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2 days ago · Ron "Pigpen" McKernan played keyboards, percussion, and harmonica until shortly before his death in 1973 at the age of 27. Garcia, Weir, and McKernan shared the lead vocal duties more or less equally; Lesh sang only a few leads, but his tenor was a key part of the band's three-part vocal harmonies.
30 minutes ago · In short order Garcia and several friends including Ron McKernan, known as Pigpen, and Bob Weir formed Mother McCree’s Uptown Jug Champions, an acoustic band that later went electric, changing ...
4 days ago · Ron McKernan Public domain Ron ‘Pigpen’ McKernan in 1968. Known by his stage name ‘Pigpen’, McKernan was the founding member, keyboardist, and singer of the Grateful Dead.
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3 days ago · She had a short relationship and longer friendship with founding member Ron "Pigpen" McKernan. [44] [45] The band went to Chicago for a four-week engagement in August 1966, then found itself stranded after the promoter ran out of money when its concerts did not attract the expected audience levels, and he was unable to pay them. [46]
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2 days ago · How old was Ron "Pigpen" McKernan when he passed away? Answer: 27 Pigpen was pretty much the leader of the band up until his death on March 8th, 1973. He died of ...
