lorin Kantner (born 17 March 1941 in San Francisco, California) is an American Rock musician, most noted for The Fly Jefferson Airplane DVD includes one such performance videotaped at The Family Dog, where Casady pulls off a ragingly inventive solo that visibly impresses fellow band member Grace Slick. Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing on October 30, 1939) is an American Singer and Songwriter, who was one of He was likewise adept at complementing the musicianship of his fellow players; the live version of "Volunteers" on the Woodstock album is a notable example of cooperating bass and keyboard rhythm with session pianist Nicky Hopkins. Music from the Original Soundtrack and More, or more commonly Woodstock, is the Live album of the 1969 Woodstock concert Nicky Hopkins (born Nicholas Christian Hopkins ( February 24, 1944 in Harlesden, North London, England; died
Casady's appetite for playing led him to do extensive moonlighting during his Airplane tenure. Not only did he perform live on stage with Jimi Hendrix during 1968, he also played bass on the Jimi Hendrix song "Voodoo Chile", from the Electric Ladyland album released in the same year (some copies of album misspell his name as Cassidy). James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter " Voodoo Chile " is a Song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience from the album Electric Ladyland. Electric Ladyland is the third and final album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, released on October 16, 1968 on Reprise Records (see He also occasionally played with other key San Francisco bands Grateful Dead, Country Joe and the Fish and James and the Good Brothers. The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Country Joe and the Fish was a rock band most widely known for musical protests against the Vietnam War, from 1966 to 1971. Furthermore, he was a member of two short-lived splinter groups, Mickey and the Heartbeats (with Jerry Garcia and Mickey Hart) and Jack Casady and the Degenerates; neither of these groups ever recorded, though live tapes are in circulation. Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia (August 1 1942 &ndash August 9 1995 was a Musician, Songwriter, Artist, and Lead guitarist and Mickey Hart (born September 11, 1943) is a percussionist and musicologist. Later, Casady was to appear on David Crosby's "If I Could Only Remember my Name" (1971) and Warren Zevon's "Transverse City" (1989). David Van Cortlandt Crosby (born August 14, 1941) is an American Guitarist, Singer, and Songwriter. He also produced Jorma Kaukonen's first solo album, the critically acclaimed "Quah", in 1974.
Hot Tuna
Casady and Kaukonen formed Hot Tuna in 1969, and they still perform to the present day. Hot Tuna is an American Blues-rock band formed by bassist Jack Casady and guitarist Jorma Kaukonen as a spin-off of Jefferson Airplane The group has morphed over the years from an acoustic blues unit to an electric boogie band to a rampaging metal act and back again. Casady is equally comfortable accompanying an acoustic Kaukonen ("Mann's Fate", 1970) or electric jamming ("John's Other", 1971). Casady's solo on "Candy Man" (Hot Tuna's First Pull up Then Pull Down, 1971) also shows his ability at carrying the melody rather than just playing rhythmic scales, a key characteristic of his bass solo work. Some exquisitely intricate playing is evident on the 1972 album Burgers, particularly the sparkling instrumental track "Water Song," which Casady has described as featuring "lead bass. " Another Burgers track, " Sunny Day Strut", has Casady's bass dueling with Kaukonen's lead guitar. When Tuna became a power trio in the mid 70's, Casady's Guild Flying V custom bass became his trademark. Later works, especially Live in Japan (1997), still testify to his creativity as evidenced by the continually evolving bass solos on "Candy Man", "Good Shepherd" and "99 Year Blues".
In the late 1970s, Casady and Kaukonen found that they needed some creative time apart and Hot Tuna disbanded for several years. Hot Tuna is an American Blues-rock band formed by bassist Jack Casady and guitarist Jorma Kaukonen as a spin-off of Jefferson Airplane During this time, Casady helped found a short-lived modern rock band, SVT, with Brian Marnell, a promising songwriter and frontman (who later died of a drug overdose after SVT had disbanded). SVT was a San Francisco Punk rock band from the late 1970s and early 1980s Again, Casady's versatility was demonstrated as this band played in a convincing New Wave style, totally removed from Hot Tuna and Jefferson Airplane. During his SVT tenure, Casady actually taped his fingers together to force himself to simplify his highly articulated playing style. He and drummer Paul Zahl formed an exemplary rhythm section, as evidenced on the LP No Regrets (1981). Also during the 80's, Casady joined former Airplane members Paul Kantner and Marty Balin in the KBC Band. The KBC Band was formed in 1985 by former Jefferson Airplane (later Jefferson Starship members Paul Kantner ( Guitar and vocals Marty
In 1992, he joined Paul Kantner's recreated Jefferson Starship, and appeared on the albums Deep Space / Virgin Sky and Windows of Heaven. Jefferson Starship is an American rock band that was popular in the 1970s and 1980s Deep Space/Virgin Sky is a 1995 album by Jefferson Starship recorded live at the House of Blues in West Hollywood on the Sunset Strip. Windows of Heaven is Jefferson Starship 's first studio album since reforming in 1992 In 2000, Kantner used the name Jefferson Airplane against the terms of his 1985 settlement with Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Bill Thompson, and Casady. Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing on October 30, 1939) is an American Singer and Songwriter, who was one of Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen Jr (born December 23, 1940 in Washington D Casady left Jefferson Starship after this incident.
Dream Factor
Not a singer and never a prolific songwriter, it was not until June 2003 that Casady released his first solo album, Dream Factor, produced by his wife Diane Quine. Like other Airplane-related solo works, there was nothing solo about it, as it featured substantial support from the likes of Warren Haynes, Doyle Bramhall II, Jorma Kaukonen, Fee Waybill, Ivan Neville, the group Box Set, and many other musician friends. Warren Haynes (born April 6, 1960) is an American rock and blues Guitarist vocalist and songwriter of Gov't Mule Doyle Bramhall II (born 24 December, 1968) is a guitarist and vocalist in his band Smokestack and is also the second guitarist in Eric Clapton A well-played, warm-sounding, and diversely programmed album, Dream Factor ultimately suffers from being too much of a sampler, lacking the fire, audacity and specific personality of Casady's finest work. One exception, the instrumental "Outside," exemplifies the signature sound that Casady's followers hoped the entire album would embody.
Currently, as well as performing with Hot Tuna, Casady teaches bass workshops at Jorma Kaukonen's Fur Peace Ranch in Ohio. As of May 2007, he is also playing in a new group "Moonalice" alongside former Jefferson Starship bassist and Hot Tuna pianist Pete Sears. Pete Sears (born May 27, 1948 in Bromley Kent is an English rock Musician.
Casady helped design in conjunction with Epiphone, the "Jack Casady Signature Bass", a 34-inch scale hollow-body electric bass with single low-impedance humbucker pickup. A conventional humbucker (or Humbucking pickup) is a type of Electric guitar pickup that uses two coils both generating string signal
External links
- Official Jack Casady website Requires Flash
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