VRP Rocks

35. Jorma Kaukonen - Jefferson Airplane

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Jorma Kaukonen is not only a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee but with his band Jefferson Airplane he was awarded a lifetime achievement award from the Grammy’s too while Rolling Stone magazine ranked him in the top 100 guitarists of all time. In this interview Jorma talks all about the burgeoning psychedelic scene in San Francisco in the 60s, performing with Janis Joplin before they were both famous, his thoughts on Grace Slick and the 80s pop band Starship, playing Woodstock and wowing the New York Times with his recent online concerts. It's a thorough, honest and entertaining interview with a legendary guitarist.

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