Jorma Kaukonen on the Jefferson Airplane and Psychedelic 1960s (Audio)
A 1996 Conversation About Music, Drugs, and San Francisco
Six month ago I posted a transcription of my November 1996 interview with Jorma Kaukonen on his role in Jefferson Airplane and the rise of psychedelic music in San Francisco. With ten of thousands of reads, this has become the most viewed Talking Guitar post. I thought some of you Jorma fans might enjoy listening to that conversation, so here’s the world-debut podcast of the audio:
Quotes from this conversation appeared in my February 1997 “Psychedelia” cover story in Guitar Player magazine. Click here for a transcription of the complete interview: Jorma Kaukonen on the Jefferson Airplane and Psychedelic 1960s.
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