The Greg Kihn Band

The Greg Kihn Band
The Greg Kihn Band in 2008
Background information
Origin	Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Genres	Rock pop rock power pop
Years active	1976 (1976)–present
Labels	Beserkley
Website	gregkihn.com
Members	Greg Kihn Ry Kihn Robert Berry Dave Danza Dave "Bro" Lauser
Past members	Steve Wright Larry Lynch Robbie Dunbar Dave Carpender Gary Phillips Greg Douglass Tyler Eng Craig Kirchoff Pat Mosca Joe Satriani Jimmy Lyon

The Greg Kihn Band is an American band that was started by frontman Greg Kihn and bassist Steve Wright. Their most successful singles include "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)" (Billboard Hot 100 #15) and "Jeopardy" (Billboard Hot 100 #2). The group's musical style and genres comprise rock,pop rock and power pop.

Greg Kihn began his career in his hometown of Baltimore, MD, working in the singer/songwriter mold, but switched to straightforward rock & roll when he moved to San Francisco in 1972.

He started writing songs and playing coffee houses while still in high school in the Baltimore area. At the age of 17 his mother submitted a tape of one of his original songs to the talent contest of the big local Top 40 radio station WCAO, in which he took first prize and won three things that would change his life: a typewriter, a stack of records, and a Vox electric guitar.

He moved to California in 1972 and worked painting houses, singing in the streets, and working behind the counter at Berkeley record store Rather Ripped Records with future band mate and Earth Quake keyboardist Gary Phillips. The following year, he became one of the first artists signed to Matthew Kaufman's Beserkley Records. Along with Jonathan Richman, Earth Quake, and The Rubinoos, Kihn helped to carve the label's sound. In 1976, after his debut on the compilation Beserkley Chartbusters, he recorded his first album, Greg Kihn, with his own band, called The Greg Kihn Band, consisting of Robbie Dunbar (guitar), Steve Wright (bass), and Larry Lynch (drums).