Hot Tuna is an American blues rock band formed in 1969 by former Jefferson Airplane members Jorma Kaukonen (guitar, vocals) and Jack Casady (bass). Although the lineup has changed frequently over the years, the core of the band has always been the long‑running collaboration between Kaukonen and Casady. Hot Tuna began as a side project to Jefferson Airplane, created during a period when Grace Slick was recovering from vocal cord nodule surgery and unable to perform. The group was initially named Hot Shit, but the members soon opted for the more suitable name Hot Tuna. According to Kaukonen, the name came from a “witty wag” who shouted “hot tuna” after hearing the lyric “What’s that smell like fish, oh baby” from the song “Keep On Truckin’.” Kaukonen, Casady, Paul Kantner, and new drummer Joey Covington performed several shows around San Francisco, including at The Matrix, the original club associated with Jefferson Airplane. When Jefferson Airplane resumed touring to support Volunteers, Hot Tuna often served as the opening act. Their early repertoire consisted largely of Kaukonen’s Airplane material and covers of American country and blues artists such as Reverend Gary Davis, Jelly Roll Morton, Bo Carter, and Blind Blake. In September 1969, Kaukonen and Casady used the Hot Tuna name for a week of acoustic‑based concerts at the New Orleans House in Berkeley, California. Recordings from these performances were released as the band’s self‑titled debut album in 1970.
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