{"id":121,"date":"2011-11-02T18:15:44","date_gmt":"2011-11-02T18:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kqed.org\/thisisus\/?p=121"},"modified":"2011-11-02T18:15:44","modified_gmt":"2011-11-02T18:15:44","slug":"profile-greg-kihn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/thisisus\/2011\/11\/02\/profile-greg-kihn\/","title":{"rendered":"Profile: Greg Kihn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 1976, after his debut on the compilation Beserkley Chartbusters, Kihn recorded his first album with the Greg Kihn Band. Through the &#8217;70s, he released an album each year and built a strong cult following through constant touring, becoming Beserkley&#8217;s biggest seller. In 1981, he earned his first bona fide hit with the Top 20 single, &#8220;The Breakup Song (They Don&#8217;t Write &#8216;Em),&#8221; from the &#8220;RocKihnRoll&#8221; album. 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