Episode 301: Jorma Kaukonen

I’m so excited to kick off Season 6 of Roadcase with Grammy winner, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and founding member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, the one and only Jorma Kaukonen!!  Jorma was a true pioneer of the counter-culture era of psychedelic rock in the late 60s San Francisco music scene, and having him on the show is particularly relevant as we sadly just lost another music icon, Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead. I spoke to Jorma in November, thus prior to recent events, and he talked to me about his time in the early days in Palo Alto and Haight Asbury in San Francisco, the founding of Jefferson Airplane and his deep love of blues guitar. Jorma also spoke to me about his reflections on touring, and the historic shows of that period in music, having been one of the few artists to play all three landmark festivals, Monterey Pop, Woodstock and Altamont.Jorma is intellectually curious — a lifelong learner — with a diverse cultural background of both Jewish and Finnish heritage, and having grown up in Pakistan, didn’t really learn of the burgeoning modern rock music wave, as it were, until his arrival in the States in 1955. This is a fascinating conversation with a true musical icon of amazing sensibility with a deep historical perspective and tons of mind-blowing stories!! =======================================For more information on Roadcase:https://linktr.ee/roadcasepod and https://www.roadcasepod.comOr contact Roadcase by email:  [email protected] theme music:  "Eugene (Instrumental)" by Waltzer