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
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