Jorma Kaukonen
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We did a long electric tour last winter, which was a pretty harsh winter, so we spent a lot of time dragging a trailer full of amps and the drum kit behind us during heavy snows ... So this winter we decided it would be nice not to have to do that again, so that’s how we planned our tour schedule—but then this winter turned out to be a mild one. We are doing an electric tour in the spring, though.More quotes »
Around the web
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Wanee festival pays tribute to Levon Helm
Over the weekend, artists paid tribute to The Band’s Levon Helm at the 8th annual Wanee Music Festival at the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer was 71 when he died on Thursday . Hours later, Hot Tuna – fe from CNN Read more »
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Warren Haynes is on the move
Nothing slows down guitarist Warren Haynes, and we mean that quite literally. In the next two weeks, he'll perform eight shows with the Warren Haynes Band, play the main stage as lead guitarist for both Gov't Mule and the Allman Brothers at Florida's Wan from Charleston City Paper Read more »
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Hesitation Blues
Hot Tuna is/was Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, the lead guitarist and bass player who broke off from the Jefferson Airplane in 1970 to pursue other interests, originally in acoustic blues. Their first album, recorded live in Berkeley, has been reissued from Power Line Read more »
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A Q&A with legendary axeman Jorma Kaukonen, of Hot Tuna and Jefferson Airplane fame
Jorma Kaukonen was a founding member of two legendary bands, Jefferson Airplane and the still-touring Hot Tuna. A Grammy nominee who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996, Jorma has left an indelible mark on rock music and was rated am from Creative Loafing Tampa Read more »
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Event: Hot Tuna on Friday, Mar 9 at Old Town School of Folk Music - Maurer Hall
Hot Tuna founding members Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen—original members of Jefferson Airplane who started Hot Tuna as a side project that eventually became their main focus—tend to get together every year for a few shows. After producing several albums from The A.V. Club Read more »
