Updated: 12/2/2009 10:45:09 AM Posted: 11/12/2009 12:55:56 PM
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jorma Kaukonen was in town as part of the Rock Hall's celebration of Janis Joplin during their 14th annual American Music Masters Series. We caught up with Jorma to talk about Janis, her impact and the changes in music from the 60's to today.
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jorma Kaukonen was in town as part of the Rock Hall's celebration of Janis Joplin during their 14th annual American Music Masters Series. We caught up with Jorma to talk about Janis, her impact and the changes in music from the 60's to today.
Jorma Kaukonen was a founding member of the popular psychedelic San Francisco-based band Jefferson Airplane, which scored two Top 10 radio hits in 1967 with "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit."
After the group disbanded in 1972, Jorma and Jefferson Airplane bassist Jack Casady formed "Hot Tuna" an American blues-rock band. They play acoustic and electric versions of original and traditional blues songs.
His 2002 solo album Blue Country Heart, also released as a 5.1 single layer SACD, was widely acclaimed by critics as one of the definitive examples of American "Depression Era " music and features Kaukonen backed by an all-star Nashville bluegrass band. The album was nominated for a Grammy.
Kaukonen currently owns and operates the Fur Peace Ranch, a 119 acre music and guitar camp in the hills of southeast Ohio, north of Pomeroy; complete with a 32 track studio. He is currently under contract as a solo artist to Red House Records and still records and tours with Jack Casady and other friends such as Barry Mitterhof as Hot Tuna.
Jorma Kaukonen was inducted into the Rock and'Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 along with the other members of the Jefferson Airplane. For more about Jorma Kaukonen, visit http://jormakaukonen.com/
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