The Greg Kihn Band
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| The Greg Kihn Band | |
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| Origin | Berkeley, California, United States |
| Genres | Rock, Garage rock, Dance rock |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Labels | Beserkley Records |
| Members | |
| Greg Kihn Steve Wright Ry Kihn Robert Berry |
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| Past members | |
| Gary Phillips (deceased) Dave Carpender (deceased) Larry Lynch Joe Satriani Greg Douglass Robbie Dunbar |
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The Greg Kihn Band is an American band that was started by frontman Greg Kihn and bassist Steve Wright. Their most successful singles include "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)" (Billboard Hot 100 #15) and "Jeopardy" (Billboard Hot 100 #2).
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[edit] History
The band's starting lineup also included Robbie Dunbar on lead guitar and Larry Lynch on drums. Kihn and Wright have been the only two permanent members since the band started in the 1970s. Gary Phillips joined in 1981. The band still performs about twice yearly at Kihn's "Kihncerts" and at the free Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk concert stage.
The band's most recent high-profile activity was Hit Me, Baby, One More Time. Although the band lost the competition, they raised awareness, and subsequently money, for Operation Care and Comfort. They also added their cover of "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" to their regular set.
In 2005 Greg's son Ry Kihn joined the band. In 2008, progressive bassist/song-writer Robert Berry joined the band.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | US Top 200 |
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| 1976 | Greg Kihn Band | — |
| 1977 | Greg Kihn Again | — |
| 1978 | Next of Kihn | 145 |
| 1979 | With the Naked Eye | 114 |
| 1980 | Glass House Rock | 167 |
| 1981 | Rockihnroll | 32 |
| 1982 | Kihntinued | 33 |
| 1983 | Kihnspiracy | 15 |
| 1984 | Kihntagious | 121 |
| 1985 | Citizen Kihn | 51 |
| 1986 | Love & Rock & Roll | — |
[edit] Chart singles
| Year | Song | US Hot 100 | US Rock | US Dance | UK[1] | AUS | Album |
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| 1978 | "Remember" | – | - | - | - | - | Next of Kihn |
| 1981 | "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)" | 15 | 5 | - | - | 14 | Rockihnroll |
| "Sheila" | – | 39 | - | - | - | ||
| "The Girl Most Likely" | – | 57 | - | - | 55 | ||
| 1982 | "Testify" | - | 5 | - | - | - | Kihntinued |
| "Happy Man" | 62 | 30 | - | - | 68 | ||
| "Every Love Song" | 82 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1983 | "Jeopardy" | 2 | 5 | 1 | 63 | 11 | Kihnspiracy |
| "Love Never Fails" | 59 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1984 | "Reunited" | – | 9 | - | - | - | Kihntagious |
| "Rock" | – | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1985 | "Lucky" | 30 | 24 | 16 | - | - | Citizen Kihn |
| "Boys Won't (Leave The Girls Alone)" | – | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1986 | "Love and Rock & Roll" | 92 | - | - | - | - | Love and Rock & Roll |
[edit] Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 1983 | "Jeopardy" | Joe Dea |
[edit] Current line-up
- Greg Kihn - vocals, guitar
- Steve Wright - bass
- Robert Barry - bass
- Ry Kihn - lead guitar
Former members:
- Dave Carpender - guitar
- Gary Phillips - keyboards
- Larry Lynch - drums
- Joe Satriani - lead guitar
- Greg Douglass - guitar
- Robbie Dunbar - guitar
- Dennis Murphy - bass
[edit] References
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 301. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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