John Kadlecik

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Kadlecik
Occupation	Musician
Date Of Birth	Jun 28, 1969(1969-06-28)
Age	55
Birthplace	Council Bluffs
Country	United States
Birth City	Iowa
Horoscope	Gemini

John Kadlecik Biography

John Kadlecik is one of the most popular and richest Musician who was born on June 28, 1969 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States. John Kadlecik (born June 28 1969 Council Bluffs, Iowa) is an American guitarist from the United States. He was the founding member of the band as lead guitar of The Grateful Dead tribute band, Dark Star Orchestra, in 1997. From 2009 until 2014, he played with the former Dead band members Bob Weir and Phil Lesh in Furthur.

As of August, 2009 Kadlecik was joined by Grateful Dead members Bob Weir and Phil Lesh in their band Furthur. On the 16th of November, 2009 John made it clear that he would be officially stepping down from Dark Star Orchestra to concentrate his efforts on Furthur. The final time he performed as part of Dark Star Orchestra was on December 5th the 5th of December 2009 in Buffalo, New York.

In addition to his work with Dark Star Orchestra and Furthur, Kadlecik has continued to perform on his own in the Washington D.C. area, both solo acoustic and as the leader of small bands, including projects like Firewheel. On April 11, 2010, John debuted the John K Band in Washington, D.C., performing his original songs, written with lyricists Eric Olson and Indi Riverflow, as well as songs by the Grateful Dead, the Jerry Garcia Band, Phish, and others.

The year 2003 was when Kadlecik started performing regularly along with Melvin Seals in several tributes to the music of the Jerry Garcia Band. This eventually led to the creation of the Mix which included Melvin Seals, Greg Anton, Jeff Pevar, and Kevin Rosen. The group signed a contract to record together with Rainman Records and released a full-length album, American Spring, which featured two of Greg Anton’s songwriting collaborations with Robert Hunter sung by Kadlecik and one of John’s Hairball Willie songs co- written with the lyricist Eric Olson.

John Kadlecik Net Worth

John Kadlecik is one of the richest Musician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Kadlecik 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Kadlecik performed in various garage bands during high school before he began to become attracted to folk and jazz. In 1990, he started performing regularly in an Chicago folk-rock group from the area named Uncle Buffalo’s Urban Mountain Review before joining Hairball Willie in 1991. Together with John playing guitar along with violin, guitar, along with vocals Hairball Willie played all over all over the Midwest and released several albums which included a complete studio album, Defying Gravity. He also was a part of the Grateful Dead tribute band called Uncle John’s Band in 1996 before forming his own band known as Wingnut.

The year was 1997 and he was the co-founder of The Dark Star Orchestra, which was initially envisioned to be a once every week Dead cover band made up of deadhead musicians. The group grew to the point where all members resigned from their other ventures and began to focus on the group completely. Since then, John has been praised for his ability to imitate Jerry Garcia’s singing and playing ability. In a number of occasions, Former members from the Grateful Dead have joined Kadlecik and the Dark Star Orchestra on stage.

As of 2010, Kadlecik was living in Takoma Park, Maryland.

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Who is John Kadlecik Dating?

According to our records, John Kadlecik married to Katy Gaughan. As of December 1, 2023, John Kadlecik’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Musician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. John Kadlecik celebrates birthday on June 28 of every year.

Why did kadlecik leave Dark Star Orchestra?

In August 2009, Kadlecik joined Grateful Dead members Bob Weir and Phil Lesh in their band Furthur. On November 16, 2009 John announced that he was officially leaving Dark Star Orchestra to concentrate his time on Furthur.

Who played lead guitar in further?

Furthur was a rock band founded in 2009 by former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir and Phil Lesh. The original lineup also included John Kadlecik of the Dark Star Orchestra on lead guitar, RatDog’s Jeff Chimenti on keyboards and Jay Lane on percussion, and Joe Russo of the Benevento/Russo Duo on drums.

What kind of guitar does John Kadlecik play?

Carvin DC400 Electric Guitar According to gear section on Kadlecik’s website, John uses heavily modded Carvin DC400.

Who played keyboards for further?

Jeff Chimenti (born October 21, 1968) is an American keyboardist, best known for his ongoing work with former members of the Grateful Dead. Since May 1997 he has played with Bob Weir & RatDog, and has also played on every tour of The Dead (including the Fare Thee Well lineup) and Furthur.

What happened Furthur?

The original 1964 Furthur was eventually dragged out of the swamp with a tractor and now resides in a warehouse at Kesey’s farm in Oregon , alongside the 1990 Further.