Farewell to Greg Kihn, the American musician was 75 years old

He passed away at the age of 75 Greg Kihn who – those over fifty might remember – in 1983 rose to the top of the sales charts with the song “Jeopardy”.

On July 10, on the occasion of his 75th birthday, Kihn posted this message to his fans on Facebook: “Hello to all my wonderful Kihnfolk.

I am here to thank you all for the lovely birthday wishes. I am sure you are wondering where I have been. I apologize for not updating you sooner, but I needed some time for myself and my family. After so many years of touring and being on the radio from 3:00 am to 3:00 pm for 15 years, it is finally time to relax. I love to sleep in, watch movies, listen to music and my favorite thing to do is just spend time with my family. Again, thank you to each and every one of you for all your love and support. Rock on!”

Kihn was born in Baltimore but moved to San Francisco in 1974. Beginning in 1976, the
Greg Kihn Band
released an album a year, achieving success in 1981 with the record
“RockKihnRoll”
dragged by the single
“The Breakup Song
(They Don’t Write ‘Em)”
. Two years and two albums later, the group released
“Kihnspiracy”
which included their biggest hit,
“Jeopardy”
The song reached number 2 on the charts, only being surpassed by
“Beat it”
Of
Michael Jackson
. In 1984,
“Weird Al” Yankovic
gave new life to the song with the parody,
“I Lost on Jeopardy”
in the video of which he also made a cameo
Greg Kihn
.

The announcement of his death also said: “Beyond the world of music and radio, he was known as a great storyteller and novelist with six published novels and a multitude of short stories. He had a hobby: breeding rare praying mantises.”