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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ron_"Pigpen"_McKernanRon "Pigpen" McKernan - Wikipedia

    Ronald Charles McKernan (September 8, 1945 – March 8, 1973), known as Pigpen, was an American musician. He was a founding member of the San Francisco band the Grateful Dead and played in the group from 1965 to 1972.

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  3. www.grunge.com › 256177 › the-tragic-death-of-ronThe Tragic Death Of Ron 'Pigpen' McKernan - Grunge

    Oct 12, 2023 · Like his one-time love interest Janis Joplin, Pigpen died at 27. But unlike Joplin, Pigpen's passing was actually due to congenital biliary cirrhosis, a rare autoimmune disease that is unrelated to alcohol use. McKernan's landlady found his body at his home in Corte Madera, California, on March 8, 1973.

  4. www.rollingstone.com › music › music-news'Pigpen' McKernan Dead at 27 - Rolling Stone

    Apr 12, 1973 · Ron McKernan, also known as Pigpen, was a founding member of the Grateful Dead and a singer and organist. He died of cirrhosis at 27 in 1973, leaving behind a tape of his last songs.

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  6. faroutmagazine.co.uk › ron-pigpen-mckernanRon ‘Pigpen’ McKernan’s 12 greatest Grateful Dead songs

    Sep 8, 2021 · Ron ‘Pigpen’ McKernan’s 12 greatest songs: ‘Smokestack Lightning’. Pigpen’s first job within The Dead was to act as frontman for their blues covers. In the beginning, that’s all the band had, and most of their repertoire was handpicked by McKernan based on his personal tastes.

  7. www.dead.net › band › ron-pigpen-mckernanRon "Pigpen" McKernan | Grateful Dead

    About Ron "Pigpen" McKernan. Starting a rock band was actually Ron McKernan's idea, and he was its first front man, delivering stinging harmonica, keyboards, and beautiful blues vocals in the early years of the Warlocks/Grateful Dead. Nicknamed "Pigpen" for his funky approach to life and sanitation, he was born into a family that was generally ...

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  8. liveforlivemusic.com › news › remembering-ron-pigpenRemembering Ron 'Pigpen' McKernan With 10 Early Grateful Dead ...

    Mar 8, 2024 · On this day in 1973, Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, the founding keyboardist/vocalist of the Grateful Dead, was found dead of a gastrointestinal hemorrhage at the age of 27. Best known for his ...

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  10. www.dead.net › adventures-pigpen-part-1The Adventures of Pigpen, Part 1 | Grateful Dead

    JESSE: Ron “Pigpen” McKernan died 50 years ago this month at the age of 27. He’s buried at the Alta Mesa Memorial Park in Palo Alto, the town where the Grateful Dead were born. An inscription reads, “Pigpen was and is now forever one of the Grateful Dead.”

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