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Jorma Kaukonen
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American blues, folk, and rock guitarist, songwriter
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
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- Doug MacLeod
- Been so long
- The Guitar of Jorma Kaukonen: Detailed Analysis of 8 Classic Songs and Instrumentals (Guitar Listen & Learn : Homespun Music Instruction)
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Film & TV
Washington, D.C.
Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen, Jr. is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist. 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.
Known for
- Born In Chicago — Self2013
- Jefferson Airplane: Fly — Himself2004
- Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen — Self2003
- Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances — Jefferson Airplane2002
- Behind the Music — Self1997
- Last Days at the Fillmore — Self - Performers(as Hot Tuna)1972
- 1 P.M. — Self - Jefferson Airplane1971
- Stamping Ground — Self - Jefferson Airplane1971
- Gimme Shelter — Self1970
- Woodstock — Self - Jefferson Airplane1970
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1940-12-23
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 52,921
- Total plays
- 441,912
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Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen, Jr. (born December 23, 1940) is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist, best known for his work with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. Born in Washington, D.C., the son of Beatrice Love (née Levine) and Jorma Ludwig Kaukonen, Jorma Kaukonen had Finnish paternal grandparents and Russian Jewish ancestry on his mother's side. Kaukonen was a founding member of the popular psychedelic San Francisco-based band Jefferson Airplane, which scored two Top 10 radio hits in 1967 w
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ludwik
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C.
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter
- Educated at
- Jackson-Reed High School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- psychedelic rock
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.jormakaukonen.com
- Image
- Jorma Kaukonen.jpg
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- Jorma Kaukonen
- member of
- Hot Tuna
- date of birth
- 1940-12-23
- start of work period
- 1964-00-00
- birth name
- Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen, Jr.
- name in native language
- Jorma Kaukonen
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