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 on RCA, as poor sales prompted them dropping him from the label.Track listing
Side A
- "Runnin' with the Fast Crowd" – 2:52
- "Man for All Seasons" – 3:34
- "Starting Over Again" – 3:16
- "Milkcow Blues Boogie" – 3:02
- "Road and Roads &" – 4:23
Side B
- "Love Is Strange" – 3:32
- "To Hate Is to Stay Young" – 3:02
- "Rockabilly Shuffle" – 2:42
- "Snout Psalm" – 3:12
- "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
