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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.
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.
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.
Mar 8, 2016 · On March 8, 1973, Ron McKernan died at age 27. Better known as Pigpen, he was considered by many to be the heart and soul of the Grateful Dead, especially in the band's early days. The idea...
- Dave Swanson
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 ...
Sep 8, 2021 · Tyler Golsen @TylerGolsen. Wed 8 September 2021 16:00, UK. Ron ‘Pigpen’ McKernan started The Grateful Dead. Jerry Garcia might have become their de facto leader in everything but name, but without Pigpen’s insistence on creating a group, the world’s most beloved jam band would not exist.
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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.”
