Hot Tuna: Jorma Kaukonen (left) and Jack Casady (right)I've been lucky enough to have seen the legendary guitarist /songwriter Jorma Kaukonen perform solo on a number of occasions over the years and I last saw Hot Tuna live (with Barry Mitterhoff on mandolin at the time) back in 2006 at Merlefest. All of those live shows which I've seen to this point were presented in an acoustic setting...
Hot Tuna was in top form. I always love to see Jack and Jorma in any configuration and the Trio with Barry Mitterhoff has really developed into quite a potent mix for any Hot Tuna fan (read more)
Quite possibly one of my, oh, 15 favorite tracks of all time. Most definitely in my top 5 fav instrumentals.It's snowing up a freakin' storm outside. It's smack dab in the middle of the afternoon and I'm 3 beers down.
In honor of this momentous event, below I post one of the best solo guitar pieces. It is performed by former Jefferson Airplane member Jorma Kaukonen, now of Hot Tuna.
After last night, I’d have to say that Hot Tuna is one of the best live acts ever. Jack Casady & Jorma Kaukonen amazed me; there is no doubt as to why they’re in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. I’d argue that there aren’t two musicians who are more “in tune” with each other. I saw Hot Tuna about a year ago at Warren Haynes’ Christmas Jam, but it was an abbreviated set and I was much
99 year blues live At The Fillmore 10/14Hot TunaHot Tuna is an American band, formed by bassist Jack Casady and guitarist Jorma Kaukonen as an acoustic (and occasionally electric blues) spin-off of Jefferson Airplane. Their early repertoire was derived mainly from the American country blues artists such as Rev. Gary Davis and Arthur Blake (Blind Blake). Casady and Kaukonen added Will Scarlett o...
I go to download a couple of more CDs from my collection and realize how much of a mess this Library is in. I knew it all along but have just been trying my damnest to ignore it.... God, it's tough being naked, it's all your fault Mog, for revealing us to the world....How many Moggers out there have a neat and tidy Library, or who gets voted the messiest Mogger?(and pass me a fig leaf would you?)
Quite possibly one of my, oh, 15 favorite tracks of all time. Most definitely in my top 5 fav instrumentals.It's snowing up a freakin' storm outside. It's smack dab in the middle of the afternoon and I'm 3 beers down.
Hot Tuna was in top form. I always love to see Jack and Jorma in any configuration and the Trio with Barry Mitterhoff has really developed into quite a potent mix for any Hot Tuna fan (read more)