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

  1. "Love Is Strange" – 3:32
  2. "To Hate Is to Stay Young" – 3:02
  3. "Rockabilly Shuffle" – 2:42
  4. "Snout Psalm" – 3:12
  5. "Barbeque King" – 3:57
The original acoustic version of "Roads and Roads &" appeared on Jorma Kaukonen's second solo album Jorma.

Personnel

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