Here are four cool Jefferson Airplane songs written by or showcasing Jorma Kaukonen in honor of the guitarist’s 85th birthday.

When you first meet legendary guitarist Jorma Kaukonen, you’re not quite sure what to make of him. He’s a stocky guy with a gold front tooth who likes to shoot guns and ride motorcycles. In 1969 he ...

After landing his Grammy-nominated album Blue Country Heart in 2002, former Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna guitarist/songwriter Jorma Kaukonen is back with a supernova batch of songs that should win ...

Long associated with the ragtime blues guitarist Rev. Gary Davis whenever he picks up an acoustic guitar, Jorma Kaukonen has extended his reach into the white country music of the 1920s and '30s on ...

Jorma Kaukonen will never forget taking the stage with Jefferson Airplane before almost half a million people during the original Woodstock on Aug. 17, 1969, at a dairy farm in Bethel, N.Y. In Been So ...

The title of Jorma Kaukonen’s new solo album is “Ain’t In No Hurry,” and that tells you the first thing you need to know. It’s a Sunday listen: laid-back, but not slow, deliberately paced, but not ...

I’ve often wondered what the music would be like from guitar legends like Jimi Hendrix, Brian Jones, or Duane Altman had they survived into their elder years. Would Jimi be sitting on a stool with an ...

Anyone who reads Jorma Kaukonen's memoir Been So Long is bound to be surprised. But what the venerable musician recounts in My Life and Music may startle fans and followers most of all, not just with ...

Jorma Kaukonen opened for Jorma Kaukonen and John Hurlbut Feb. 25 at Natalie’s Grandview, playing a solo-acoustic set before becoming the lead guitarist in a duo setting. Despite the seamless ...

POMEROY, Ohio -- Most summer and fall weekends, music lovers from as far afield as Budapest and Bombay make their way to a place called Fur Peace Ranch in the rolling hills of Meigs County in ...

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jorma Kaukonen stopped at the Lincoln Theatre recently to promote his new Ain’t in No Hurry with an intimate acoustic show. Kaukonen captivated the partially seated crowd, ...