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Greg Kihn

Similar Artists:

Spitballs, Scruffs, Earth Quake, Earthquake, Dwight Twilley, Tom Petty, Nick Lowe, Graham Parker

Influenced By:

Bruce Springsteen, The Beau Brummels, The Beatles

Followers:

The Willies

Performed Songs By:

Gary Phillips, Steve Wright

Worked With:

Larry Lynch, Matthew King Kaufman, Dave Carpender
  • Born: 1952, Baltimore, MD
  • Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, 2000s
  • Genres: Rock
  • Instrument: Vocals, Guitar
  • Representative Albums: "Best of Kihn," "Kihnsolidation: The Best of Greg Kihn," "Rockihnroll"
  • Representative Songs: "Jeopardy," "The Breakup Song (They Don't," "For You"

Biography

Greg Kihn began his career in his hometown of Baltimore, MD, working in the singer/songwriter mold, but switched to straightforward rock & roll when he moved to San Francisco in 1974. The following year, he became one of the first artists signed to Matthew Kaufman's now-legendary Beserkley Records. Along with Jonathan Richman, Earthquake, and the Rubinoos, Kihn helped to carve the label's sound -- melodic pop with a strong '60s pop sensibility -- a refreshing alternative to the bloated prog rock of the time. In 1976, after his debut on the compilation Beserkley Chartbusters, he recorded his first album with his own band consisting of Ronnie Dunbar (guitar), Steve Wright (bass), and Larry Lynch (drums). Through the '70s, he released an album each year and built a strong cult following through constant touring, becoming Beserkley's biggest seller. In 1981, he earned his first bonafide hit with the Top 20 single, "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)," from the Rockihnroll album. He continued in a more commercial vein through the '80s with a series of pun-titled albums: Kihntinued (1982), Kihnspiracy (1983), Kihntageous (1984), and Citizen Kihn (1985). He scored his biggest hit with 1983's "Jeopardy" (number two) from the Kihnspiracy album. One more single broke the Top 40, 1985's "Lucky," but by the time Love and Rock and Roll was released in 1986, the puns had run out and so had the hits. Kihn kept a relatively low profile throughout the '90s, releasing Mutiny in 1994 and Horror Show in 1996. All the Right Reasons followed in mid-2000. ~ Chris Woodstra, All Music Guide
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Greg Kihn

Greg Kihn, 2008
Background information
Born July 10, 1949 (1949-07-10) (age 60)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Genres Rock, classic rock
Instruments Vocals, Guitar
Years active 1976-present
Labels Beserkley Records
Associated acts The Greg Kihn Band
Website gregkihn.com

Greg Kihn (born July 10, 1949) is a U.S. rock musician, radio personality and novelist.

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Career

Music

Greg Kihn is the front man for the The Greg Kihn Band, which released several singles and albums that made the charts in the early 1980s. The best known songs by the Greg Kihn Band are "The Breakup Song" (1981) and "Jeopardy" (1983), the latter was spoofed by "Weird Al" Yankovic as "I Lost on Jeopardy" on Yankovic's album Weird Al Yankovic in 3-D.

Kihn currently is the morning DJ at San Jose, California classic rock radio station KUFX-FM (promotional name 98.5 KFOX). As part of the Jones Radio Network he also does the late night show on classic rock radio station WKGO (FM) (promotional name go106.com) in Cumberland, Maryland.

Since 2001, the Greg Kihn Band has been one of the opening acts at the annual Kihncert, which is organized by KFOX.

Greg's son Ry Kihn (named for guitarist Ry Cooder) sometimes plays with his father's band, as well as a band of his own, Big Fun USA. He also has a daughter, who once sang Christmas carols on his radio show.

Greg Kihn was inducted into the San Jose Rock Hall of Fame in 2007.

Discography

  • 1976 Greg Kihn Band
  • 1977 Greg Kihn Again
  • 1978 Next Of Kihn
  • 1979 With The Naked Eye
  • 1980 Glass House Rock
  • 1981 Rockihnroll
  • 1982 Kihntinued
  • 1983 Kihnspiracy
  • 1984 Kihntagious
  • 1985 Citizen Kihn
  • 1986 Love And Rock And Roll

Author

Kihn has also written four novels, his first, Horror Show in 1996, his second, Shade of Pale followed in 1997. Mojo Hand, and Big Rock Beat were sequels to Horror Show. Kihn also released a collection of short stories by himself and other well known rock musicians, named Carved in Rock: Short Stories by Musicians. Contributors include Pete Townshend, Graham Parker, Joan Jett, and Ray Davies.

Horror Show was nominated for the prestigious Bram Stoker Award[1].

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See also

References

  1. ^ Greg Kihn Horror Show Novel

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