Grace Slick

Grace Slick
Grace Slick
	Slick, c. 1967
Born	Grace Barnett Wing; October 30, 1939; Highland Park, Illinois, U.S.
Other names	Gracie; The Chrome Nun; The Acid Queen;
Occupations	Painter; musician (retired);
Years active	1964–1990 (music career); 1995–present (painting career);
	Musical career
Genres	Psychedelic rock; progressive rock; blues rock; pop;
Instruments	Vocals; keyboards; recorder;
Labels	RCA
Formerly of	The Great Society; Jefferson Airplane; Jefferson Starship; Starship; Hot Tuna;
Website	graceslick.com

Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing; October 30, 1939) is an American retired musician and artist whose musical career spanned four decades. She was a prominent figure in San Francisco's psychedelic music scene during the mid-1960s to the early 1970s.

Initially performing with the Great Society, Slick achieved fame as the lead singer and frontwoman of Jefferson Airplane and the subsequent spinoff bands Jefferson Starship and Starship. Slick and Jefferson Airplane achieved significant success and popularity with their 1967 studio album Surrealistic Pillow, which included the top-ten US Billboard hits "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love".

With Starship, she sang co-lead for two number-one hits, "We Built This City" and "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now". She has released four studio albums as an independent artist. Slick retired from music in 1990, but continues to be active in visual arts. In 1996, Slick was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Jefferson Airplane.

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