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1976 debut studio album by Kingfish Not to be confused with Kingfish (1985 album), the band's fourth album.

Kingfish

Studio album by Kingfish

Released

March 1976

Genre

Rock

Length

40:07

Kingfish chronology

Kingfish
(1976)

Live 'n' Kickin'
(1977)

Bob Weir chronology

Ace
(1972)

Kingfish
(1976)

Live 'n' Kickin'
(1977)

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Kingfish is the self-titled first album by the rock band Kingfish. It was recorded and released in 1976.

When they recorded their debut album, the lineup of Kingfish included Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir. Weir was a member of the band from 1974 to 1976, and left the group shortly after the album's release. Kingfish includes "Lazy Lightnin'" and "Supplication", a jazzy song combination sung by Weir that quickly found its way into the Grateful Dead repertoire.

Besides Weir, Kingfish features original band members Matthew Kelly on guitar and harmonica, Dave Torbert on bass, Robbie Hoddinott on guitar, and Chris Herold on drums.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Lazy Lightnin'"	John Perry Barlow, Bob Weir	Weir	3:02
2.	"Supplication"	Barlow, Weir	Weir	2:56
3.	"Wild Northland"	Tim Hovey, Dave Torbert	Torbert	2:24
4.	"Asia Minor"	John Carter, Tim Gilbert, Hovey, Scott Quigley	Torbert	3:32
5.	"Home to Dixie"	Barlow, John Cutler, Matt Kelly, Weir	Weir	3:52
6.	"Jump for Joy"	Carter, Gilbert	Torbert	3:49

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Good-Bye Yer Honor"	Hovey, Kelly, Torbert	Torbert	2:56
2.	"Big Iron"	Marty Robbins	Weir	4:30
3.	"This Time"	Kelly, Torbert	Torbert	4:23
4.	"Hypnotize"	Kelly, Torbert	Torbert	4:35
5.	"Bye and Bye" (arrangement: Barlow, Weir)	traditional	Weir	4:03
Total length:				40:07

Credits

Kingfish

Bob Weir – guitar, vocals, lead vocals on "Lazy Lightnin'", "Supplication", "Home to Dixie", "Big Iron" & "Bye and Bye"
Matthew Kelly – guitar, harmonica, vocals
Dave Torbert – bass, vocals
Robby Hoddinott – lead guitar, slide guitar
Chris Herold – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

Steve Evans – bass
Barry Flast – piano, vocals
Pablo Green – percussion on track 10
Anna Rizzo – vocals
Jim Sanchez – drums
J.D. Sharp – string symphonizer on tracks 1, 9, and 10

Production

Producer – Dan Healy, Bob Weir
Production assistants – Richard Hundgren, Dean Layman
Arrangement – Kingfish
Recording – Dan Healy, Kingfish
Engineer – Rob Taylor
Mastering – George Horn
Cover painting – Philip Garris
Trident logo – James A. Nelson III
Photography – Bob Marks

Notes

"Kingfish". The Grateful Dead Family Discography. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
Tamarkin, Jeff. "Kingfish". AllMusic. Retrieved October 20, 2018.

Bob Weir

Studio Albums

Bob Weir	Ace Heaven Help the Fool Blue Mountain
Kingfish	Kingfish
Bobby and the Midnites	Bobby and the Midnites Where the Beat Meets the Street
RatDog	Evening Moods

Live Albums

Kingfish	Live 'n' Kickin' Kingfish in Concert: King Biscuit Flower Hour
Bob Weir & Rob Wasserman	Live Fall 1989: The Long Island Sound
RatDog	Live at Roseland
The Other Ones	The Strange Remain
Wolf Bros	Live in Colorado Live in Colorado Vol. 2

Compilations

Weir Here – The Best of Bob Weir

Videos

Bands

Tamalpais Research Institute

Category: Bob Weir

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