DESCRIPTION:
"Spider" John Koerner is best known as a guitarist and vocalist for the blues trio Koerner, Ray & Glover, which included Dave Ray and Tony Glover. The group gained notoriety with Blues, Rags and Hollers, released by Audiophile in 1963. Koerner was an early influence on Bob Dylan and is mentioned in his autobiography Chronicles.

In 1965, Koerner recorded his first solo album, Spider Blues, for Elektra and appeared at the Newport Folk Festival accompanied by Glover. He continued playing on the folk circuit and joined with Willie Murphy to record Running, Jumping, Standing Still in 1969. Koerner now lives in Minneapolis and has two sons and a daughter. One of his sons, Chris Kalmuth, lives in Madison WI and owns the Knuckle Down Saloon.

Discography -
With Koerner, Ray & Glover
Blues, Rags and Hollers (1963)
Lots More Blues, Rags and Hollers (1964)
The Return of Koerner, Ray & Glover (1965)
Good Old Koerner, Ray & Glover (1972)
One Foot in the Groove (1996)

With Willie Murphy
Running, Jumping, Standing Still (1969)
Music is Just a Bunch of Notes (1972)
with Tony Glover
Live @ The 400 Bar (2009)

Solo
Spider Blues (1965)
Some American Folk Songs Like They Used To (1974)
Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Been (1986)
Raised by Humans (1992)
StarGeezer (1996)
March 1963 (2010)