The Greg Kihn Band is an American pop-rock band. It was formed in 1976 by Greg Kihn who is also the frontman of the band. The first lineup of the band included Steve Wright (bass), Robbie Dunbar (guitar) and Larry Lynch (drummer), and Greg Kihn himself.
Greg Kihn is an American rock singer-songwriter who began his career at the tender age of 17. He is also an author and has published quite a number of horror novels.
The band he formed still exists but with a different lineup. The lineup consists of Greg’s son Ry Kihn (lead guitar), Dave Danza (drummer), Dave Medd (keyboards), and Robert Berry (bass).
Meet the Band Members
Present members
Greg Kihn
Greg Kihn began his career in music in his hometown, Baltimore. He wrote songs and played music in coffee houses while he was still in high school. His original songs were submitted to the talent contest of the local top 40 radio station by his mother when he was 17. He won the contest and was given a typewriter, a stack of records, and a VOX electric guitar.
The 75 years old musician has quite a number of hit songs that made it during his time. He still performs in public events and charity events or promoted events.
He has also done charity work for “Operation Care and Comfort”.
He also works for the children’s hospital in Oakland California especially those battling cancer.
Greg Kihn was nominated for the 2010 Man of the Year award by the Lymphoma Society. In 2007, he has inducted into the San Jose Rock Hall of Fame.
Ry Kihn
Ry Kihn is currently the guitarist and keyboardist of the Greg Kihn Band. He grew up watching his father sing and that motivated him to enroll in the Berklee College of Music in Boston.
He has worked with big-name rock artists like Eddie Money, Joe Satriani, and Billy Idol among others. Ry Kihn also worked as a guitarist on his dad’s KFOX morning radio show for more than 10 years.
Robert Berry
Robert Berry is a Grammy-nominated recording artist and vocalist best known for his work with Hush, Carl Palmer, Los Tres Gusanos, and currently Greg Kihn’s band.
Robert Berry is the leader of December people who produces Christmas music. The group has produced four albums of Christmas songs and makes the music arranged in the style of different classic rock artists. The songs are performed during the holidays.
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Dave Danza
Dave Danza joined Greg Kihn band in 1996. He is the drummer of the band to date. He used to be with Eddie Money.
Dave Medd
Dave Medd is the keyboardist of the band since 1996 till now. Dave Medd of from The Tubes.
Some Former members
Steve Wright
Steve Wright was an American bass guitarist. He was known for his works with Traumatic experience and also Greg Kihn Band.
He died of a heart attack at UC Davis Hospital in Sacramento, California on January 16, 2017. Greg Kihn announced his death on the band’s website on January 17, 2017.
Larry Lynch
Larry Lynch is a talented vocalist and songwriter. He is the former drummer for the Greg Kihn Band. He left the band in 1986. His current band is called “Larry Lynch and the Mob”.
Dave Carpender
Dave Carpender was an American musician and guitarist for the Greg Kihn Band from 1976 to 1983. He died at the age of 57 as a result of heart failure in 2007.
Jimmy Lyon
Jimmy Lyon joined the Greg Kihn band in 1987 as the guitarist. He worked with Eddie Money in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was also the lead guitarist for the Tina Turner Private Dancer tour in 1985.
He is not just a musician but also a certified flight instructor.
The Band’s Net Worth
The band has had a lot of achievements and awards since it was formed. The Greg Kihn band’s net worth is still under review.
Greg Kihn band’s Best songs
The band has quite a number of good songs but the following have been considered the best songs so far.
- Jeopardy: This song became a hit song when it was released in 1983. It was released in the album Kihnspiracy. The song is the band’s only top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. This song was number 2 on the chart. The music video was said to be MTV’s favorite.
- The breakup song: The song was written by Greg Kihn and Steve Wright. It was released in the album rockihnroll which was released in 1981. The song reached no. 15 on the billboard hot 100 singles chart and also no. 5 on the billboard top tracks charts.
- Reunited: The song was released in 1984 on the album Kihntagious.
- Love and rock and roll: Love and rock and roll were recorded in the album love and rock and roll. Most of the band members were new except Greg Kihn.
Here are 5 interesting facts about the Greg Kihn Band
- The band has released almost 25 albums, 8 music videos and it is managed and signed by Beserkley.
- The band’s musical style and genres include rock, pop-rock, and power pop.
- Greg Kihn was influenced by the Beatles and their appearance on the Ed Sullivan show.
- The band’s frontman, Greg Kihn has written four horror fiction novels and one of them, Horror Snow was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for the Best First Novel.
- An annual event is hosted by KFOX annually at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in California. The concert is called ‘kihncert and it features the Greg Kihn Band. Greg Kihn is always the show opener as well as MC.
