Name Peter Kaukonen Role Instrumentalist | Siblings Jorma Kaukonen | |
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Parents Jorma Ludwig Kaukonen, Beatrice Love Levine Albums Blows Against the Empire, Red Octopus, Knee Deep in the Hoopla, Hot Tuna, Freedom at Point Zero | ||
Peter Kaukonen ~ Up Or Down
Peter Kaukonen (born September 23, 1945) is an American, San Francisco bay area guitarist/multi-instrumentalist/songwriter. He is the younger brother of Jorma Kaukonen from Jefferson Airplane/Hot Tuna. Peter Kaukonen has played, toured, and recorded with Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Hot Tuna, Johnny Winter, Link Wray, Terry Allen, Ruthann Friedman (author of "Windy"), as well as his own band, Black Kangaroo.
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He plays both acoustic and electric guitars; acoustic and electric bass, mandolin, bouzouki, lap steel guitar and piano. His influences are Chicago and delta blues, fingerpicking guitar, new-age styled acoustic music, rock and roll, jazz and classical music.
Kaukonen's songwriting spans 40 years—from early power trio songs written for Black Kangaroo and covered by Jefferson Airplane to instrumental compositions.