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  • Bibliography:
    7 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 1996
  • Latest Book:
    April 2015
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Greg Kihn (75) Alzheimer's
Born: June 20, 1949 - Baltimore, Maryland
Died: August 13, 2024 - San Francisco Bay Area

A rock musician best known for hit songs "Jeopardy" and "The Breakup Song" has died at age 75, after battling Alzheimer's disease.

He moved to San Francisco in the early 1970s and formed the Greg Kihn Band, which went on to release five albums. When the band released "The Breakup Song," it reached No. 15 on the Hot 100 chart and landed the group slots opening for the Rolling Stones and Journey, according to Rolling Stone. Then, two years later, they released "Jeopardy" and that song peaked at No. 2.

He was also a morning host for KFOX for 17 years and a night-time radio host across the country. He also went on to publish several novels and short stories, including Painted Black, Rubber Soul, Horror Show, Shade of Pale, Big Rock Beat, Mojo Hand and Carved in Rock.

Kihn is survived by his wife Jay Arafiles-Kihn, his son Ryan, his daughter Alexis Harrington-Kihn, his son-in-law Samora Harrington, his grandsons Nate and Zuri.

The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in Greg Kihn's name to the Alzheimer’s Association to help end Alzheimer’s disease.

Full Series List in Order

Special Warfare

Shade of Pale (Nov-1997)
Big Rock Beat (Oct-1998)
Mojo Hand (Nov-1999)

Book List in Order: 7 titles



  • A Bram Stoker Award finalist for Best First Novel: This endlessly inventive thriller pays homage to 1950s Hollywood horror films -- with a demonic twist Schlock horror director Landis Woodley lives in a decaying mansion in the Hollywood Hills. W...



  • A “fast-paced and entertaining” tale of a New York psychiatrist, an Irish terrorist, and a seductive banshee from the author of Horror Show (Library Journal).   Manhattan psychiatrist Jukes Wahler first spies her through a deli window: a stu...



  • It's 1967, the summer of love, ten years after legendary B movie director Landis Woodley's cult horror classic Cadaver. Now Woodley is shooting a rock-and-roll movie, complete with beach bunnies, hot rods, monsters, and rock bands. And as usual, mone...



  • It's 1977, 10 years after Big Rock Beat, and Beau Young is back. Now he's playin' the blues -- literally. As he tours smoky dives with blues legend Oakland Slim he uncovers an evil voodoo plot to assassinate the remaining blues masters. But disco rul...



  • Editor Greg Kihn is a popular west coast disc jockey who has spent 20 years as a professional musician. Along the way he has met thousands of fellow performers who share a gift for storytelling and an aptitude for artistic adventure. Storyteller ...



  • Greg Kihn continues to pioneer the rock-thriller genre with Rubber Soul, a murder mystery and an action-packed ride through Beatlemania, featuring the Beatles themselves. Dust Bin Bob runs a secondhand shop at the Flea Market at Penny Lane. He has an...



  • Dust Bin Bob is back after saving the day for the Beatles in Manila, except this time he’s hanging in Morocco with Brian Jones, the doomed original guitarist of the Rolling Stones. Brian buys an antique mirror used for the esoteric art of mirror ga...




Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Greg Kihn has published 7 books.

Greg Kihn does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Painted Black, was published in April 2015.

The first book by Greg Kihn, Horror Show, was published in September 1996.

Yes. Greg Kihn has 1 series.