Nakedly Examined Music #233: Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna) @ThePartiallyExaminedLife
Nakedly Examined Music #233: Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna)  @ThePartiallyExaminedLife
Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This famed finger-style guitarist broke through with Jefferson Airplane's seven albums from 1966-1972, recorded eight with Hot Tuna 1970-1976 (with subsequent reunions by both bands), recorded his first solo album in 1974 and then 10 more from 1981-2025, and has collaborated with John Hurlburt, members of the Grateful Dead, and Janice Joplin.

We discuss "In My Dreams" from Ain't in No Hurry (2015), "Been So Long" from River of Time (2009), "Sleep Song" by Hot Tuna from America's Choice (1975). End song: "Hesitation Blues" from Reno Road: Unreleased Tracks from the 60s (1960). Intro: "Embryonic Journey" from Jefferson Airplane's Surrealistic Pillow (1967). More at jormakaukonen.com.

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Nakedly Examined Music #233: Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna)

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