Kingfish is the self-titled first album by the rock band Kingfish

Kingfish (band)

Kingfish is an American rock band led by Matthew Kelly, a musician, singer, and songwriter who plays guitar and harmonica. Kelly co-founded Kingfish in 1973 with New Riders of the Purple Sage bass player Dave Torbert and fellow San Francisco Bay Area musicians Robbie Hoddinott, Chris Herold, and...

. It was recorded and released in 1976. It is not to be confused with the band's fourth album, which is also called Kingfish

Kingfish (1985 album)

Kingfish is an album by the rock band Kingfish. It contains previously unreleased tracks that were recorded at various times during the band's first eight years, and is sometimes referred to as Kingfish . Released by Relix Records as a vinyl LP in 1985, side one was recorded in the studio, and...

.

When they recorded their debut album, the lineup of Kingfish included Grateful Dead

Grateful Dead

The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The band was known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, improvisational jazz, psychedelia, and space rock, and for live performances of long...

 rhythm guitarist Bob Weir

Bob Weir

Bob Weir is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, most recognized as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the Grateful Dead disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead, together with other former members of the Grateful Dead...

. 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

Matthew Kelly (musician)

Matthew Kelly, also known as Matt Kelly, is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He plays guitar and harmonica. Kelly is best known for being the leader of the rock band Kingfish, and for his association with Bob Weir and the Grateful Dead....

 on guitar and harmonica, Dave Torbert

Dave Torbert

Dave Torbert was a Bay Area musician, best known for his associations with the Grateful Dead and the New Riders of the Purple Sage. He played bass for the latter group, replacing Phil Lesh during the sessions for their first album...

 on bass, Robbie Hoddinott on guitar, and Chris Herold on drums.

Track listing

1. "Lazy Lightnin'" (John Perry Barlow
   John Perry Barlow
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   , Bob Weir) – 3:02
2. "Supplication" (Barlow, Weir) – 2:56
3. "Wild Northland" (Tom Hovey, Dave Torbert) – 2:24
4. "Asia Minor" (John Carter, Tim Gilbert, Hovey, Scott Quigley) – 3:32
5. "Home to Dixie" (Barlow, John Cutler, Matt Kelly, Weir) – 3:52
6. "Jump for Joy" (Carter, Gilbert) – 3:49
7. "Good-Bye Yer Honor" (Hovey, Kelly, Torbert) – 2:56
8. "Big Iron" (Marty Robbins
   Marty Robbins
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   ) – 4:30
9. "This Time" (Kelly, Torbert) – 4:23
10. "Hypnotize" (Kelly, Torbert) – 4:35
11. "Bye and Bye" (trad., arr. Barlow, Weir) – 4:03

Kingfish

• Bob Weir
  Bob Weir
  Bob Weir is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, most recognized as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the Grateful Dead disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead, together with other former members of the Grateful Dead...
  
   – guitar
  Electric guitar
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  , vocals
  Singing
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• Matthew Kelly
  Matthew Kelly (musician)
  Matthew Kelly, also known as Matt Kelly, is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He plays guitar and harmonica. Kelly is best known for being the leader of the rock band Kingfish, and for his association with Bob Weir and the Grateful Dead....
  
   – guitar, harmonica
  Harmonica
  The harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
  
  , vocals
• Dave Torbert
  Dave Torbert
  Dave Torbert was a Bay Area musician, best known for his associations with the Grateful Dead and the New Riders of the Purple Sage. He played bass for the latter group, replacing Phil Lesh during the sessions for their first album...
  
   – bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  , vocals
• Robby Hoddinott – lead guitar
  Lead guitar
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  , slide guitar
  Slide guitar
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• Chris Herold – drums
  Drum kit
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  , percussion
  Percussion instrument
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Additional personnel

• Steve Evans
  Steve Evans
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   – bass
• Barry Flast – piano
  Piano
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  , 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
  Dan Healy (soundman)
  Dan Healy is an audio engineer most famous for his work with the American rock band the Grateful Dead. He succeeded Owsley "Bear" Stanley as the group's chief sound man...
  
  , 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