On February 22, 1994, John Henry Creach aka Papa John Creach, died aged 76. He was musician (violin), performed and recorded with Jefferson Airplane (1970–1972), Hot Tuna, Jefferson Starship, Jefferson Starship – The Next Generation, the San Francisco All-Stars (1979–1984), The Dinosaurs (1982–1989) and Steve Taylor. Papa John Creach was a frequent guest at Charlie Daniels Band and Grateful Dead concerts.
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Hot Tuna: The Phosphorescent Rat
On January 3, 1974, “Grunt” label released “The Phosphorescent Rat”, the fourth Hot Tuna album. It was recorded May – October, 1973, at the “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Mallory Earl.
Personnel:
- Jorma Kaukonen– vocals, guitars
- Jack Casady– electric bass, bass balalaika
- Sammy Piazza –drums, spoons, percussion
- Andrew Narell – steel drums
- Tom Salisbury – conductor of strings and woodwinds
- Marek A. Majewski – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Jorma Kaukonen, except where noted
- I See the Light
- Letter to the North Star
- Easy Now
- Corners Without Exits
- Day to Day Out the Window Blues
- In the Kingdom
- Seeweed Strut
- Living Fust for You
- Soliloquy for 2
- Sally, Where’d You Get Your Liquor From? – Reverend Gary Davis
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