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, All Rights Reserved.Contact Hot Tuna by using the Contact Page.The band name Hot Tuna came from someone Kaukonen refers to as a "witty wag" who called out, "hot tuna" after hearing the line 'What's that smell like fish, oh baby,' from the Blind Boy Fuller song "Keep on Truckin."Kaukonen decided it was a good band name and it stuck ever since.Rampage Years
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3.At first Hot Tuna used to open Airplane concerts and afforded Kaukonen and Casady the opportunity to further explore and develop their love of traditional blues music.Their early repertoire was derived mainly from American country blues artists such as Rev.Gary Davis, Jelly Roll Morton, Bo Carter and Arthur Blake (Blind Blake).Originally a duo, Casady and Kaukonen added Will Scarlett on harmonica and released a live album in 1970, Hot Tuna.This album was recorded in the fall of 1969 at the New Orleans House in Berkeley and is affectionately known by Tunaphiles as the "breaking glass album", because of the sound of breaking beer glasses during the recording of "Uncle Sam Blues".This LP was followed by a long series of well received albums that played mostly to a small but devoted cult following.Aside from the eight year breakup after 1978, Hot Tuna have continued to perform to the present day.Casady and Kaukonen briefly resumed their acoustic performances.First Pull Up, Then Pull Down (1971), recorded live at the Chateau Liberte (a nondescript club favored by the band) in Santa Cruz.These two albums featured compositions mainly of Kaukonen original material and included some of the guitarist's most delicate and poetic works.The albums America's Choice (1975), Yellow Fever (1975), and Hoppkorv (1976), showcase a power trio with the addition of new drummer Bob Steeler.This style continued on Yellow Fever, on tracks such as "Song for the Fire Maiden," "Sunrise Dance with the Devil," and the closing number "Surphase Tension."Because of this, they are often considered a forerunner of modern jam bands, such as Phish.SVT and Vital Parts, respectively.Kaukonen and Falzarano both contributed original songs.The 1997 release Live in Japan was in many ways reminiscent of the very first Hot Tuna album, having a minimalistic sound and being recorded live at a tiny venue (Stove's in Yokohama).Other musicians have come and gone over the group's several incarnations, as Hot Tuna has always been a fluid aggregation, but the name "Hot Tuna" has essentially become shorthand for "Jack Casady, Jorma Kaukonen."In April 2006, Hot Tuna appeared at Merlefest, America's largest folk music festival.As former members of Jefferson Airplane, Kaukonen and Casady are members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.They became members in 1996.Albums
Hot Tuna (1970)
First Pull Up, Then Pull Down (1971)
Burgers (1972)
The Phosphorescent Rat (1973)
Quah (1974) (by Jorma Kaukonen with Tom Hobson, produced by Jack Casady)
America's Choice (1975)
Yellow Fever (1975)
Hoppkorv (1976)
Double Dose (1977)
The Last Interview?Live in Japan
The Best of Hot Tuna (1998)
And Furthurmore...This page was last modified 22:12, 14 December 2007.Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.Get the latest Flash player.This video has been added to your favorites.The video has been added to your playlist.Thank you for sharing your concerns.Thank you for sharing your concerns.We can only process copyright complaints submitted by authorized parties in accordance with processes defined in law.Please refer to our Help Center for more information and the complete instructions.Thank you for sharing your concerns.In order to process a privacy complaint we need more information from you.Please refer to our Help Center for more information and the form to submit.Thank you for sharing this video!Change this to see only comments above a certain value.Mumbling is cool, whenit's blues..That's not Jorma trying to be too cool...He does that lazy pronunciation still to this day and he is a very modest man.If you were doing some of the complext things on guitar that he's doing..Maybe with a *touch* of affectation, but it's definitely an acquired taste.This is really a cool song though...He's just doing it differently.Would you like to comment?The code changes based on your selection.Hawaii Invasion
Team Hot Tuna goes to Hawaii.Hot Tuna Surf Lesson
Pro surfer Cody Graham joined forces with Hawaii based, Acesssurf Hawaii to introduce the sport of surfing to a group of handicapped members of their
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Things got wet and wild at Hot Tuna's September 14th charity event called, "Reggae On the Beach."Held at San Diego's Wave House, the unforgettable party was thrown by Hot Tuna's Cody Graham to raise funds for longtime surfer and artist, Jeannie Chesser.Juul, who oversees Hot Tuna's worldwide operations from the company's Newport Beach office."We want to stand for something"....Hot Tuna Pro surfing championship, set to start August 25th through August 26th at Widemouth Bay in Bude.Hot Tuna event will now be known as a travelling event, changing locations year on year to give a fresh look to the event through the mid summer months....Hot Tuna (International) is pleased to announce the appointment of Niels Anders Juul, as chief executive officer.He will be reporting to Elle Macpherson, creative executive director, and on the board of Hot Tuna International PLC, listed on the London Stock Exchange (AIM)...."This page requires AC_RunActiveContent.Minutes() * 60 + newCurrentTime.Minutes() * 60 + currentTime.See all 23 customer reviews...Want it delivered Thursday, January 10?See all 23 customer reviews...Music (See Bestsellers in Music)Popular in these categories: (What's this?To hear a song sample, click on "Listen" by that sample.Visit our audio help page for more information.Fresh Frozen Yellowfin Tuna (Shibi) The Taste of Hawaii at your Door!Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.No one has tagged this product for Amazon search yet.See all 344 customer reviews...The easiest way to shoot video reviews.When I was sick one day, I just laid in my bed, and let this Hot Tuna album play over, and over, and over again.This was back then a 5 star album.Now, I find (30 years later) a copy with a more complete show.The entire album is not only excellent to me, but to other people that I play it for.If you're a lone time fan of Hot Tuna (or Leo kottke, or Mason Williams, or Jerry Garcia, or even Chet Atkins) you'll find this album very easy to get in to."Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided to other Amazon.Your vote will be counted and will appear on the product page within 24 hours."My introduction to some of these old folk blues classics was from hearing Hot Tuna when I was back in high school.One of the great records from that era still sounds great today.Hot Tuna Acoustic is the Best!If you are not familiar with this Hot Tuna Live CD, buy it now!It is completely acoustic, and I think that is where these guys did their best work by far.This is (IMHO) their best album by a long stretch, and guaranteed one of the ten best albums of any kind EVER.Songs are beautiful, great lyrics, great melodies, just great!Not one song I wouldn't recommend.Hot Tuna is Hot !Having been a fan of Hot Tuna since 1971 their first album is as all Tuna's albums....It's even more interesting than the original vinyl with the addition of a few more cuts.Published 17 months ago by William M.Published 23 months ago by Samuel B.This is Hot Tuna's first release; an acoustical adventure in the blues.Hot Tuna started as a side project by the lead guitarist of the Jefferson Airplane, Jorma Kaukonen.The interplay between Jorma and Jack is something every musician who plays with others strives for.Good thing this is not listed as a solo album by either artist because it...Hot Tuna is really four or five different bands comprised of a variety of personnel over the years including Pete Sears, Harvey Sorgen, Sammy Piazza, Michael Falzarano, Papa John...Remakes that you like better than the original.Fingerpicking Albums With Soul (Nothing 'New Age' Here): A list by Mr.Music You Should Hear: Artists' PicksWant to know what Norah Jones, Sting, and Il Divo are listening to?Find out in Music You Should Hear, where these and other artists tell you about the music they love.Greats from the Greatest
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comments section in a parallel browser window.Hot Tuna, on the contrary, did not disappoint purists with their
first release.Will Scarlett's
harmonica to add to the mix.Berkeley, in September 1969.Uncle Sam's Blues', after
which breaking glass at Hot Tuna gigs became a tradition.Certainly doesn't promise a lot of excitement.They dig into older, less formulaic, country blues things,
songs that were written and perfected way before the invention of the electric
guitar and thus were somewhat less scary and somewhat more playful by definition.Stuff that you can really only find on all these very very old records,
with crackles and hisses and pops all over the place.His playing is tasteful and gracious
and displays a pretty cool acoustic pickin' technique, perhaps best demonstrated
on the closing instrumental 'Mann's Fate'.Know You Rider' and 'Winin' Boy Blues'
(Jorma's personal anthem?Then there are the bonus tracks which, I think, actually detract from the
album...Besides, a few of these
may be heard in electric versions on Hot Tuna's second album, so
you're not losing much if you're scooping this up on vinyl.Belly Shadow'
rules my world though.Just
a couple guys reviving old old tunes in a coffeehouse.Hot Tuna
is completely devoid of it (unless one assumes that consciously avoiding
pretentiousness is pretentiousness in itself, but let's not get too
paranoid).Hopefully, history will do 'em justice and reinstate the album
as a heartfelt tribute to past American heroes that actually manages to
improve on the original in some ways.That wild jamming actually was part of the Airplane's regular set, but
unless you're a fervent collector, you would only get a few minor hints
on the Airplane's live records (basically, 'Rock Me Baby' on Pointed
Head is Hot Tuna, only it moves along slowly and undecisively,
unlike most of the tunes on here).If you ever wanted more of the same
stuff, by all means grab on to this puppy.This is not exceptional music, and I guess Hot Tuna could experience
some serious competition in that area by the early '70s (Seatrain, anybody?Jorma's picking in the instrumental
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