Greg Kihn whose namesake band was popular in the '80s has died, reportedly of Altheimer's Disease, he was 75.
Kihn sang the catchy "The Breakup Song", actually released in 1978. Also, a later hit simply titled "Jeopardy"
During a period of either long hair or close cropped hairdo's, along with heavy synthesizers, Kihn had what I would call a California surfer look and a guitar and drum somewhat retro sound.
He had a penchant for using puns of his last name for album titles like Rockkihnroll and Kihnspiracy.
I got to see him perform at the '83 Wave Spectacular, which was actually held in 1982 (that's not an error) and was sponsored by KYYX. Since I worked for the station, I was able to get in free.
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He also did the next of kin song.
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