Grace Barnett Slick (born October 30, 1939)[1] is an American singer-songwriter, musician, artist and former model, widely known as the first female diva in rock and roll history for her role in the San Francisco's burgeoning psychedelic music scene in the mid-1960s. Her iconic career spanned all or parts of four decades, most notably with the ground-breaking Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship and Starship bands. She started with The Great Society and also had stints as a solo performer.