Barbeque King

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.

Barbeque King
Studio album by
Jorma Kaukonen
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]

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.

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

Additional Personnel
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.
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