EPISODE SUMMARY. That would have been like one of those scenes from Gone with the Wind, or something. Donny Baldwin was raised in Palo Alto, California. WebMany know him as a singer, actor, dancer, entertainer, family-man, business entrepreneur, and overall household name. I lived in Marin for almost 20 years, he said, and it still feels like home.. Thats just my own personal opinion, of course, but even the movie, to me, wasnt great. var smartDonationsRootPath="http://ralexanderdesign.com/uspa/wp-content/plugins/smart-donations/"; That was the spark for Cathy. In addition to this crazy tale, where his long-lost Les Paul was discovered after a guy called him about his appearance in the ill-fated Star Wars Christmas Special, we also discuss that fateful day on the Senior Lawn, where it all started. By the time he was 19 years old, Craig had given up jamming with instructors and was made a member of Jefferson Starship. [laughs] The songs Ill sing in this production are Too Much Time on My Hands by Styx and REO Speedwagons I Cant Fight This Feeling Anymore, in a duet with Lonnie. There were castles dotting this hillside. Craig: I think youre right. Does your personality ever cause you to struggle with that? The name that is missing, Curiosity ( as a Member of Jefferson Starship: David Freiberg, Donny Baldwin the Me, wasn t be saying this this site built with Project Largo from ashes! We had the honor of interviewing Jefferson Starship as part of our Hard Rock Hotel San Diego interview series and collaboration! 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We actually played a concert on Mothers Day with the new band and Grace was in the audience in a disguise because she didnt want anyone to know she was there. She was always a real team player. It is stolen property. When the audience heard we werent going to play, apparently they rioted. var doc = document.documentElement; Guests: Darci Daniels. In a recent interview with American Songwriter, David One day, I was playing on the Senior Lawn, as a sophomore, in my band at high school. around, there was a span of time where there was an anniversary of Surrealistic Particularly about being onstage because that was why we titled the first I Starship has traveled the world onstage I don t Shakespeare, but were Of their new EP, mother of the band that he put together was an amazingly talented group guys. And Donny Baldwin started singing out, What are we waiting for? That was one of Pauls taglines. WebView the profiles of professionals named "Donny Baldwin" on LinkedIn. But we talk on Zoom all the Over the months, I let it ruminate, but he ended up passing before I could speak to him about it. There was a big scar on the ground with burnt pieces everywhere. Later on, Jefferson Starship did a song called Skateboard, before Mickey joined the band. Where did Donny Baldwin go to high school? That was when Grace was in the audience and she heard Jane and she heard some of the songs we were working on for the next album. Im sure each of us would love to go back and retrace our steps that night and make it different, but you cant do that. @jaylustig @NJArtsDaily Qualified candidates will be contacted to schedule a confidential interview. We did the Dragon Fly album next. Ronald Ellis Tutt (March 12, 1938 October 16, 2021) [1] was an American drummer who played concerts and recording sessions for Elvis Presley, the Carpenters, Roy Orbison, Neil Diamond, and Jerry Garcia. My bass player was John Cipollinas younger brother Mario who was playing in my solo band. Shit. She was the opposite. Featuring original and historic members David Freiberg (also a founder of San Francisco luminaries Quicksilver Messenger Service) and drummer Donny Baldwin, along with longtime members Chris Smith on keyboards and synth bass, Jude Gold on lead guitar and GRAMMY Nominee Cathy Richardson anchoring the female lead vocal spot made famous by the inimitable Grace Slick (who invited her to sing in her place as Jefferson Airplane accepts their Lifetime Achievement Award at the GRAMMY Merit Awards Concert.). height: 1em !important; Later, I find out I am in the band with the lead guitarist from Quicksilver Messenger Service. What kind of surgery did Mickey Thomas need? When we toured in 1978, it was the last time I played those guitars and the last time that lineup ever played together, as Grace wouldnt play a show that one day in Germany. Share. It could go either way. My guitar roadie told me about him. He was very impatient when people were That is when she took her disguise off and came backstage and said, Hey do you guys need a girl singer? That is how she got back in the band. on the new record. My guitars were my girlfriends. The lifestyle between skateboarders and guitar players is very similar. Grace actually used that analogy. I was like, Wait a minute. Nothings Going to Stop Us Now was in the movie Mannequin. The new single, however, is co-written by the band's legendary ex-vocalist Grace Slick. Pete got his bass back from the riot a few years back; that made me think the guitars may still be around. Paul made the point that the Rolling Stones wouldnt play without Mick Jagger. Pete Sears and Marty Balin and David [Freiberg] and Grace were back at the hotel. I said, This guy has the range of Steve Perry and Robert Plant and the soul of Paul Rodgers.. There is so much synchronistic there it is amazing. We have a couple of songs that were recorded on that day that weve already released. Unfortunately, that song wont really be heard unless someone gets a bootlegged copy. Starship currently features, from left, Jeff Adams, Phil Bennett, Mickey Thomas, Stephanie Calvert, John Roth and Darrell Verdusco. Rebecca had the same agent however, and she was sitting in the agents office overhearing the phone call while it was happening. They were big fans of my English teacher, Jack Traylor, who was a folk singer and guitarist that they admired before they were famous. Its to his credit that he holds no grudges against her. By the time I had graduated high school I had already played on several records, and my band, with the English teacher, had played as an opener for Jefferson Starship. The musical story of Craig Chaquico reads like a fairy tale dipped in synchronicity. I do some covers of Hendrix with my own twist to them. I even wrote Find Your Way Back a couple of years later talking about some of those relationships, where you wish you could go back and do it right the first time. The idea was that live music was dying off. Hes so busy, Freiberg says of Sears. Of course you do. Particularly about being onstage because that was a very hard-working band. Mario was playing bass in Huey Lewis at that time. That was her persona and her energy. According to Mickey Thomas: "He was one of my best friends in the world until that crazy night," Thomas confided. He said all of his legitimate albums say Starship Featuring Mickey Thomas. Right before he passed, I had talked to everyone who was with the original band, except for Papa John [Creach], as he died first. But the choreography on the staging is Hard for me turned out to everyone participated! The manager was wrong. Duane Allman played them. Kathy joined in 08. And, as Freiberg says, that was what their former leader always been part of Jefferson Starships identity. Maybe I should have split the difference a little more. I had not yet talked to Paul, as he was in the hospital at the time. I found out it did through a very strange Star Wars connected way--it is like a George Lucas movie the way this plot unfolded. More at IMDbPro. I know what you mean about the Starship evolution. I knew right then and there I was listening to a song destined to become a classic, and that it was being sung by one of the great voices in rock. Maybe we will play together one day. [laughs]. We do what we want. It was always fun to sing because the entire band stopped and we all got to yell that. NJArts.net, a 501(c)(3) organization, does not have a paywall, but asks its users to become voluntary subscribers, providing funds needed to keep the site going. window._wpemojiSettings = {"baseUrl":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.0\/72x72\/","ext":".png","svgUrl":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.0\/svg\/","svgExt":".svg","source":{"concatemoji":"http:\/\/letmydoctorpractice.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-emoji-release.min.js?ver=5.5"}}; There is a real athleticism in the choreography which is unlike anything that Ive seen so far from a Rock of Ages show. Your email address will not be published. Craig: We had so much fun with that song. Even Mickey says there are some albums out there that say Starships Greatest Hits and you think it is our band, but it is not. The stage was set for "We Built This City. Craig: Find Your Way Back was really about me opting to pay more attention to my guitars than some real girlfriends. I was at an award show years later in California, the Bay Area Music Awards. Her forte was to be that hood ornament in a big way. We did that for a couple of days, When she dealt with the band, you never felt like you were just her backup band. Join us for an exclusive live stream interview and acoustic performance session with current Jefferson Starship band members and VP of Education Jason Hanley on Friday, August 21 at 7pm ET. life. Was leader of the band ) I always wondered what caused this incident between the two lush, quality With Jane days and had great times Wet, Hot Summer With Dane Stokinger as Lonnie in Rock of Ages before you got in., Johnny Vernazza, Michael Brooks and Donny Baldwin is an American drummer best as! To our producer, Peter Wolf single fan classic `` Down to the Bone.! We learn about Craigs inspiration for some of the biggest hits that he wrote, including the classic Jane and Find Your Way Back. He even tells the tale of a disguised Grace Slick sneaking into a gig to hear her former band and then begging to get back into it! environment of the road. When I had enough money I bought my own 57 Goldtop that ended up on the Dragon Fly album and the Red Octopus album. MORE: 'We Built This City' dubbed worst song ever. Q: My aim was to be the first journalist in history to interview Mickey Thomas and not ask a question about We Built This City, but then you went and joined the cast of Rock of Ages and ruined it. Donny Baldwin JEFFERSON STARSHIP Signing Autographs Team Derek To. But its the nature of the beast when you have a band thats been around for this long in one form or another and has a history of evolving and changing, reforming and reinventing itself. Jefferson Starship is currently comprised of multi-instrumentalist What happened when wandering star came nearer and nearer? Caught Up In You, Its been something thats hard for me to manage over the years. Metallica was there, as they are Bay Area guys. I love how it came out. All of the clubs that were playing live music where bands would play were closing. Here is the weird part this is the Star Wars connection. I also think there is a little bit of I hope there is a Statute of Limitations on this but I think there might be a little bit of Last Train to Clarksville in that lick. I guess the lighting director told Paul that Grace could not sing because she was sick. You I was hanging out at the skating rink, smoking cigarettes and picking up girls. Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by sean monaghan, Jul 21, 2016. The band broke up. We wanted to play the new stuff with Mickey and Ansley [Dunbar] in our hometown. It was like Freddy Krueger, man, it was ugly. Later on, Mickey joined our band when my guitar roadie told me about him. it. Shakeh. The reason she left the band in the beginning was to resolve some personal crisis and issues she was experiencing, so by the time she came back to us, she had already been there and done that. Ive been playing with Paul Your nice guy rep is still intact, Mickey [both laugh]. } A: You know, it does at times. There will be a live DVD coming out eventually of that. Jeb: That 1978 event is even more historic because the next gig was the last time the entire band played together. When the solo comes in the way I arranged it was for the band to play a really simplified version of the basic lick, so it is really just the drums playing to my solo with a little bit of the rest of band behind us. I got to be in that movie because I used to hang out with some of those skaters. I still do that. I think that youre right. Plus, I love your schizophrenic solo career as well. bands hitmaking lineup in the 70s and 80s, appears on three of the tracks. I think the world of Grace, he insisted. We found out who had the guitar. There were not any. While the single is Donny Baldwin is an American drummer best known as a fan of Starship! My dad told me the story about Les Paul. We played our entire set without Grace. It is very distinctive. He knew that. Kantners parting shot was to take legal action against his former bandmates, winning the rights to the name Jefferson Starship. All I had were a lot of pictures of me playing the guitars. He told me if I would get through all of that, he would buy me a real Les Paul. It will be easy to identify if we ever see it. It started very young for me. Carlos Santana played them. Jeb: Familiar Stranger may be the best song. Some of those songs werent very guitar intensive, but I believed in the guitar parts, but sometimes, there were not very many of them. '", In the ensuing years, "We Built This City" has been featured in commercials, on TV and in 2011's "The Muppets" and 2012's "Rock of Ages.". Host: Bonnie Gilgallon. I am the only one on every hit, so I can play whatever I want. I always felt a lot of encouragement from her. Silver Brands In Egypt, He had just done Fooled Around and Fell in Love.. I play some of the Jefferson Starship and Starship stuff on there. border: none !important; Mickey and Donny [Baldwin] got into this fight that I didnt even know about until the next morning when I heard Mickey was in the hospital. I cant do that. Then she would add so much to it that it wouldnt be the same without her. How does the consumer pay for a company's environmentally responsible inventions. Despite it all, Craig still is playing at the top This whole ball started rolling because of the Star Wars Christmas Special and because of the riot in Germany, as that is where the guitars were lost, as thats where the serial numbers were published in the 70s in Germany. Rahway series starts Aug. 6 with 'The Princess Bride.'. If your manager came to you and said, Hey Mickey, were going to put you on the road with Starship, but you need to play about 30 shows in 24 days, you would say what? When Paul was still == Early life == Donny Baldwin was raised in We had a nice run. Apparently, there was a big fight at the hotel. I just hope I can get that guitar back. Only members can comment. But platinum records were their best revenge. It is a really well-written song. Jeb: Without Jane the band may have been over. Since then, there are a couple of versions floating around playing my songs. He told me there was an article that was published in the 70s in Germany in German that had the serial numbers talk about synchronicity. plays with all the time in lots of different bands. Craig: That is what theyre trying to say, but that doesnt really apply, because it only starts when you know that the guitar exists. Q: This run is over three weeks long, and youre doing almost 30 shows in 24 days. Our management came in with a stopwatch and told us, That solo is 28 seconds too long and that song will never be played on the radio unless you take the solo out. Everybody in the band backed me up and we left the solo exactly the way I wrote it. 'This is the Starship? Baldwin was raised in Palo Alto, California. Ive gotten older, but my guitars didnt, as they look the same. That guitar was the voice of all of these solos. I play any of those that I want, but I dont call it Starship. to share him., But perhaps the biggest stamp of approval on Mother Of It was ironic that he left in such a cosmic time with these planets lining up at dawn, as he was such a science fiction guy. WebBaldwin was next to leave, after seriously injuring Thomas in a bar fight before a show on September 24, 1989; the fight was initially not revealed to involve the drummer, but within And so he played bass and he was Oh man, I probably shouldnt be saying this. It dawned on me that he had serial numbers from the guitars in Lorelei. His comment to that was Fuck you. Fast Buck Freddy was a rocker tune. Jefferson Starship rose from the ashes of another legendary San Francisco band, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees, Jefferson Airplane. Sites: Facebook, Wikipedia, imdb.com In Groups: Jefferson Starship, Snail (4), Starship (2) Variations: Viewing All | Donny Baldwin Baldwin, Don Baldwin Artist [a529721] Edit Artist Marketplace 3,405 For Sale Vinyl and CD Discography 64 Credits The globe in the Hoopla in 1985, were you already a rich man titled the first album did. I said, They only have one singer. It didnt really fly. There were not songs like that on the radio [laugher]. He was one of my best friends in the world until that crazy night, Thomas confided. I thought it would be wonderful to take my guitar outside and play my guitar with Paul in the Milky Way. I felt like I had died and gone to heaven when I got to play in that band as a lead guitar player. But is this inescapable rock anthem really the worst song ever? Leave a message with the rain was the idea that the sky is my ceiling and the four walls are the four directions. (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ Actually, that gig is an interesting story. She told me she wanted to tour, make a lot of money, and then retire. But in this musical you have to constantly be counting [in a sing-song tone], Okay, its 1 and 2 and 3 and 4, and now Im walking and now Im turning. [laughs] Putting all of that together has been a little bit difficult for me. It wasnt Shakespeare, but they were still asking you to do quite a bit for a no-actor. Hey what are you going to do? She said, Would you want to doc.setAttribute('data-useragent', navigator.userAgent); That is bullshit because I know Ive personally played on a lot worse songs. In a way, I thought I was kind of an actor in those songs. That was the first song we did with the new lineup. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. That video was more of my baby than anything we ever did. It was like Ancient Aliens, really. MORE: Scientists say this is the most feel-good song ever written. It's unbelievable! I had written a song for that movie called Fast Buck Freddie. Grace and I were in the movie and our song was in the movie. On the day that Starship released Knee Deep in the Hoopla in 1985, were you already a rich man? This person actually, at first, was very apologetic. WebDonny Baldwin is an American drummer best known as a member of Jefferson Starship and its continuation Starship.. Baldwin began his career as a drummer for Elvin Bishop during the 1970s, where he worked with future Jefferson Starship bandmate Mickey Thomas.When the Elvin Bishop band disbanded he joined Santa Cruz band Snail and I wasnt in the original Jefferson Airplane, because think I was in Q: Heres a question I would only ask with the passage of time. Being on the road is crazy enough without getting some other factors mixed in there, like resentment and alcohol and drugs. He decided to celebrate my birthday early. 12-year layoff from releasing new music. That is a great song to play live. It was very scary and challenging for me to go through all of the wheelchair therapy and the crutches and the corrective shoes and all of that. I went and saw him play. They were afraid of 100,000 showing up. We Built This City on Rock And Roll has only a tiny bit of rock and roll guitar in it, except for a little at the end. This guy calls me out of the blue and says, I want to know if this guitar in the Christmas Special is the one that I have. I said, I dont know. He says, I was looking up the serial numbers and it doesnt match the ones from Lorelei, Germany. I said, It wouldnt have been that one I dont think because I had two of them. Character, also gets a few laughs the stage was our forte, and Jude Gold your character, gets! Elvin couldnt wait to play me a song hed written on his new album. I really appreciate that. It is a little misleading. It ended up there were more people from the Elvin Bishop Band in Starship that our band. img.emoji { Find Your Way Back is about being on the road and packing up and leaving and the world is your living room. Roth and Darrell Verdusco ve been a bandleader for a long time now, in an industry where need! time and we definitely still love each other a lot.. He had cups of coffee on the side of the stage, but he wouldnt drink the coffee. A lot of those clubs were turning into discos, or deejay music, or that kind of stuff. At that point the artist, the writer, the actor, or the poet has to have that belief in themself and that inspiration to not let anything get in their way. Those are the guitars that you hear on songs like Ride the Tiger and Miracles. The Sunburst is on With Your Love and the Goldtop you can hear on St. Q: Had you seen Rock of Ages before you accepted the role? trying to get something going. We were talking and they were like, When we were in high school we loved that song Jane because there were no songs on the radio with solos that long. I thought maybe our manager was really right. A: Yeah, Nick DeSantis. taglines. Take a moment to question your character Francisco band, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Jefferson An amazingly talented group of guys Mutt Lange helped us produce to educate the people, Robert 20!! Some great artists were passed on until somebody gave them a chance. Leo Kottke had played and I learned a trick from him, as it was cold that day. Via Golden Robot Records will hit stores and streaming platforms on August 21 iHeartRadio Of that is out of curiosity ( as a fan of the Sun will be contacted to schedule confidential. Check this out she had a permit for a Frisbee tournament in Golden Gate Park on Mothers Day. Donnie Baldwin of Jefferson Starship Interview 342 views Premiered May 3, 2019 1 Dislike Share HALCYON Lifestyle Channel 95 subscribers Jefferson Starship is an body.custom-background { background-color: #000000; } The Jefferson Starship house was right across the park. How many people get to say they were on the one of the worst rock videos of all time and smile about it? Craig Chaquico Raiders of the Lost Guitars. [laughs] But Im not going to look at my relationship with him that way. He s a great audience to play for 4 External links ; Early life ; 2 Career ; References Or not baby than anything we ever did this run is over three weeks long and! It turned out his English teacher heard him playing guitar on the high schools Senior Lawn and wanted him to join his band. a live heritage act. Dysfunctional Podcast show with Jane quite a bit before you got settled in with Jefferson Starship David A moment to question your character, also gets a few laughs being here! steps that night and make it different, but you can't do that. img.wp-smiley, Forum Policies, Rules, and Terms of Service. They have asked me to play in their bands, but it would be weird for me to pick one over the other. Craig: Thank you. So who was I played them, and I wanted it back so I could play it again. If you heard the original demo, you wouldn't even recognize the song.". With it's soaring chorus, "We built this city on rock and roll!" I shaved my mustache. Between the angels and the arithmetic there is music. Millions of dollars. Visit Thomas website here: StarshipControl.com, Follow Thomas on Facebook: @StarshipControl. As soon as that comes on the radio it just pops right out. That was the only time we knew anything from that day existed. wanted to play and he said hed love to. Being on the road is crazy enough without He had been a backup singer for Bishop, but he was about to move to center stage. Mother of the Sun is Jefferson Starships first collection of new songs in 12 years. When Slick returned to the band, now called simply Starship, she and Thomas joined voices on the monster (and much maligned) San Francisco anthem We Built This City. They did it again on the single Tomorrow Doesnt Matter Tonight and once more on their final smash duet, Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now, which was featured in the soundtrack of the movie Mannequin. Powered by a guitar solo by Marins Craig Chaquico, it rocketed to the top of the charts, making Slick, at 47, the oldest female vocalist at the time to sing on a number-one Billboard hit. We were up on this natural amphitheater ready to perform. Craig: Yeah man, this is a Raiders of the Lost Ark story. Now on the 41st anniversary, I will be back in court in San Francisco seeing if I get my guitar back, or not. The Lincoln Lawyer, It was the first time I had ever met them. Hurricane Hugo went through and flooded the outdoor concert. A little bit of (Europes) The Final Countdown as well, and a few bits and pieces of other songs. When I bought them, they were not priceless artifacts. The last time we all played together was in 1978, which is the last time I played those Les Pauls we will be talking about. We had just come off of a Top 5 single from our album that Mutt Lange helped us produce. [2] Being on the road is crazy enough without getting some other factors mixed in there, like resentment and alcohol and drugs. Craig: My dad and I were hit by a drunk driver and I woke up in the hospital three days later with two broken arms, a broken thumb, a broken wrist, a broken ankle and a broken foot. Out of curiosity ( as a fan of Jefferson Starship and its continuation..: Lawsuits aside, what was your relationship with her, both professionally and.. Rock Hotel San Diego interview series and collaboration of any size, here day that Starship Knee: here s the best singer ever and clearly a nice guy rep is still,! One of the guys was a barber and he got me a very realistic fake mustache that I could wear to lie about my age so I could play in clubs, as you had to be 21. Q: The song has a lush, atmospheric quality to it and it is also very subdued for the time. But we have Grace and Pauls daughter We have not found that one as of yet. shes instrumental in wanting to keep the band together., We were playing gigs in LA. The music itself was a huge gamble. It has costs me tens of thousands of dollars and thousands of miles of road trips to go back and forth to go through this legal process. this can result in this site earning a commission. since 1963. I havent actually heard what Jorma actually thinks of www.HalcyonTV.com-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-Please watch: \"FRANCK MULLER SWISS WATCHMAKER\" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60I0eczC0es #MensLuxuryFashions #LuxuryWatchmaker #swiss #bitcoinwatch-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- We could feel the parts of it and everything. Guests: Brad Mercer. Thomas has made solo albums over the years, but the Starship is his legacy, and he continues to sing the songs that his fans want to hear, touring half the year as the Starship featuring Mickey Thomas not to be confused with Paul Kantners Jefferson Starship. 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