# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jorma-kaukonen
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:01:26.089Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jorma-kaukonen"
name: "Jorma Kaukonen"
slug: "jorma-kaukonen"
description: "Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen Jr. is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist. Kaukonen performed with Jefferson Airplane, and still performs regularly on tour with Hot Tuna, which started as a side project with bassist Jack Casady, and as of early 2024 has continued for 55 years. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him No. 54 on its list of \"100 Greatest Guitarists\". He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 as a member of Jefferson Airplane."
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1940-12-23"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  sourceConfidence:     70
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  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump