Jefferson Starship - Light the Sky on Fire (Star Wars Holiday Special)

Jefferson Starship performed the song “Light the Sky on Fire“ for a musical sequence in The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978). The origins of Jefferson Starship lie with an earlier band, Jefferson Airplane, one of the most influential groups in the psychedelic rock movement of the 1960s and 1970s. In 1969, they played at the Woodstock Music and Art Festival. Later that year, they were also one of the bands performing at the infamous Altamont Free Concert. The Altamont concert was the subject of the documentary Gimme Shelter, for which George Lucas was a camera operator. The Star Wars Holiday Special has never been re-telecast or officially released on home video also this version of the song has never been released anywhere. Line Up: * Marty Balin - Singer * Paul Kantner - Guitarist * Craig Chaquico - Lead Guitarist * John Barbata - Drummer * Pete Sears - Bassist * David F
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