Bob Harvey (musician)

American bassist (born 1933)

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Bob Harvey (born 1933) is an American bassist, best known as the original bassist of Jefferson Airplane.

With Jefferson Airplane

Harvey joined Jefferson Airplane in 1965 playing acoustic bass. In October 1965, the band felt he was not up to par, and he was replaced by Jack Casady.

Other projects

He co-founded the bluegrass group the Slippery Rock String Band. He was in the Holy Mackerel, with Paul Williams who recorded the song "Wildflowers", and in San Francisco Blue with Brian Fowler. ^[1] They changed their name to Georgia Blue.

Bob Harvey currently plays in a duo with a local guitar player named Randy Gleason out of Lancaster, Ohio.^[2]

Family

Harvey grew up in San Francisco and today lives in Lancaster, Ohio.^{[citation needed]} He is currently married to Joyce Russell Harvey. He has three children.

References

^ "ARTISTdirect". Artistdirect.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
^ "Index of /BobHarvey". Coltrecords.com. Retrieved 5 October 2018.

Jefferson Airplane (discography, members) · Jefferson Starship (discography, members) · Starship (discography, members)

Studio albums

Jefferson Airplane	Jefferson Airplane Takes Off Surrealistic Pillow After Bathing at Baxter's Crown of Creation Volunteers Bark Long John Silver Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Starship	Blows Against the Empire (with Paul Kantner) Dragon Fly Red Octopus Spitfire Earth Freedom at Point Zero Modern Times Winds of Change Nuclear Furniture Windows of Heaven Jefferson's Tree of Liberty Mother of the Sun
Starship	Knee Deep in the Hoopla No Protection Love Among the Cannibals Loveless Fascination