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Richard Jefferson LeBron"s "16 Finals ... "Best Performance I Ever Saw"
Friday, January 4, 2019
Richard Jefferson LeBron"s "16 Finals ... "Best Performance I Ever Saw"
Friday, September 28, 2018
Jefferson Airplane Co-Founder Marty Balin Dies at 76
Marty Balin — one of the founding members of Jefferson Airplane — died Thursday, according to his rep. The legendary Bay Area musician’s family confirmed his passing, but isn’t releasing a cause of death. Balin’s best known for forming the…
Thursday, August 2, 2018
Richard Jefferson Says Luke Walton Can Handle LeBron
LeBron James’ and Luke Walton’s former teammate, Richard Jefferson, isn’t worried about how the two guys will get along in L.A., telling TMZ Sports he thinks they will “do great” together. Things got off to a weird start between the ‘Bron and…
Monday, December 11, 2017
Jermaine O"Neal: Fans Crossed Line with Seahawks" Quinton Jefferson, I Would Know!!
Jermaine O’Neal knows all about player vs. fan fights (Malice in the Palace, anyone??) … so when we got J.O. at LAX, we had to get his reaction to Quinton Jefferson almost going full Ron Artest at Sunday’s Seahawks-Jaguars…
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
"Hamilton" Star, Maybe Washington, Jefferson Statues Should Come Down
“Hamilton” star Leslie Odom Jr. actually thinks President Trump could have a point – but not in the way Trump thought — because he thinks removing George Washington and Thomas Jefferson statues is worthy of discussion. We got…
Friday, April 28, 2017
Jefferson Starship Guitarist Sues Band Members for Using the Name
The former lead guitarist of Jefferson Starship is furious at other members for jacking the name and tarnishing the rock band’s legacy … according to a new suit. Craig Chaquico claims 2 of this former bandmates and several other…
Saturday, January 21, 2017
NFL"s Tony Jefferson Using Madden NFL 17 as Free Agency Test (VIDEO)
How does a top NFL free agent safety like Tony Jefferson decide where to sign next season? Easy … he edits himself in the Madden NFL 17 video game and sees how he looks with different teams! Seriously!! The Arizona Cardinals…
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Al Jefferson Says NBA Ref Hotline Is Totally Pointless (VIDEO)
Any NBA player sneaking away to call the league’s new hotline for bad officiating is WASTING HIS DAMN TIME … that’s according to NBA veteran Al Jefferson who calls the hotline “pointless.” The hotline was set up as part of the new CBA between the…
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Paul Kantner Dies; Jefferson Airplane Co-Founder Was 74
Paul Kantner, a legendary guitarist and singer and a founding member of beloved band Jefferson Airplane, died Thursday of multiple organ failure.
He was 74 years old.
Kantner’s publicist confirmed the sad news to The San Francisco Chronicle, also confirming that Kanter had suffered a heart attack earlier in the week.
Between 1965 and 1972, Jefferson Airplane rose to prominence in California, specifically the Bay Area counterculture psychedelic rock scene, helping to define what became known as the “San Francisco sound.”
Along with Marty Balin, Kantner formed the group in a bar.
They evolved from a folk group into something far more unique amidst the area’s ongoing experimentation with drugs at the time.
The band’s second album, “Surrealistic Pillow,” climbed to number-three on the Billboard 200 with the help of singles “Somebody to Love” and “White Rabbit.
Kantner is survived by sons Gareth and Alexander and daughter China.
He is the first member of the group to pass away, with Jack Casady, Grace Slick, Balin and Jorma Kaukonen still alive and kicking.
Kantner was also a founding member of the band’s spin-off project Jefferson Starship.
We send our condolences to his family members, friends and loved ones.