Barbeque King

Barbeque King is an album that Jorma Kaukonen of Hot Tuna and Jefferson Airplane recorded in 1980 with his then-current band Vital Parts. It was the last album Kaukonen recorded for RCA, as the company dropped him from the label due to poor sales.

Side A

 * 1) "Runnin' with the Fast Crowd" (Wilcey, Denny DeGorio) – 2:52
 * 2) "Man for All Seasons" (Jorma Kaukonen, DeGorio) – 3:34
 * 3) "Starting Over Again" (Kaukonen, DeGorio, David Kahne, John Stench) – 3:16
 * 4) "Milkcow Blues Boogie" (Kokomo Arnold) – 3:02
 * 5) "Road and Roads &" (Kaukonen) – 4:23

Side B

 * 1) "Love Is Strange" (Ethel Smith, Mickey Baker) – 3:32
 * 2) "To Hate Is to Stay Young" (Kaukonen) – 3:02
 * 3) "Rockabilly Shuffle" (Kaukonen) – 2:42
 * 4) "Snout Psalm" (Kaukonen, DeGorio) – 3:12
 * 5) "Barbeque King" (Kaukonen, John Stench) – 3:57

The original acoustic version of "Roads and Roads &" appeared on Jorma Kaukonen's second solo album Jorma.

Personnel

 * Jorma Kaukonen – guitars, vocals
 * Denny DeGorio – bass
 * John Stench – drums

Additional Personnel

 * Hilary Stench – bass on "Starting Over Again"
 * Mike Butera – saxophone on "Love Is Strange"
 * Larry Whitman, Steve Huff – backing vocals on "Runnin' with the Fast Crowd" and "Starting Over Again"

Production

 * David Kahne – producer, engineer
 * Wayne Lewis, La'ertes Lee Muldrow – second engineers
 * Recorded at The Automatt, San Francisco
 * Mastered by John Golden at Kendun Recorders
 * Bill Thompson – manager
 * Jacky Kaukonen – secretary
 * Lora Lovrien – publicity