Greg Kihn
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Greg Kihn (born July 10, 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a U.S. pop musician & radio personality.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Music
Greg Kihn is the front man for The Greg Kihn Band, which released several records that made the charts in the early 1980s. The best known songs by The Greg Kihn Band are "The Breakup Song" (1981) and "Jeopardy" (1983).
Greg currently is the morning DJ at San Jose, California classic rock radio station KUFX-FM (promotional name 98.5 K-Fox).
Since 2001, the Greg Kihn Band has been one of the opening acts at the annual Kihncert, which is organized by K-Fox.
Greg's son Ry Kihn (named for guitarist Ry Cooder) sometimes plays with his dad's band, as well as a band of his own, Big Fun USA. He also has a daughter, who once sang Christmas carols on his radio show.
Kihn has also written four novels, Horrow Show, Shade of Pale, Mojo Hand, and Big Rock Beat, and released a collection of short stories by himself and other well known rock musicians, named Carved In Rock: Short Stories By Musicians. Contributors include Ray Manzarek of The Doors, Pete Townshend of The Who, Joan Jett, and Ray Davies of The Kinks.
Greg Kihn was inducted into the San Jose Rock Hall of Fame in 2007.
[edit] Author
In 1996, Kihn published his first novel, Horror Show. The book was nominated for the prestigious Bram Stoker Award[1]. His second novel, Shade of Pale followed in 1997. His next two books, Big Rock Beat and Mojo Hand were sequels to Horror Show.
[edit] Albums
- Greg Kihn (1976)
- Greg Kihn Again (1977)
- Next Of Kihn (1978) #145 US
- With The Naked Eye (1979) #115 US
- Glass House Rock (1980) #167 US
- Rockihnroll (1981) #32 US
- Kihntinued (1982) #32 US
- Kihnspiracy (1983) #15 US
- Kihntagious (1984) #121 US
- Citizen Kihn (1985) #51 US
- Love and Rock & Roll (1986)
- Kihn of Hearts (1991)
- Mutiny (1994)
- Horror Show (1996)
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | US Hot 100 | US M.S.R. | UK singles | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)" | #15 | #5 | - | Rockihnroll |
| 1981 | "Sheila" | - | #39 | - | Rockihnroll |
| 1981 | "The Girl Most Likely" | - | #57 | - | Rockihnroll |
| 1982 | "Testify" | - | #5 | - | Kihntinued |
| 1982 | "Happy Man" | #62 | #30 | - | Kihntinued |
| 1983 | "Jeopardy" | #2 | #5 | #63 | Kihnspiracy |
| 1983 | "Love Never Fails" | #59 | - | - | Kihnspiracy |
| 1985 | "Lucky" | #30 | #24 | - | Citizen Kihn |
| 1986 | "Love and Rock & Roll" | #92 | - | - | Love and Rock & Roll |
[edit] Bibliography
- Horror Show Tom Doherty Assoc Llc ISBN 0812551087
- Shade of Pale Tor Books ISBN 0812551095
- Big Rock Beat Forge Books ISBN 0312867565
- Mojo Hand Forge Books ISBN 0312872461
[edit] See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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