As part of Martha’s Vineyard Concert Series, American blues, folk, and rock guitarist Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen will perform at the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown. Kaukonen is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame who has performed with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. Rolling Stone magazine ranks Kaukonen as No. 54 on […]
Dec 23, 2020
Born on this day in 1940, Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen, Jr. is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist, best known as a performer with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, becomes a rockin Octagenarian! Kaukonen is credited with suggesting the name Jefferson Airplane, which he says was inspired by an eccentric friend who had given his dog the name Blind Lemon Jefferson Airplane. In his honor, here s Jorma and Jack Casady remembering Woodstock and discussing their time in Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna.