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Greg Kihn began his career in his hometown of Baltimore, MD, working in the singer/songwriter mold, but switched to straightforward rock & roll when he moved to San Francisco in 1974. The following year, he became one of the first artists signed to Matthew Kaufman's now-legendary Beserkley Records. Along with Jonathan Richman, Earthquake, and the Rubinoos, Kihn helped to carve the label's sound -- melodic pop with a strong '60s pop sensibility -- a refreshing alternative to the bloated prog rock of the time. In 1976, after his debut on the compilation Beserkley Chartbusters, he recorded his first album with his own band consisting of Ronnie Dunbar (guitar), Steve Wright (bass), and Larry Lynch (drums). Through the '70s, he released an album each year and built a strong cult following through constant touring, becoming Beserkley's biggest seller. In 1981, he earned his first bona fide hit with the Top 20 single, "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)," from the Rockihnroll album. He continued in a more commercial vein through the '80s with a series of pun-titled albums: Kihntinued (1982), Kihnspiracy (1983), Kihntageous (1984), and Citizen Kihn (1985). He scored his biggest hit with 1983's "Jeopardy" (number two) from the Kihnspiracy album. One more single broke the Top 40, 1985's "Lucky," but by the time Love and Rock and Roll was released in 1986, the puns had run out and so had the hits. Kihn kept a relatively low profile throughout the '90s, releasing Mutiny in 1994 and Horror Show in 1996. All the Right Reasons followed in mid-2000.
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Greg Kihn (born July 10, 1949) is an American rock musician, radio personality, and novelist.
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Kihn is the front man for The Greg Kihn Band, which released several singles and albums that made the charts in the early 1980s. Their best-known songs are the #15 hit "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)" (1981) and 1983's #2 hit "Jeopardy". The latter was spoofed by "Weird Al" Yankovic as "I Lost on Jeopardy" on Yankovic's album Weird Al Yankovic in 3-D; Greg Kihn made a cameo appearance in the music video for that song.
Kihn is also an author, activist/humanitarian, blogger, playwright, and host of the Wolfgang's Vault syndicated radio feature on classic rock radio stations across the US (sponsored by the archive of the late promoter Bill "Wolfgang" Graham's concert recordings).
In 1996, Kihn became the morning DJ at San Jose, California classic rock radio station KUFX-FM, whose promotional name was 98.5 KFOX. As part of Dial Global Radio Networks, he syndicated a show on many classic rock radio stations nationwide. Kihn did the late night show for many years on classic rock radio station WKGO (FM) in Cumberland, Maryland. As of April 26, 2012, Kihn is still the morning DJ at KFOX. Since 2001, The Greg Kihn Band has been one of the opening acts at the annual Kihncert, which is organized by KFOX.
Greg's son Ry Kihn (named for guitarist Ry Cooder) sometimes plays with his father'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 was inducted into the San Jose Rock Hall of Fame in 2007.
