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.

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Runnin' with the Fast Crowd" – 2:52
  2. "Man for All Seasons" – 3:34
  3. "Starting Over Again" – 3:16
  4. "Milkcow Blues Boogie" – 3:02
  5. "Road and Roads &" – 4:23

    Side B

  6. "Love Is Strange" – 3:32
  7. "To Hate Is to Stay Young" – 3:02
  8. "Rockabilly Shuffle" – 2:42
  9. "Snout Psalm" – 3:12
  10. "Barbeque King" – 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