Some really hot tuna in Tel Aviv

December 23, 2010 - 9:50 AM by

He bought his first electric guitar with money he cashed in from Israel Bonds gifts that his grandparents had given him as a child. But it took the Jewish founder of famed rock bands Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna – Jorma Kaukonen – another few decades to make his first visit to Israel.

The 69-year-old Kaukonen, who turns 70 today, arrived for a Hot Tuna show in Tel Aviv last night along with his longtime musical partner Jack Casady, and showed the packed audience at Reading 3 that like the bluesmen of old, the more you play the more seasoned you get.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Kaukonen was presented at the end of the show with a surprise birthday cake with ‘Mazal Tov’ designed in icing, and a raucous rendition of “Yom Holedet Sameach” (Happy Birthday) from the appreciative crowd.

Kaukonen didn’t talk from the stage about his feelings about being in the Jewish homeland for the first time with his wife and young daughter (named Israel), but instead let his music do the talking. And if the inspired tunes ranging from raunchy electric blues to acoustic country folk were any indication, he was having a very good time indeed.

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One Comment on Some really hot tuna in Tel Aviv

  1. yuval on Thu, Dec 23rd 2010 4:23 PM

    2. a photos gallery and a video clip from last night show:

    pictures:

    http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=266054&id=721654653&l=73210d4a98

    video:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o91-ga1VJq0

    enjoy :-)

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