Barbeque King

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Barbeque King
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 13, 1981
Recorded1980
StudioThe Automatt, San Francisco
GenreNew wave
Length33:32
LabelRCA
ProducerDavid Kahne
Jorma Kaukonen chronology
Jorma
(1979)
Barbeque King
(1981)
Too Hot to Handle
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Barbeque King is an album that Jorma Kaukonen of Hot Tuna and Jefferson Airplane recorded in 1980 with his then-current band Vital Parts. It was the last album Kaukonen recorded for RCA, as the company dropped him from the label due to poor sales.

Track listing[edit]

Side A[edit]

  1. "Runnin' with the Fast Crowd" (Wilcey, Denny DeGorio) – 2:52
  2. "Man for All Seasons" (Jorma Kaukonen, DeGorio) – 3:34
  3. "Starting Over Again" (Kaukonen, DeGorio, David Kahne, John Stench) – 3:16
  4. "Milkcow Blues Boogie" (Kokomo Arnold) – 3:02
  5. "Road and Roads &" (Kaukonen) – 4:23

Side B[edit]

  1. "Love Is Strange" (Ethel Smith, Mickey Baker) – 3:32
  2. "To Hate Is to Stay Young" (Kaukonen) – 3:02
  3. "Rockabilly Shuffle" (Kaukonen) – 2:42
  4. "Snout Psalm" (Kaukonen, DeGorio) – 3:12
  5. "Barbeque King" (Kaukonen, John Stench) – 3:57

The original acoustic version of "Roads and Roads &" appeared on Jorma Kaukonen's second solo album Jorma.

Personnel[edit]

  • Jorma Kaukonen – guitars, vocals
  • Denny DeGorio – bass
  • John Stench – drums

Additional Personnel[edit]

  • Hilary Stench – bass on "Starting Over Again"
  • Mike Butera – saxophone on "Love Is Strange"
  • Larry Whitman, Steve Huff – backing vocals on "Runnin' with the Fast Crowd" and "Starting Over Again"

Production[edit]

  • David Kahne – producer, engineer
  • Wayne Lewis, La'ertes Lee Muldrow – second engineers
  • Recorded at The Automatt, San Francisco
  • Mastered by John Golden at Kendun Recorders
  • Bill Thompson – manager
  • Jacky Kaukonen – secretary
  • Lora Lovrien – publicity

References[edit]

  • Barbeque King (Vinyl back cover). Jorma Kaukonen. New York City: RCA. 1980. AFL1-3725.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William (2011). "Barbecue King - Jorma Kaukonen & Vital Parts | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 August 2011.