Starship  is an American rock band established in 1984.  Although it was initially a continuation of Jefferson Starship, its change in musical direction, and subsequent loss of key Jefferson Starship personnel and enforced name change ultimately led it to become a separate entity from the original band.  (More from Wikipedia)

 

 

When Paul Kantner left Jefferson Starship in 1984, this last remaining founding member of Jefferson Airplane settled out of court with the other bandmembers that any use of the terms “Jefferson” or “Airplane” was forbidden unless all members of Jefferson Airplane, Inc. agreed.  (You could tell that it wasn’t the 1960’s anymore when there is such a thing as “Jefferson Airplane, Inc.”).  As a result, the 1985 album Knee Deep in the Hoopla was released under the name Starship.  This band had more of a pop sound than either Jefferson Airplane or Jefferson Starship but was also the most successful:  The first two tracks on the album, “We Built this City” and “Sara” hit Number One on the Billboard singles charts; and a third Number One, “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” came out in 1987.  When Grace Slick left the band for good in 1988, the last tie to Jefferson Airplane was severed. 

(June 2014)