Jorma Kaukonen

Jorma Kaukonen

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Jorma Kaukonen is an American musician who became famous in the 1960s as a member of the rock band Jefferson Airplane and later played with the group Hot Tuna. Regarded as one of the great rock and roll guitar players, he has had a successful solo career with a series of albums including 'Blue Country Heart', which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album in 2002, and 'Ain't in No Hurry' which went to number 15 on Billboard's Americana/Folk Albums Chart in 2015.

Born in Washington D.C. he began to play music there and moved to San Francisco where he performed with singer Janis Joplin until 1965 when he joined Jefferson Airplane. In 1970, he and bass player Jack Casady started a side project as Hot Tuna. He has pursued a solo career while reuniting occasionally with both bands over the years. His first solo release, 'Quah', came out in 1974 followed by 'Jorma' (1979), 'Barbecue King' (1980) and several more. He performs regularly and in 2018 he performed in electric and acoustic shows with Hot Tuna in Tennessee, Georgia, Florida and Jamaica, and on his own from Illinois to Missouri to Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. In 2018 he also released his autobiography 'Been So Long: My Life and Music'.

Top tracks

01
Genesis
Jorma Kaukonen
Quah
04:18
Writer: Jorma Kaukonen / Composers: Jorma Kaukonen
05
Flying Clouds
Jorma Kaukonen
Quah
04:06
Writer: Jorma Kaukonen / Composers: Jorma Kaukonen
02
I'll Be All Right
Jorma Kaukonen
Quah
03:09
Writer: Gary Davis - Traditional / Composers: Gary Davis - Traditional
02
Trouble in Mind
Janis Joplin
The Legendary Typewriter Tape: 6/25/64 Jorma's House
02:53
Writer: Richard M. Jones
07
I Am the Light of This World
Jorma Kaukonen
Quah
03:45
Writer: Gary Davis / Composers: Gary Davis
11
Hamar Promanade
Jorma Kaukonen
Quah
04:36
Writer: Jorma Kaukonen / Composers: Jorma Kaukonen
08
Daddy, Daddy, Daddy
Janis Joplin
The Legendary Typewriter Tape: 6/25/64 Jorma's House
03:55
Writer: Janis Joplin
06
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
Janis Joplin
The Legendary Typewriter Tape: 6/25/64 Jorma's House
03:20
Writer: Jimmie Cox
01
Rock Me Baby (Live)
Jorma Kaukonen
Bear's Sonic Journals: Before We Were Them
08:31
Composers: B.B. King
22
Water Song (Live)
Jorma Kaukonen
1998-10-16 Casa Cantina, Athens, OH (Live)
08:06
01
Blue Railroad Train
Jorma Kaukonen
Blue Country Heart
03:41
Writer: Alton Delmore - Rabon Delmore / Composers: Alton Delmore - Rabon Delmore
02
Waiting For A Train
Jorma Kaukonen
2003-04-05 Fur Peace Station, Darwin, OH
05:16
08
Police Dog Blues
Jorma Kaukonen
Quah
03:45
Writer: Arthur Blake / Composers: Arthur Blake
10
Prohibition Blues
Jorma Kaukonen
Blue Country Heart
04:10
Writer: Clayton McMichen / Composers: Clayton McMichen
11
I'm Free From The Chain Gang Now
Jorma Kaukonen
Blue Country Heart
03:24
Writer: Lou Herscher - Saul Klein / Composers: Lou Herscher - Saul Klein
04
I'll Let You Know Before I Leave
Jorma Kaukonen
Quah
02:16
Writer: Jorma Kaukonen / Composers: Jorma Kaukonen
13
What Are They Doing In Heaven Today?
Jorma Kaukonen
Blue Country Heart
03:19
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
09
Serpent of Dreams (Live)
Jorma Kaukonen
2014-03-30 Suffolk Theater, Riverhead, NY (Live)
07:12
06
Waiting For A Train
Jorma Kaukonen
Blue Country Heart
03:23
Writer: Jimmie Rodgers / Composers: Jimmie Rodgers
08
Tom Cat Blues
Jorma Kaukonen
Blue Country Heart
03:03
Writer: Pending (not to appear on package) / Composers: Pending (not to appear on package)
03
By The Rivers Of Babylon
Jorma Kaukonen
Stars In My Crown
04:54
Composers: Brent Dowe, Trevor McNaughton
10
The Man Comes Around
Jorma Kaukonen
Stars In My Crown
04:03
Composers: Johnny Cash
06
Another Man Done Gone
Jorma Kaukonen
Quah
02:53
Writer: Vera Hall - Alan Lomax - John Lomax - Ruby Pickens Tart / Composers: Vera Hall - Alan Lomax - John Lomax - Ruby Pickens Tart
03
Song for the North Star
Jorma Kaukonen
Quah
02:51
Writer: Jorma Kaukonen / Composers: Jorma Kaukonen
02
Just Because
Jorma Kaukonen
Blue Country Heart
04:12
Writer: Hubert A. Nelson - James D. Touchstone / Composers: Hubert A. Nelson - James D. Touchstone
12
You And My Old Guitar
Jorma Kaukonen
Blue Country Heart
02:41
Writer: Jimmie Rodgers - Elise McWilliams / Composers: Jimmie Rodgers - Elise McWilliams
01
Heart Temporary
Jorma Kaukonen
Stars In My Crown
05:12
Composers: Jorma Kaukonen
05
Izze’s Lullaby
Jorma Kaukonen
2010-05-08 City Winery, NYC, NY
03:59
05
Bread Line Blues
Jorma Kaukonen
Blue Country Heart
04:35
Writer: Bernard Smith / Composers: Bernard Smith
07
Those Gambler's Blues
Jorma Kaukonen
Blue Country Heart
03:04
Writer: Jimmie Rodgers / Composers: Jimmie Rodgers
09
Red River Blues (Live)
Jorma Kaukonen
Live At The Bottom Line
04:17
Writer: Jimmie Davis
09
Blue Prelude (with Tom Hobson)
Jorma Kaukonen
Quah
04:05
Writer: Gordon Jenkins / Composers: Gordon Jenkins
12
Lord Have Mercy (Previously Unreleased)
Jorma Kaukonen
Quah
03:16
Writer: Jorma Kaukonen / Composers: Jorma Kaukonen
10
Sweet Hawaiian Sunshine (with Tom Hobson)
Jorma Kaukonen
Quah
02:39
Writer: Tom Hobson / Composers: Tom Hobson
03
Blues Stay Away From Me
Jorma Kaukonen
Blue Country Heart
03:24
Writer: Alton Delmore - Rabon Delmore - Henry Glover - Wayne Raney / Composers: Alton Delmore - Rabon Delmore - Henry Glover - Wayne Raney
01
Been So Long
Jorma Kaukonen
River Of Time
03:56
Composers: Jorma Kaukonen
04
Red River Blues
Jorma Kaukonen
Blue Country Heart
03:21
Writer: Jimmie Davis / Composers: Jimmie Davis
09
Big River Blues
Jorma Kaukonen
Blue Country Heart
02:57
Writer: Alton Delmore / Composers: Alton Delmore
04
Kansas City Blues
Janis Joplin
The Legendary Typewriter Tape: 6/25/64 Jorma's House
03:22
Writer: Charlie Parker
14
Midnight in Milpitas
Jorma Kaukonen
Quah
02:12
Writer: Jorma Kaukonen / Composers: Jorma Kaukonen
03
Long Black Train
Janis Joplin
The Legendary Typewriter Tape: 6/25/64 Jorma's House
03:54
Writer: Lonnie Johnson
05
Wolves and Lambs
Jorma Kaukonen
Jorma
03:30
Writer: Jorma Kaukonen / Composers: Jorma Kaukonen
01
Straight Ahead
Jorma Kaukonen
Jorma
04:15
Writer: Jorma Kaukonen - Bob Steeler / Composers: Jorma Kaukonen - Bob Steeler

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  • Discography
Albums
Live At The Bottom Line
â„— 2023 Bottom Line Theatre-Cabaret, Inc. under exclusive license to Omnivore Recordings.
02-06-2023
Live At The Bottom Line
01
Blue Railroad Train (Live)
Jorma Kaukonen
Live At The Bottom Line
05:44
Writer: Alton Delmore - Rabon Delmore
02
Waiting For A Train (Live)
Jorma Kaukonen
Live At The Bottom Line
04:22
Writer: Jimmie Rodgers
03
Re-Enlistment Blues (Live)
Jorma Kaukonen
Live At The Bottom Line
06:17
Writer: Fred Karger - James Jones - Robert Wells
04
Death Don't Have No Mercy (Live)
Jorma Kaukonen
Live At The Bottom Line
08:03
Writer: Reverend Gary Davis
05
Do Not Go Gentle (Live)
Jorma Kaukonen
Live At The Bottom Line
04:24
Writer: Jorma Kaukonen
06
I'm Free From The Chain Gang Now (Live)
Jorma Kaukonen
Live At The Bottom Line
04:25
Writer: Lou Herscher - Saul Klein
07
Blues Stay Away From Me (Live)
Jorma Kaukonen
Live At The Bottom Line
06:31
Writer: Alton Delmore - Henry Glover - Rabon Delmore - Wayne Raney
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The Legendary Typewriter Tape: 6/25/64 Jorma's House
â„— 2022 Fantality Corp. & Jorma Kaukonen, under exclusive license to Omnivore Recordings. All Rights Reserved
02-12-2022
The Legendary Typewriter Tape: 6/25/64 Jorma's House
01
"Are We Taping Now?"
Janis Joplin
The Legendary Typewriter Tape: 6/25/64 Jorma's House
00:46
Writer: Spoken Word
02
Trouble in Mind
Janis Joplin
The Legendary Typewriter Tape: 6/25/64 Jorma's House
02:53
Writer: Richard M. Jones
03
Long Black Train
Janis Joplin
The Legendary Typewriter Tape: 6/25/64 Jorma's House
03:54
Writer: Lonnie Johnson
04
Kansas City Blues
Janis Joplin
The Legendary Typewriter Tape: 6/25/64 Jorma's House
03:22
Writer: Charlie Parker
05
Hesitation Blues
Janis Joplin
The Legendary Typewriter Tape: 6/25/64 Jorma's House
03:57
Writer: Trad.
06
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
Janis Joplin
The Legendary Typewriter Tape: 6/25/64 Jorma's House
03:20
Writer: Jimmie Cox
07
"How 'Bout This?"
Janis Joplin
The Legendary Typewriter Tape: 6/25/64 Jorma's House
01:10
Writer: Spoken Word
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Blue Country Heart
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc. WARNING: All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
11-06-2002
Blue Country Heart
01
Blue Railroad Train
Jorma Kaukonen
Blue Country Heart
03:41
Writer: Alton Delmore - Rabon Delmore / Composers: Alton Delmore - Rabon Delmore
02
Just Because
Jorma Kaukonen
Blue Country Heart
04:12
Writer: Hubert A. Nelson - James D. Touchstone / Composers: Hubert A. Nelson - James D. Touchstone
03
Blues Stay Away From Me
Jorma Kaukonen
Blue Country Heart
03:24
Writer: Alton Delmore - Rabon Delmore - Henry Glover - Wayne Raney / Composers: Alton Delmore - Rabon Delmore - Henry Glover - Wayne Raney
04
Red River Blues
Jorma Kaukonen
Blue Country Heart
03:21
Writer: Jimmie Davis / Composers: Jimmie Davis
05
Bread Line Blues
Jorma Kaukonen
Blue Country Heart
04:35
Writer: Bernard Smith / Composers: Bernard Smith
06
Waiting For A Train
Jorma Kaukonen
Blue Country Heart
03:23
Writer: Jimmie Rodgers / Composers: Jimmie Rodgers
07
Those Gambler's Blues
Jorma Kaukonen
Blue Country Heart
03:04
Writer: Jimmie Rodgers / Composers: Jimmie Rodgers
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Barbeque King
(P) 1980 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
01-01-1980
Barbeque King
01
Runnin' With the Fast Crowd
Jorma Kaukonen
Barbeque King
02:52
Writer: DeGorio - Wilcey / Composers: DeGorio - Wilcey
02
Man for All Seasons
Jorma Kaukonen
Barbeque King
03:34
Writer: DeGorio - Kaukonen / Composers: DeGorio - Kaukonen
03
Starting Over Again
Jorma Kaukonen
Barbeque King
03:16
Writer: DeGorio - Kaukonen - Kahne - Stench / Composers: DeGorio - Kaukonen - Kahne - Stench
04
Milk Cow Blues Boogie
Jorma Kaukonen
Barbeque King
03:02
Writer: Arnold / Composers: Arnold
05
Roads and Roads &
Jorma Kaukonen
Barbeque King
04:23
Writer: Kaukonen / Composers: Kaukonen
06
Love Is Strange
Jorma Kaukonen
Barbeque King
03:32
Writer: John Baker Saunders - Carl Smith / Composers: John Baker Saunders - Carl Smith
07
To Hate Is to Stay Young
Jorma Kaukonen
Barbeque King
03:02
Writer: Kaukonen / Composers: Kaukonen
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Jorma
(P) 1979 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
22-10-1979
Jorma
01
Straight Ahead
Jorma Kaukonen
Jorma
04:15
Writer: Jorma Kaukonen - Bob Steeler / Composers: Jorma Kaukonen - Bob Steeler
02
Roads and Roads &
Jorma Kaukonen
Jorma
04:16
Writer: Jorma Kaukonen / Composers: Jorma Kaukonen
03
Valley of Tears
Jorma Kaukonen
Jorma
04:45
Writer: Jorma Kaukonen / Composers: Jorma Kaukonen
04
Song for the High Mountains
Jorma Kaukonen
Jorma
03:07
Writer: Jorma Kaukonen / Composers: Jorma Kaukonen
05
Wolves and Lambs
Jorma Kaukonen
Jorma
03:30
Writer: Jorma Kaukonen / Composers: Jorma Kaukonen
06
Too Long Out/Too Long In
Jorma Kaukonen
Jorma
05:14
Writer: Jorma Kaukonen / Composers: Jorma Kaukonen
07
Requiem for an Angel
Jorma Kaukonen
Jorma
03:48
Writer: Jorma Kaukonen / Composers: Jorma Kaukonen
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Quah
(P) 2003 BMG Heritage
01-01-1974
Quah
01
Genesis
Jorma Kaukonen
Quah
04:18
Writer: Jorma Kaukonen / Composers: Jorma Kaukonen
02
I'll Be All Right
Jorma Kaukonen
Quah
03:09
Writer: Gary Davis - Traditional / Composers: Gary Davis - Traditional
03
Song for the North Star
Jorma Kaukonen
Quah
02:51
Writer: Jorma Kaukonen / Composers: Jorma Kaukonen
04
I'll Let You Know Before I Leave
Jorma Kaukonen
Quah
02:16
Writer: Jorma Kaukonen / Composers: Jorma Kaukonen
05
Flying Clouds
Jorma Kaukonen
Quah
04:06
Writer: Jorma Kaukonen / Composers: Jorma Kaukonen
06
Another Man Done Gone
Jorma Kaukonen
Quah
02:53
Writer: Vera Hall - Alan Lomax - John Lomax - Ruby Pickens Tart / Composers: Vera Hall - Alan Lomax - John Lomax - Ruby Pickens Tart
07
I Am the Light of This World
Jorma Kaukonen
Quah
03:45
Writer: Gary Davis / Composers: Gary Davis
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Singles
I Am The Light Of This World (Live)
â„— 2023 Bottom Line Theatre-Cabaret, Inc. under exclusive license to Omnivore Recordings.
07-04-2023
I Am The Light Of This World (Live)
01
I Am The Light Of This World (Live)
Jorma Kaukonen
I Am The Light Of This World (Live)
06:02
Writer: Reverend Gary Davis
Hesitation Blues
â„— 2022 Fantality Corp. & Jorma Kaukonen, under exclusive license to Omnivore Recordings. All Rights Reserved
14-10-2022
Hesitation Blues
01
Hesitation Blues
Janis Joplin
Hesitation Blues
03:57
Writer: Trad.
Birds & Sleeping Dogs
1582322 Records DK
11-10-2021
Birds & Sleeping Dogs
01
Birds & Sleeping Dogs
Dave Revels
Birds & Sleeping Dogs
03:44
Writer: Dave Revels - Jorma Kaukonen / Composers: Dave Revels - Jorma Kaukonen
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Blues Comin' On
(P) 2020 Cleopatra Blues
05-06-2020
Blues Comin' On
01
Feed the Poor
Joe Louis Walker
Blues Comin' On
04:13
Composers: Joe Louis Walker - Gabe Jagger
02
Blues Comin' On
Joe Louis Walker
Blues Comin' On
05:55
Composers: Dion Dimucci - Mike Aquilina
03
Someday, Someway
Joe Louis Walker
Blues Comin' On
05:32
Composers: J. Barnett
04
The Thang
Joe Louis Walker
Blues Comin' On
06:38
Composers: Joe Louis Walker
05
Old Time Used to Be
Joe Louis Walker
Blues Comin' On
05:17
Composers: Joe Louis Walker
06
Come Back Home
Joe Louis Walker
Blues Comin' On
04:31
Composers: John Bradford
07
Bowlegged Woman, Knock-Kneed Man
Joe Louis Walker
Blues Comin' On
04:55
Composers: Calvin Carter - Bobby Rush
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Dear Jerry: Celebrating The Music Of Jerry Garcia (Live)
This Compilation â„— 2016 Blackbird Production Partners, LLC, Under exclusive license to Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
14-10-2016
Dear Jerry: Celebrating The Music Of Jerry Garcia (Live)
01
The Wheel / Uncle John’s Band (Medley / Live)
Phil Lesh & Communion
Dear Jerry: Celebrating The Music Of Jerry Garcia (Live)
17:00
Composers: Robert C. Hunter - Jerome Garcia - William Kreutzmann
02
Get Out Of My Life Woman (Live)
Allen Toussaint
Dear Jerry: Celebrating The Music Of Jerry Garcia (Live)
03:43
Composers: Allen Toussaint
03
Shady Grove (Live)
David Grisman
Dear Jerry: Celebrating The Music Of Jerry Garcia (Live)
04:42
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
04
(I’m A) Road Runner (Live)
Peter Frampton
Dear Jerry: Celebrating The Music Of Jerry Garcia (Live)
04:35
Composers: Lamont Dozier - Brian Holland - Eddie Holland
05
Deal (Live)
Buddy Miller
Dear Jerry: Celebrating The Music Of Jerry Garcia (Live)
03:25
Composers: Robert C. Hunter - Jerome J. Garcia
06
Sugaree (Live)
Jorma Kaukonen
Dear Jerry: Celebrating The Music Of Jerry Garcia (Live)
07:25
Composers: Robert C. Hunter - Jerome J. Garcia
07
The Harder They Come (Live)
Jimmy Cliff
Dear Jerry: Celebrating The Music Of Jerry Garcia (Live)
03:27
Composers: Jimmy Cliff
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Slide Show
03-03-2004
Slide Show
01
Sliding Home
Cindy Cashdollar
Slide Show
05:45
02
Midnight in Old Amarillo
Cindy Cashdollar
Slide Show
03:48
03
Something I Can't Do
Cindy Cashdollar
Slide Show
03:34
04
Slide Show
Cindy Cashdollar
Slide Show
03:13
05
Living in the Moment
Cindy Cashdollar
Slide Show
04:12
06
The Other Woman in My Life
Cindy Cashdollar
Slide Show
03:05
07
Speedin' West
Cindy Cashdollar
Slide Show
02:15
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Accomplice Two
â„— 2023 Tommy Emmanuel
28-04-2023
Accomplice Two
01
Doc's Guitar / Black Mountain Rag
Tommy Emmanuel
Accomplice Two
02:43
Composers: Doc Watson - Leslie Keith
02
White Freight Liner Blues
Tommy Emmanuel
Accomplice Two
04:16
Composers: Townes Van Zandt
03
Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)
Tommy Emmanuel
Accomplice Two
05:04
Composers: Merle Haggard
04
Precious Time
Tommy Emmanuel
Accomplice Two
03:06
Composers: Tommy Emmanuel
05
Cajun Girl
Tommy Emmanuel
Accomplice Two
04:04
Composers: Bill Payne - Martin F. Kibbee
06
Another Man Done a Full Go Around
Tommy Emmanuel
Accomplice Two
02:53
Composers: Roy Book Binder
07
Son of a Gun
Tommy Emmanuel
Accomplice Two
01:57
Composers: Tommy Emmanuel
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Blues from the Inside Out
(P) 2019 Delmark Records
16-10-2019
Blues from the Inside Out
01
Blues from the Inside Out
Dave Specter
Blues from the Inside Out
05:15
Composers: Dave Specter - William Brichta
02
Ponchatoula Way
Dave Specter
Blues from the Inside Out
06:26
Composers: Dave Specter - William Brichta
03
March Through the Darkness
Dave Specter
Blues from the Inside Out
03:44
Composers: Dave Specter
04
Sanctifunkious
Dave Specter
Blues from the Inside Out
05:04
Composers: Dave Specter
05
How Low Can One Man Go?
Dave Specter
Blues from the Inside Out
03:53
Composers: Dave Specter
06
Asking for a Friend
Dave Specter
Blues from the Inside Out
04:39
Composers: Dave Specter - William Brichta
07
Minor Shout
Dave Specter
Blues from the Inside Out
07:15
Composers: Dave Specter
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Songs We Didn't Write
2024 Organ Fairchild
07-06-2024
Songs We Didn't Write
01
Them Belly Full
Organ Fairchild
Songs We Didn't Write
03:58
Composers: Carlton Barrett - Leghorn Coghile
02
Lost Sailor
Organ Fairchild
Songs We Didn't Write
07:24
Composers: Robert Hall Weir - John Barlow
03
Hallelujah
Organ Fairchild
Songs We Didn't Write
05:49
Composers: Leonard Cohen
04
Canyon Moon
Organ Fairchild
Songs We Didn't Write
05:22
Composers: Harry Styles - Thomas HULL - Mitchell Rowland
05
Hard to Handle
Organ Fairchild
Songs We Didn't Write
03:37
Composers: Otis Redding - Alvertis Isbell - Allen Jones
06
Eleanor Rigby
Organ Fairchild
Songs We Didn't Write
05:10
Composers: John Lennon - Paul McCartney
07
Lazy River Road
Organ Fairchild
Songs We Didn't Write
04:02
Composers: Jerome Garcia - Robert Hunter
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