Hot Tuna

Hot 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 on harmonica and recorded 1970's Hot Tuna, which was followed by a long-series of well-received albums that played mostly to a small and devoted cult following. The band added a violin player named Papa John Creech and released albums, First Pull Up, Then Pull Down (1971) and Burgers (1972). With some later albums such as America's Choice (1975) the band occasionally turned to be a heavy rock act. They are often considered a forerunner of modern jam bands like Phish.

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After going their separate ways in the late 1970's, Casady and Kaukonen re-formed Hot Tuna in the mid-1980's with guitarist and producer Michael Falzarano. Falzarano stayed with the band till 2002 when he left to release and promote his solo album The King James Sessions which features Pete Sears another long time member of Hot Tuna. Other musicians have come and gone over the group's various incarnations; the name Hot Tuna has essentially been shorthand for "Jack Casady, Jorma Kaukonen. Most recently (2004-2005) they have toured with multi-instrumentalist Barry Mitterhoff and drummer Erik Diaz.

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Jack Casady: Jack Casady (born John William Casady, April 13 1944), is an American musician considered one of the foremost bass guitarists of the rock music era. First playing in Washington D.C. area rhythm and blues bands, he became one of the founding members of Jefferson Airplane when Jorma Kaukonen invited h...

Jorma Kaukonen: Jorma Kaukonen (born December 23, 1940 in Washington, D.C.) is an American blues, folk and rock guitarist. He was a founding member of Jefferson Airplane but Jorma Kaukonen and Airplane's bassist eventually left the band to form Hot Tuna, which started out as a vehicle for Kaukonen to show off his ...

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