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Marty Balin
Marty Balin, whose real name was Martyn Gerei Buchwald, was an American
singer-songwriter and guitarist known best as founder and lead singer of the
rock band Jefferson Airplane. Following his death aged 76 on 27th September
2018, the Grammy Awards website noted that he "helped define the psychedelic and
politically conscious culture of the late 1960s", with Recording Academy
President and CEO Neil Portnow saying he was "a pioneer of psychedelic rock and
will be remembered for bringing the signature sound to San Francisco and
beyond".
Born in Cincinnati, he grew up in Califo...
