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" (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