Barbeque King

Barbeque King
Studio album by
Jorma Kaukonen
ReleasedJanuary 13, 1981
Recorded1980
StudiosThe Automatt, San Francisco
GenreNew wave
Length33:32
LabelRCA
ProducerDavid Kahne
Jorma Kaukonen chronology
Jorma
(1979)		 Barbeque King
(1981)		 Too Hot to Handle
(1985)
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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

Side A

  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

  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.

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References

  1. ↑ Ruhlmann, William (2011). "Barbecue King - Jorma Kaukonen & Vital Parts | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 19, 2011.