Born on July 10, 1949, in Baltimore, Maryland, singer, songwriter, and guitarist
Greg Kihn launched his career as a in Baltimore as a solo troubadour but leaned
into rock and roll once he relocated to San Francisco, California in 1974.
Signing to the Beserkley Records label, he issued three albums under his own
name – Greg Kihn (1976), Greg Kihn Again (1977), and Next of Kihn (1978) –
before reverting to The Greg Kihn Band for the release of With the Naked Eye
(1979). While the band was a popular live attraction and received great press,
they didn’t cross over until the release o...