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Hot Tuna: Jorma Kaukonen (vocals, guitars); Papa John Creach (violin, vocals); Jack Casady (bass, vocals); Sammy Piazza (drums, percussion, vocals).Additional personnel: David Crosby (vocals); Richmond Talbott (vocals, guitar); Nikki Buck (keyboards).Recorded at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, California.All songs have been digitally remastered.All songs written by Jorma Kaukonen except "99 Year Blues" (Julius Daniels/Torrence), "Keep On Truckin'" (Bob Carleton) and "Let Us Get Together Right Down Here" (Gary Davis).Personnel: Richard Talbott (vocals, guitar, slide guitar); Jorma Kaukonen (vocals, guitar); Papa John Creach (vocals, violin); Sammy Piazza (vocals, drums, timpani, percussion); David Crosby, Jack Casady (vocals); Nick Buck (piano, organ, keyboards, synthesizer).Audio Mixer: Betty Cantor.Liner Note Author: William Ruhlmann.Recording information: Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, CA.Photographer: Bruce Steinberg.Unknown Contributor Role: Jack Casady.The magnificent, though sometimes top-heavy, splinter group formed by Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen from the Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna allowed two exceptional musicians to stretch out and explore their love of old blues. It also kept them from becoming bored while Grace Slick and Paul Katner gazed at the ocean. A strong feature of this Tuna album was the violin of Papa John Creach. They successfully mixed beautifully evocative instrumentals such as "Highway Song" with traditional numbers like "True Religion." Their own blues sounded authentic, notably with the most agreeable "Keep On Truckin'." Make a note of its tongue-in-cheek fishy lyrics, which only a Hot Tuna could sing.