$20 Million Jefferson Starship Band Royalties Lawsuit Proceeds

Craig Chaquico, a former producer and guitarist for the rock band Jefferson Starship, advanced a lawsuit against the group claiming that he wasn’t paid more than $20 million in royalties as a California federal judge rejected a motion to dismiss.

Chaquico, who was a core member of the band from 1976 until 1991, said that he signed a termination agreement when he left that would pay him royalties on music and merchandise, but the band has failed pay and refused to provide him access to their accounting.

Jefferson Starship formed in San Francisco in 1974 and went on to release ...