Biography
After four decades at the top of the charts (‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘00s) starting as a band member and the lead guitarist, a principal songwriter, co-producer, and arranger with the legendary multi-platinum Jefferson Starship/Starship (1973-1990), Craig Chaquico was instrumental in making the Jefferson Airplane & Jefferson Starship/Starship combination among the TOP 10 most successful acts in history, receiving 20 gold records. According to the RIAA this prestigious position is shared only with Elvis Presley, Barbra Streisand, The Rolling Stones, Neil Diamond, The Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Elton John, and Bob Dylan … Now, after reinventing himself as an award winning band leader, songwriter, producer, arranger, guitarist and national touring solo artist in the pop instrumental field, with over one million CDs sold as a solo artist, plus #1 CDs in Billboard Magazine, #1 National Radio Tracks, GuitarPlayer Magazine’s Readers’ Poll winner for #1 Best Pop Instrumental Guitarist, Jazz Is Magazine’s Top 100 Guitarists of all time, & his own additional Grammy nomination.
Jane, Find Your Way Back, Layin’ It On the Line, Rock and Roll is Good Time Music. Lead Guitar on We Built This City, Sara,” and “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” #1 Billboard Acoustic Highway, Acoustic Planet
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