What is Marty Balin?
[[File:MartyBalinPerforming.jpg|thumb|right|Balin performing at a concert in Hallandale, Florida]] '''Marty Balin''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|æ|l|ᵻ|n}}; born '''Martyn Jerel Buchwald'''; January 30, 1942 – September 27, 2018) was an American singer-songwriter, and musician. He was born in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]. Balin was best known as the founder and one of the [[lead singer]]s and songwriters of [[Jefferson Airplane]] and [[Jefferson Starship]]. Balin died on September 27, 2018 in [[Tampa, Florida]] at the age of 76.<ref name = pareles>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/29/obituaries/marty-balin-dead.html|title=Marty Balin, a Founder of Jefferson Airplane, Dies at 76|author=Pareles, Jon|website=NYTimes.com|publisher=[[New York Times]]|access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Balin, Marty}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:American singer-songwriters]] [[Category:American rock guitarists]] [[Category:American rock singers]] [[Category:Singers from Cincinnati]] [[Category:Writers from Cincinnati]] [[Category:Musicians from Cincinnati]] {{US-bio-stub}}