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Also known as Gregory Stanley Kihn

American musician and writer (1949–2024)

Person · Open Library

Works
13

Top works

  • Rubber Soul (Advance Reader Copy)
  • Painted black
  • Rubber soul
  • Carved in rock
  • Storyteller

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1949-07-10
Active to
2024-08-13
pop rockrock

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
30,900
Total plays
172,894

Tags

80srocknew wavepower popsinger-songwriter

Greg Kihn (born July 10, 1950 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a U.S. pop musician. He is of Polish descent. He is the front man for the Greg Kihn Band, who are perhaps best known for their hit single "Jeopardy" was heavily rotated in the early years of MTV. "Jeopardy" soon served as the basis for a hit parody ("I Lost on Jeopardy") by Weird Al Yankovic. Other popular songs include "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)" and "Lucky." Beginning in 1976, The Greg Kihn Band put out several albums on

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Baltimore
Place of death
San Francisco
Occupation
guitarist
Instrument
voice
Official website
gregkihn.com
Image
Greg Kihn.jpg
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date of birth
1949-07-10
date of death
2024-08-13
start of work period
1976-00-00
cause of death
Alzheimer's disease
medical condition
Alzheimer's disease
manner of death
natural causes
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