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These troubles began with founding member Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, who performed with Jerry Garcia prior to the formation of the Grateful Dead and would contribute keyboards, harmonica, and vocals to the group’s live and studio performances. McKernan was known for his infatuation with American blues, providing additional musical dimension ...
Sep 8, 2013 · Ron "Pigpen" McKernan was part of the Grateful Dead before it was even called the Grateful Dead. As this list demonstrates, his departure just before passing away in 1973 ended up changing the ...
Mar 8, 2023 · LOS ANGELES – “Pigpen was and is now forever one of the Grateful Dead” reads the epitaph on Ron “Pigpen” McKernan’s gravestone at Alta Mesa Memorial Park in Palo Alto, California. Pigpen, the Dead’s co-founder and first frontman, died 50 years ago today, on March 8, 1973, at the age of 27.
Ron McKernan. Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, född 8 september 1945 i San Bruno, Kalifornien, död 8 mars 1973 i Corte Madera, Kalifornien, var en amerikansk musiker som var en av ursprungsmedlemmarna i den psykedeliska rockgruppen Grateful Dead. McKernan spelade med gruppen från 1965, då de kallade sig The Warlocks, och medverkade på alla gruppens ...
Sep 8, 2023 · Listen To Ron “Pigpen” McKernan’s Final Show With The Grateful Dead Back In 1972 [Full Audio] While the other members of the Dead dove head-first into psychedelics, Pigpen mostly abstained ...
Aug 14, 2017 · He met Ron ‘Pigpen’ McKernan, whose father sold Garcia a banjo. Since Ron was an R&B fanatic he became the frontman. A long-haired teenager called Bob Weir had gravitated west from Colorado and, hooking up with Hunter, McKernan and Garcia, they became The Warlocks.
Mar 8, 2017 · Co-founding member of the Grateful Dead Ron “Pigpen” McKernan sadly passed away on this date in 1973 at the young age of 27. The Bay Area native left an indelible mark on the legendary band he ...
