Peter Kaukonen
born on 23/9/1945
Peter Kaukonen
Peter Kaukonen (September 23, 1945) is a San Francisco bay area guitarist/multi-instrumentalist/songwriter. He is the younger brother of Jorma Kaukonen from Jefferson Airplane/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.[1]
He 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 styled acoustic music, rock and roll, jazz and classical music.
Kaukonen's songwriting spans 40 yearsfrom early power trio songs written for Black Kangaroo and covered by Jefferson Airplane to instrumental compositions.
Discography
- with Black Kangaroo
- Black Kangaroo Grunt Records FTR-1006 (1972)
- Black Kangaroo Wounded Bird 106 (2007)
- "Prisoner" / "Dynamo Snackbar" Grunt Records single 65-0507 (1972)
- "Up or Down" / "That's a Good Question" Grunt Records single 65-0510 (1972)
- Solo
- Going Home Veldt 1001 (2004)
- Beyond Help Veldt 1002 (2004)
- The Archives 1976 - 2006 Veldt 1003 (2006)
- Traveller Veldt 1004 (2007)
- Guest Appearances
- Blows Against the Empire RCA Records LSP-4448 (by Paul Kantner and Jefferson Starship) (1970)
- Sunfighter Grunt Records FTR-1001 (by Paul Kantner and Grace Slick) (1971)
- Be What You Want To Polydor PD-5047 (by Link Wray) (1973)
- Manhole Grunt Records BFL1-0347 (by Grace Slick) (1974)
- Juarez Fate Records (by Terry Allen) (1975)
- Jefferson Airplane Epic Records 90036 (by Jefferson Airplane) (1989)
Notes
- Tamarakin, Jeff (2003). Got a Revolution: The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane, Simon and Schuster.
External links
- peterkaukonen.com
Hot Tuna | |
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Jorma Kaukonen · Jack Casady · Barry Mitterhoff · Skoota Warner Paul Kantner · Marty Balin · Joey Covington · Will Scarlett · Papa John Creach · Paul Ziegler · Sammy Piazza · Bob Steeler · Greg Douglass · Nick Buck Shigemi Komiyama · Michael Falzarano · Joey Balin · Joey Stefko · Peter Kaukonen · Harvey Sorgen · Galen Underwood · Pete Sears · Erik Diaz | |
Studio albums | Burgers · The Phosphorescent Rat · America's Choice · Yellow Fever · Hoppkorv · Pair a Dice Found · Steady as She Goes |
Live albums | Hot Tuna · First Pull Up, Then Pull Down · Double Dose · Live at Sweetwater · Live at Sweetwater Two · Live in Japan · And Furthurmore... |
Historical live albums | Splashdown · Historic Live Tuna · Classic Hot Tuna Acoustic · Classic Hot Tuna Electric · Splashdown Two |
Compilations | Flight Log · Final Vinyl · The Best of Hot Tuna |
Related Articles | Jefferson Airplane · Grunt Records |
Jefferson Starship/Starship | |
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Paul Kantner · David Freiberg · Slick Aguilar · Chris Smith · Donny Baldwin · Cathy Richardson Grace Slick · Marty Balin · Signe Anderson · Craig Chaquiço · Pete Sears · John Barbata · Papa John Creach · Peter Kaukonen · Aynsley Dunbar · Mickey Thomas · Mark Morgan · Bret Bloomfield · Prairie Prince · Diana Mangano · Jack Casady · T Lavitz | |
Jefferson Starship | Blows Against the Empire (with Paul Kantner) · Dragon Fly · Red Octopus · Spitfire · Earth · Freedom at Point Zero · Modern Times · Winds of Change · Nuclear Furniture · Windows of Heaven · Jefferson's Tree of Liberty |
Starship | Knee Deep in the Hoopla · No Protection · Love Among the Cannibals |
Live albums | Deep Space/Virgin Sky · Greatest Hits: Live at the Fillmore · Across the Sea of Suns |
Full live concerts | B.B. King's Blues Club · Vinoy Park · Post Nine 11 · UK · Live · Live in 2005 · Galactic Reunion Concert · Mick's Picks |
Compilations | Flight Log · Gold · Greatest Hits (Ten Years and Change 1979-1991) |
Filmography | Star Wars Holiday Special |
Related articles | Discography · Band members · Jefferson Airplane · KBC Band · Grunt Records |
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