Spencer Dryden, 66, drummer for American rock band Jefferson Airplane, cancer.

Spencer Dryden - drums on "Earth Mother"

Spencer Dryden, whose mind is a history of rock in San Francisco during the 1960s and whose soul is pure gold.

Spencer Dryden showed up at the ticket counter slightly hung over in his black cowboy suit.

The odd man out was Spencer Dryden, who had already succeeded in alienating the other guys in the band.

Photo courtesy of Spencer Dryden.

Spencer Dryden - drums on "Dirty Business"

Spencer Dryden was dismissed from the band in February 1970 by a unanimous vote of the other members.

Spencer Dryden left the drummer's chair to manage the group in 1978.

It has also been said that the song is about one of Spencer Dryden's girlfriend's "funny cars".