Towards the end of 1978, a Jefferson Starship that was now without Grace Slick but still including Marty Balin recorded the single “Light the Sky on Fire” (No. 66 US Billboard Chart) for television’s Star Wars Holiday Special . It was released as a promotional tie-in to the special (backed with “Hyperdrive” from Dragon Fly ), and was also included as a bonus with their greatest hits album Gold (1979), which highlighted their work from 1974’s Dragon Fly to 1978’s Earth . In October 1978, Marty Balin left the group, leaving the band without a lead singer. That same month, John Barbata was seriously injured in a car accident that forced him to drop out of the group.
Towards the end of 1978, a Jefferson Starship that was now without
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