Barbeque King
# Barbeque King

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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

* "Runnin' with the Fast Crowd" (Wilcey, Denny DeGorio) – 2:52
* "Man for All Seasons" (Jorma Kaukonen, DeGorio) – 3:34
* "Starting Over Again" (Kaukonen, DeGorio, David Kahne, John Stench) – 3:16
* "Milkcow Blues Boogie" (Kokomo Arnold) – 3:02
* "Road and Roads &" (Kaukonen) – 4:23

### Side B

* "Love Is Strange" (Ethel Smith, Mickey Baker) – 3:32
* "To Hate Is to Stay Young" (Kaukonen) – 3:02
* "Rockabilly Shuffle" (Kaukonen) – 2:42
* "Snout Psalm" (Kaukonen, DeGorio) – 3:12
* "Barbeque King" (Kaukonen, John Stench) – 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
