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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.
12 de out. de 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.
12 de abr. de 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.
Ron McKernan (San Bruno, 8 de setembro de 1945 — Corte Madera, 8 de março de 1973) foi membro fundador da banda Grateful Dead.
Songs with music by Ron "Pigpen" McKernan. Official Site. 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.
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.”
The Deadcast marks 50 years since the passing of original Grateful Dead frontman Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, part 1 uncovering his mysterious pre-Dead years in the Palo Alto folk scene, featuring a visit to the McKernan archives, never-heard performances, & archival interviews.
