Marty Balin (born Martyn Jerel Buchwald, (January 30, 1943), in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American musician. He is best known as the founder and one of the lead singers (along with Grace Slick) of Jefferson Airplane, the pioneering psychedelic rock band from San Francisco.
Born and raised in Ohio, Marty was mildly autistic as a child, and he struggled with this while growing up. Mild autism would affect him into his adulthood as well.
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Marty Balin (born Martyn Jerel Buchwald, (January 30, 1943), in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American musician. He is best known as the founder and one of the lead singers (along with Grace Slick) of Jefferson Airplane, the pioneering psychedelic rock band from San Francisco.
Born and raised in Ohio, Marty was mildly autistic as a child, and he struggled with this while growing up. Mild autism would affect him into his adulthood as well.
During his late teens, Martyn became interested in being an artist and musician. In 1962, Martyn renamed himself Marty Balin and began recording with Challenge Records, releasing the singles "Nobody But You" and "I Specialize in Love". They garnered little attention, so he went to work with his father and got married. His interest in music did not wane and by 1963-64, Balin was leading a folk music quartet called The Town Criers, with fellow band members Larry Vargo, Jan Ellickson and Bill Collins.
Balin was the founder and a featured vocalist for...
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