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 1972. He started writing songs and playing coffee houses while still in high school in the Baltimore area. At the age of 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. He moved to California in 1972 and worked painting houses, singing in the streets, and working behind the counter at Berkeley record store Rather Ripped Records with future band mate and Earthquake guitarist Gary Phillips. The following year, he became one of the first artists signed to Matthew Kaufmans Beserkley Records. Along with Jonathan Richman, Earthquake, and the Rubinoos, Kihn helped to carve the labels sound. In 1976, after his debut on the compilation Beserkley Chartbusters, he recorded his first album with his own band, called The Greg Kihn Band, consisting of Robbie Dunbar (guitar), Steve Wright (bass), and Larry Lynch (drums). Robbie Dunbar, already a member of Earthquake, was replaced by Dave Carpender in time to record their second album Greg Kihn Again. The lineup of Kihn, Wright, Lynch, and Carpender lasted until 1983 (augmenting to a quintet in 1981 with the addition of keyboardist Gary Phillips). Greg Douglas replaced Dave Carpender on guitar just prior to the bands 1983 Kihnspiracy album. MORE at . . . wikipedia.org
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