Donald Baldwin is an American drummer best known as a member of Jefferson Starship and its continuation Starship (1984–1989).
Baldwin with Jefferson Starship in 2018
Jefferson Starship is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1974 by a group of musicians including former members of Jefferson Airplane. Between 1974 and 1984, they released eight gold or platinum-selling studio albums, and one gold-selling compilation. The album Red Octopus went double-platinum, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1975. The band went through several major changes in personnel and genres through the years while retaining the Jefferson Starship name. The band name was retired in 1984, but it was picked up again in 1992 by a revival of the group led by Paul Kantner, which has continued since his death in 2016.
Jefferson Starship in 1976 (left to right: Pete Sears, David Freiberg, Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Craig Chaquico, and John Barbata)
Promotional shot in 1976
Jefferson Starship free concert at Marx Meadow, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, May 30, 1975 (People's Ballroom in the Park)
Mickey Thomas, Pete Sears, and Aynsley Dunbar of Jefferson Starship in 1981