Starship (band)

Starship
Starship featuring Mickey Thomas performing in 2010
Starship featuring Mickey Thomas performing in 2010
Background information
Also known asStarship featuring Mickey Thomas (1992–present)
OriginSan Francisco, California, US[1]
GenresRock, arena rock, pop rock[1]
Years active1984–present
Labels
Spinoff ofJefferson Starship
MembersMickey Thomas
Phil Bennett
Darrell Verdusco
Jeff Adams
John Roth
Cian Coey
Past membersDonny Baldwin
Craig Chaquico
David Freiberg
Pete Sears
Grace Slick
Brett Bloomfield
Mark Morgan
Kenny Stavropoulos
Peter Wolf
Max Haskett
Melisa Kary
T. Moran
John Lee Sanders
Bill Slais
Jeff Tamelier
Bobby Vega
Christina Marie Saxton
Erik Torjesen
John Garnache
Mark Abrahamian
Stephanie Calvert

Starship is an American rock band from San Francisco, California. Initially a continuation of Jefferson Starship, it underwent a change in musical direction, the subsequent loss of personnel, and a lawsuit settlement that led to a name change. Starship's 1985 album, Knee Deep in the Hoopla, was certified platinum by the RIAA, and included two singles that went to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart: "We Built This City" and "Sara".[1] Their follow up album, No Protection, released in 1987, was certified gold and featured the band's third number one single, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now".[1] After a short hiatus in the early 1990s, the band reformed in 1992 as "Starship featuring Mickey Thomas" and resumed touring.

  1. ^ a b c d Ruhlmann, William. "AllMusic Starship Biography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.