KBC Band

Infobox musical artist
Name = KBC Band
Background = group_or_band


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Years_active = 1985 - 1987
Origin = San Francisco, California,
United States
Genre = Psychedelic rock AOR
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Associated_acts = Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Starship, Jefferson Starship - The Next Generation
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Past_members = Paul Kantner
Marty Balin
Jack Casady
Slick Aguilar
Tim Gorman
Darrell Verdusco
Keith CrossnanThe KBC Band was formed in 1985 by former Jefferson Airplane (later Jefferson Starship) members Paul Kantner (guitar and vocals), Marty Balin (vocals and guitar) and Jack Casady (bass). Other members included Keith Crossan (saxophone, guitar & vocals), Tim Gorman (keyboards and vocals), Mark 'Slick' Aguilar (guitar and vocals) and Darrell Verdusco (drums). Their debut LP, "KBC Band", featured the moderate hits "America", which found renewed interest after the September 11, 2001 attacks, and "It's Not You, It's Not Me", which attracted airplay on AOR radio. The band performed supporting tours from 1985 -- 1987 before Kantner left for Nicaragua to investigate the Sandinista situation. [cite book |last=Kantner |first=Paul |year=1987 |title=Nicaragua Diary: How I Spent My Summer Vacation or I Was a Commie Dupe for the Sandinistas|publisher=Little Dragon Press |isbn=B0006EQSWO] The band did not perform after his return. Kantner and Casady called a band meeting and told Balin the band was breaking up, but did not inform Balin of the reason. [cite book |last=Fenton |first=Craig |year=2006 |title=Take Me to a Circus Tent: The Jefferson Airplane Flight Manual |publisher=Infinity Publishing |isbn=0741436566] Kantner has said that Marty becomes difficult sometimes and was becoming difficult near the end of KBC's existence. [cite book |last=Tamarakin |first=Jeff |year=2003 |title=Got a Revolution: The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=0671034030] However, Kantner and Casady continued to perform onstage together during Hot Tuna concerts in late 1987 and early 1988, and the three did re-unite with Grace Slick and Jorma Kaukonen for a Jefferson Airplane reunion album and a reunion tour in 1989, along with Tim Gorman playing keyboards for the tour.

After Jefferson Airplane broke up again, Kantner, Aguilar, and Gorman formed a new band, Jefferson Starship - The Next Generation, which Casady and Balin would join once again. As of 2008, Verdusco is a member of Starship featuring Mickey Thomas.

Personnel

* Paul Kantner - rhythm guitar, vocals
* Marty Balin - vocals
* Jack Casady - bass
* Slick Aguilar - lead guitar
* Tim Gorman - keyboards
* Darrell Verdusco - drums
* Keith Crossnan - saxophones

Discography

*"KBC Band" (1986)

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