Peter Kaukonen (born Benson Lee Kaukonen[1] on (1945-09-23) September 23, 1945 (age 78)) is an American guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is the younger brother of Jorma Kaukonen from Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. Peter Kaukonen has played, toured, and recorded with Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Hot Tuna, Johnny Winter, Link Wray, Terry Allen, Ruthann Friedman (author of "Windy"), as well as his own band, Black Kangaroo.[2]
Kaukonen plays both acoustic and electric guitars, acoustic and electric bass, mandolin, bouzouki, lap steel guitar and piano. His influences are Chicago and Delta blues, fingerpicking guitar, New Age-style acoustic music, rock and roll, jazz and classical music.
Kaukonen's songwriting spans 40 years—from early power trio songs written for Black Kangaroo and covered by Jefferson Airplane to instrumental compositions. He attended Stanford University.[3]
^Kaukonen, Jorma (2018). Been So Long: My Life and Music. St. Martin's Press. p. 281. ISBN 978-1250125484.
^Tamarakin, Jeff (2003). Got a Revolution: The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0671034030.
PeterKaukonen (born Benson Lee Kaukonen on (1945-09-23) September 23, 1945 (age 78)) is an American guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter based...
side. He is the older brother of fellow musician PeterKaukonen. During his childhood, the Kaukonen family lived in Pakistan, the Philippines, and other...
blues rock band formed in 1969 by former Jefferson Airplane members Jorma Kaukonen (guitarist/vocals) and Jack Casady (bassist). Although it has always been...
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Balin, vocalist Signe Toly Anderson, lead guitarist and vocalist Jorma Kaukonen, rhythm guitarist and vocalist Paul Kantner, bassist Bob Harvey and drummer...
join Jefferson Starship in June 1974, replacing PeterKaukonen. In early 1974, with guitarist Jorma Kaukonen and bass player Jack Casady having moved on to...
Paul Kantner (guitar, vocals), Grace Slick (vocals, keyboards), Jorma Kaukonen (lead guitar, vocals), Jack Casady (bass), and Spencer Dryden (drums),...
addition to new members Craig Chaquico on lead guitar and PeterKaukonen (brother of Jorma Kaukonen) on bass. The name "Jefferson Starship" was originally...
original on March 9, 2013. "Bear's Sonic Journals: Before We Were Them, Jorma Kaukonen & Jack Casady, Veterans Memorial Building, June 28, 1969". Hot Tuna. Retrieved...
Harvey Brooks of Electric Flag, and guitarist PeterKaukonen, brother of Airplane guitarist Jorma Kaukonen, also appear. Stylistically, the songs range...
Barbata, and fiddler Papa John Creach) were joined by Chaquico and PeterKaukonen (Jorma's brother), who was shortly replaced by Pete Sears, a contributor...
first artists signed to the label were Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna, PeterKaukonen, Jack Bonus, Papa John Creach, 1, and Richmond Talbott. Thompson took...
to 2002) he played keyboards in the Jorma Kaukonen Trio with Kaukonen and Michael Falzarano, and with Kaukonen, Falzarano, and Jack Casady and Harvey Sorgen...
"Universal Copernican Mumbles" Phill Sawyer – sound effects on "Titanic" PeterKaukonen – guitar on "Sunfighter", mandolin on "When I Was a Boy I Watched the...
is releasing the album with the requisite permissions or clearances. PeterKaukonen alleges that his own material is being distributed by Lake Eerie Records...
house. In 1968, she was part of the band Petrus, which also included PeterKaukonen. Two years later, Constant Companion, her first solo album, was released...
Prince (co-founder of the Tubes, Todd Rundgren, Jefferson Starship), PeterKaukonen (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Hot Tuna), Darby Slick (The...
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Ville 1987 UNKNOWN, Jerry Lee Lewis. 1988 January 7, Hot Tuna with PeterKaukonen and friends [1] “Too much ain’t enough” by Barry Popik [2] 'The club...
electroacoustic ambience. It features a track with guitarist and friend PeterKaukonen (Black Kangaroo, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Johnny Winter)...
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