Kaukonen performing at the Crossroads Guitar Festival, 2009
Background information
Birth name
Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen, Jr.
Born
(1940-12-23) December 23, 1940 (age 83) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Genres
Rock
blues
folk
psychedelic rock
Occupation(s)
Musician
songwriter
Instrument(s)
Guitar
vocals
Years active
1964–present
Labels
Relix
RCA
Grunt
Red House
Atlantic
Virgin
Website
jormakaukonen.com
Musical artist
Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen, Jr. (/ˈjɔːrməˈkaʊkənɛn/; YOR-mə KOW-kə-nen;[1] born December 23, 1940) is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist.[2][3][4] Kaukonen performed with Jefferson Airplane and still performs regularly on tour with Hot Tuna, which started as a side project with bassist Jack Casady, and as of early 2019 has continued for 50 years.[5]Rolling Stone magazine ranked him No. 54 on its list of 100 Greatest Guitarists.[6] He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 as a member of Jefferson Airplane.[7]
^"NLS Other Writings, Say How: I, J, K, L – Library of Congress". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
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^"Throwback Thursday: Hot Tuna Plays 'Hesitation Blues'". July 27, 2017. Archived from the original on February 15, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
^"100 Greatest Guitarists: David Fricke's Picks". Rollinstone.com. December 3, 2010. Archived from the original on September 6, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
^"Jefferson Airplane". Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. 1996. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen, Jr. (/ˈjɔːrmə ˈkaʊkənɛn/; YOR-mə KOW-kə-nen; born December 23, 1940) is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist. Kaukonen performed...
blues rock band formed in 1969 by former Jefferson Airplane members JormaKaukonen (guitarist/vocals) and Jack Casady (bassist). Although it has always...
brother, Asa, is a member of the band Electric Guest. He is named after JormaKaukonen, Jefferson Airplane's famed guitarist. Taccone lives in New York City...
Marty Balin, vocalist Signe Toly Anderson, lead guitarist and vocalist JormaKaukonen, rhythm guitarist and vocalist Paul Kantner, bassist Bob Harvey and...
during a performance of "We Can Be Together". After Jack Casady and JormaKaukonen decided to leave Jefferson Airplane to focus on their project Hot Tuna...
Francisco Bay Area. He is the younger brother of JormaKaukonen from Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. Peter Kaukonen has played, toured, and recorded with Jefferson...
Kaukonen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Amy Kaukonen (1891–1984), American doctor and politician JormaKaukonen (born 1940), American...
the songs for inclusion. The artwork on the cover is a painting of JormaKaukonen and Jack Casady made by Grace Slick. The album was released as a double...
guitarist-vocalist-songwriter Paul Kantner, lead guitarist (and occasional vocalist) JormaKaukonen, and bassist Jack Casady formed the core of the best-known line-up of...
Casady became the bass player for Jefferson Airplane when lead guitarist JormaKaukonen, a high school friend and former Triumphs rhythm guitarist, invited...
Perkins in Dearland, Phil Lesh, Grahame Lesh, Brian Lesh, Hot Tuna (JormaKaukonen introduced the group as "the Secret Squirrels"), Michael Angelo D'Arrigo...
Jefferson Starship in June 1974, replacing Peter Kaukonen. In early 1974, with guitarist JormaKaukonen and bass player Jack Casady having moved on to their...
(1992 to 2002) he played keyboards in the JormaKaukonen Trio with Kaukonen and Michael Falzarano, and with Kaukonen, Falzarano, and Jack Casady and Harvey...
JormaKaukonen Trio, and the New Riders of the Purple Sage. Falzarano also produces other artists, and teaches guitar workshops at JormaKaukonen's Fur...
Jorma can refer to: Jorma (name), Finnish given name Jorma (album), released by Kaukonen in 1979 This disambiguation page lists articles associated with...
JormaKaukonen Trio Live is a live album taken from performances from JormaKaukonen's 1999 solo tour, and his last album for Relix Records. Performing...
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