David Freiberg

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David Freiberg
Freiberg as a member of Jefferson Starship in 1976.
Freiberg as a member of Jefferson Starship in 1976.
Background information
Birth nameDavid Freiberg
Born (1938-08-24) August 24, 1938 (age 85)
Cincinnati, OH, USA
GenresPsychedelic rock, folk, progressive rock
Instrument(s)Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Guitar, Violin
Years active1964 - present

David Freiberg (born August 24, 1938, Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American musician. He has contributed vocals, keyboards, bass guitar, guitar, viola and percussion to Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship.[1]

Career

Freiberg began his career as a coffee house folk musician.[2] For a while he shared a house in Venice, California, with other future folk-rockers David Crosby and Paul Kantner.[3] Janis Joplin was also one of his roommates.[citation needed] In the mid-1960s, Freiberg founded Quicksilver Messenger Service with John Cipollina.[4]

In 1972 Freiberg joined Jefferson Airplane for the tour that promoted their final studio LP, Long John Silver and appeared on their final live album Thirty Seconds Over Winterland. The remnants of the band eventually evolved into Jefferson Starship, and Freiberg remained with this group until 1984 when he quit the group following the departure of Paul Kantner.[5]

After a two decade hiatus, Freiberg rejoined Kantner in Jefferson Starship for their 2005 tour,[5] which was billed as "The Jefferson Family Galactic Reunion",[6] and as of 2010 has officially rejoined the group and appears on the 2008 release Jefferson's Tree of Liberty which is the first Jefferson Starship release to feature Freiberg since 1984's Nuclear Furniture.

Freiberg is married to the singer Linda Imperial and resides in Marin County, California where he has built a recording studio.[2] Orpheus creator Bruce Arnold has been quoted as saying "He has developed a wonderful way of recording my acoustic guitar and has a $100,000 voice mike that will make anyone sound good."

Discography

With Quicksilver Messenger Service

With Paul Kantner and/or Grace Slick

With Jefferson Airplane & Jefferson Starship

With Mickey Hart

With Robert Hunter

References

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  1. ^ Fenton, Craig. Have You Seen the Stars Tonite: The Jefferson Starship Flight Manual 1974-1978 & J.S. The Next Generation 1992-2007 (2008) (ISBN 978-1438245348)
  2. ^ a b Paul Liberatore (November 16, 2007). "David Freiberg is Marin's stealth rocker". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved January 22, 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)("... Marin's most unrecognized rock star. ... Now a youthful-looking 69 ....He's been married for 17 years to singer Linda Imperial")
  3. ^ Zimmer, Dave & Diltz, Henry. Crosby, Stills & Nash: The Biography p. 23 (2008)(ISBN 978-0306816154)
  4. ^ "John Cipollina; Founder, Mainstay of Rock Group Quicksilver Messenger Service". Los Angeles Times. June 2, 1989. Retrieved January 22, 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)("...which he formed with guitarist Gary Duncan and bassist David Freiberg in 1965, he continued to perform.")
  5. ^ a b Jim Staats (Semptember 28, 2006). "Starship ready to blast off Saturday at Novato concert". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved January 22, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)("Freiberg joined the last Jefferson Airplane tour in 1972 and became an original member of Jefferson Starship in 1974.")
  6. ^ "Jefferson Starship soars to 'Galactic Reunion". Observer-Reporter. February 17, 2006. Retrieved January 22, 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)("rejoining, actually, after a two-decade hiatus - is David Freiberg, who put in a decade with the band...")

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