Greg Kihn is an American

United States

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 rock musician, radio personality

Radio personality

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 and novelist.

Music

Kihn is the front man for The Greg Kihn Band

The Greg Kihn Band

The Greg Kihn Band is an American band that was started by frontman Greg Kihn and bassist Steve Wright. Their most successful singles include "The Breakup Song " and "Jeopardy" .-History:...

, which released several singles and albums that made the charts in the early 1980s. The best known songs by the Greg Kihn Band are the #15 hit "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)

The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)

"The Breakup Song " is a single by The Greg Kihn Band released in 1981 from their album, Rockihnroll. The song reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and #5 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart. It has been featured in several films, including Let Me In ....

" (1981) and 1983's #2 hit "Jeopardy

Jeopardy (song)

"Jeopardy" is a hit song released in 1983 by The Greg Kihn Band on their album Kihnspiracy. It is the band's first and only Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, reaching #2 in March 1983 and also hitting #1 on the dance charts the following month. Composition/Chord Structure:The song...

." The latter was spoofed by "Weird Al" Yankovic

"Weird Al" Yankovic

Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, accordionist, actor, comedian, writer, satirist, and parodist. Yankovic is known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts...

 as "I Lost on Jeopardy

I Lost on Jeopardy

"I Lost On Jeopardy" is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic from his second album, "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D. The song is a parody of "Jeopardy" by The Greg Kihn Band, and its refrain "Our love's in jeopardy"...

" on Yankovic's album Weird Al Yankovic in 3-D, and Kihn himself made a cameo appearance in the music video

Music video

A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

 for that song.

As of early June 2011, Kihn was the morning DJ

Disc jockey

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 at San Jose, California

San Jose, California

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 classic rock radio station KUFX-FM, whose promotional name was 98.5 KFOX. As part of Dial Global Radio Networks, he syndicated a show on many Classic Rock radio stations nationwide. Kihn did the late night show for many years on classic rock radio station WKGO (FM) in Cumberland, Maryland.

Since 2001, The Greg Kihn Band has been one of the opening acts at the annual Kihncert, which is organized by KFOX.

Greg's son Ry Kihn (named for guitarist Ry Cooder

Ry Cooder

Ryland Peter "Ry" Cooder is an American guitarist, singer and composer. He is known for his slide guitar work, his interest in roots music from the United States, and, more recently, his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries.His solo work has been eclectic, encompassing...

) sometimes plays with his father's band, as well as a band of his own, Big Fun USA. He also has a daughter, who once sang Christmas carols on his radio show.

Kihn was inducted into the San Jose Rock Hall of Fame in 2007.

Discography

• 1975 Greg Kihn
• 1976 Greg Kihn Band
• 1977 Greg Kihn Again
• 1978 Next Of Kihn
• 1979 With The Naked Eye
• 1980 Glass House Rock
• 1981 Rockihnroll
• 1982 Kihntinued
• 1983 Kihnspiracy
• 1984 Kihntagious
• 1985 Citizen Kihn
• 1986 Love & Rock & Roll
• 1992 Kihn of Hearts
• 1994 Mutiny
• 1996 Horror Show

Author

Kihn has also written four novels. His first was Horror Show, in 1996. His second, Shade of Pale followed in 1997. Mojo Hand, and Big Rock Beat were sequels to Horror Show. Kihn also released a collection of short stories by himself and other well known rock musicians, named Carved in Rock: Short Stories by Musicians. Contributors include Pete Townshend

Pete Townshend

Peter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group The Who, as well as for his own solo career...

, Graham Parker

Graham Parker

Graham Parker is a British rock singer and songwriter, who is best known as the lead singer of the popular British band Graham Parker & the Rumour.-Early career :...

, Joan Jett

Joan Jett

Joan Jett is an American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and actress.She is best known for her work with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts including their hit cover "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", which was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 from March 20 to May 1, 1982, as well as for their other popular...

, and Ray Davies

Ray Davies

Ray Davies, CBE is an English rock musician. He is best known as lead singer and songwriter for the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother, Dave...

.

Horror Show was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award.

See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

External links

• Greg Kihn's website
• Greg Kihn's page on the KFOX website
• [ Greg Kihn's biography on AllMusic.com]