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| Background information | |
| Origin | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Psychedelic rock,[1] acid rock[2] |
| Years active | 1965–1966 |
| Labels | Northbeach, Challenge, Columbia, Sundazed |
| Past members | Darby Slick Grace Slick Jerry Slick Peter van Gelder David Miner Bard Dupont Oscar Daniels Jean Piersol |
The Great Society (also known as The Great!! Society!!) was a 1960s San Francisco rock band that existed from 1965 to 1966, and was closely associated with the burgeoning Bay Area acid rock scene. Best known as the original group of model-turned-singer Grace Slick, the initial lineup of the band also featured her then-husband Jerry Slick on drums, his brother Darby Slick on guitar, David Miner on vocals and guitar, Bard DuPont on bass, and Peter van Gelder on flute, bass, and saxophone. Miner and DuPont did not remain with the band for the duration of its existence.[3]
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- ^ Hall, Mitchell K. (2014). "Chapter 4: Psychedelia". The Emergence of Rock and Roll: Music and the Rise of American Youth Culture. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-83312-7.
- ^ "The Great Society". last.fm. Retrieved March 6, 2015.