Gregory Stanley Kihn was born on July 10,1949 and is an American rock musician, radio personality, and novelist.
19 Facts About Greg Kihn
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Greg Kihn founded and led The Greg Kihn Band, which scored hit songs in the 1980s, and has written several horror novels.
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Greg Kihn started writing songs and playing coffee houses while still in high school in the Baltimore area.
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When Greg Kihn was 17, his mother submitted a tape of one of his original songs to the talent contest of the big local Top 40 radio station WCAO, in which he took first prize and won three things that would change his life: a typewriter, a stack of records, and a Vox electric guitar.
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In 1976, after his debut on the compilation Beserkley Chartbusters, he recorded his first album with his own ensemble, called The Greg Kihn Band, comprising Robbie Dunbar, Steve Wright, and Larry Lynch.
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The lineup of Kihn, Wright, Lynch, Phillips, and Carpender lasted until 1983, when Greg Douglass replaced Dave Carpender.
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Greg Kihn spent most of the 1980s touring constantly, opening arena-sized shows for groups such as Journey, the Grateful Dead, and the Rolling Stones.
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Greg Kihn often appeared on TV during this period on shows such as Solid Gold, American Bandstand, and Saturday Night Live.
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In 1985, Greg Kihn broke with Beserkley Records and signed with EMI.
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From 1996 through 2012, Greg Kihn was a morning radio disc jockey for San Francisco Bay Area classic rock radio station KUFX.
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Greg Kihn published many short stories during this period, some appearing in the Hot Blood series of erotic horror fiction.
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Greg Kihn was contributing editor to Carved in Rock, a compilation of short fiction by musicians including Pete Townshend, Joan Jett, Ray Davies, and Kinky Friedman.
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The Greg Kihn Band continues to play with a line-up comprising Kihn's son Ry Kihn on lead guitar, Dave Danza on drums, Dave Medd on keyboards, and Robert Berry on bass.
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Greg Kihn was inducted into San Jose Rocks Hall of Fame in 2007.
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In September 2013, Greg Kihn conducted an interview with Music Life Radio detailing his life, including music, radio, and writing careers.
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Greg Kihn has two children: son Ry, a guitarist; and Lexi, a nurse.
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Greg Kihn has written four horror fiction novels, beginning with Horror Show, which nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel, followed by Shade of Pale.
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Greg Kihn released Carved in Rock: Short Stories by Musicians, a collection of short stories written by him and other well-known rock musicians including Pete Townshend, Graham Parker, Joan Jett, and Ray Davies.
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In 2013, Greg Kihn released Rubber Soul, a murder mystery novel featuring the Beatles.