Kingfish

Genres:	Country & Bluegrass • Pop / Rock
Descriptive "tags":	classic rock • rock • blues • jam • jam band • folk • country rock • american • blues rock • rock and roll • relax • new orleans
Decades Active:	1970s • 1980s • 1990s • 2000s
Links online:	Wikipedia

Biography

Formed in 1974 in San Francisco, California, USA, Kingfish were one of the city’s most popular live attractions during the late 70s. Founder members Matt Kelly (guitar, vocals) and Chris Herold (drums) first worked together in the 60s in the New Delhi River Band. In 1968 they formed Horses who recorded an album for White Whale Records. This group’s lead guitarist Bobby Hoddinot joined Kelly and Herold in 1973 in Lonesome Janet, along with Nick Ward (keyboards). When Dave Torbert (bass, ex-New Riders Of The Purple Sage and New Delhi Blues Band) was added to the line-up in 1974, Lonesome Janet became known as Kingfish. Ward died in 1974, after which Grateful Dead guitarist/vocalist Bob Weir joined the remaining musicians, boosting their popularity overnight. Kingfish captures their relaxed, bar band style, but it disguised internal disharmony. Weir left soon after its completion and Live’N’Kicking featured a four-piece group. Dave Perber replaced...

Read the Full Biography of Kingfish