Jorma Kaukonen

Jorma Kaukonen (born December 23, 1940 in Washington, D.C.) is an American blues, folk and rock guitarist. He was a founding member of Jefferson Airplane but Jorma Kaukonen and Airplane's bassi

Jorma Kaukonen (born December 23, 1940 in Washington, D.C.) is an American blues, folk and rock guitarist. He was a founding member of Jefferson Airplane but Jorma Kaukonen and Airplane's bassist, Jack Casady, eventually left the band to form Hot Tuna, which started out as a vehicle for Kaukonen to show off his considerable Piedmont style acoustic blues fingerpicking skills. Jorma's beginning was backing a young Janis Joplin; his most famous solo record was Quah (1974) in which, according to fingerpickers, he plays one of the best fingerpicking sessions ever, together with Tom Hobson. He currently owns and operates the Fur Peace Ranch, a music and guitar camp in the hills of southeast Ohio and still plays with Hot Tuna.

The curious picture in Quah's cover is on display at Donkey's, a coffee shop in Athens, Ohio.