Birth Name: Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., United States
Date of Birth: December 23, 1940
Ethnicity:
*Finnish, some Swedish (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)
Jorma Kaukonen is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He was the lead guitarist and singer of the rock band Jefferson Airplane. Jorma is the son of Beatrice Love (Levine) and Jorma Ludwig Kaukonen. His father was of Finnish, and some Swedish, descent. His mother was Jewish, and Jorma practices Judaism.
Jorma’s paternal grandparents were Jaakko Ludvig Kaukonen (the son of Tuomas Hermanninpoika Kaukonen and Maria Simontytär Louko) and Ida Charlotta Palmqvist (the daughter of Alexander Ferdinand Danielsson Palmqvist and Ida Sofia Aatamintytär Ruoja). Jorma’s grandparents Jaakko and Ida were immigrants from Finland.
Jorma’s maternal grandparents were Benjamin Samuel Levine (the son of Samuel Levine) and Vera Faith Joseph Haskevitch. Benjamin and Vera were immigrants from Russia.
Source: Genealogy of Jorma Kaukonen – https://www.geni.com
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