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Merl Saunders (14 Feb 1934 - 24 Oct 2008)

Male Person - United States

Releases (12)

Official

Album

  1. Soul Grooving 1968
  2. Heavy Turbulence Feb 1972
  3. Fire Up 1973
  4. Merl Saunders 1974
  5. Do I Move You 1979
  6. Meridien Dreams 1987
  7. Blues From the Rainforest 1990
  8. Keepers 21 Oct 1997 (as Merl Saunders & Friends)
  9. Fiesta Amazonica 1997

Album - Live

  1. Live! 1998 (as Merl Saunders with His Funky Friends)

Single

  1. Julia / Five More 1968

Relationships (5)

Member Of

  1. Merl Saunders And Aunt Monk principal, lead vocals, electric piano
  2. Reconstruction
  3. Legion of Mary
  4. Merl Saunders & The Rainforest Band

Children

  1. Merl Saunders Jr.

Recordings by (101)

  1. Julia ?:?? (1968)
  2. Five More ?:?? (1968)
  3. Soul Roach ?:?? (1968)
  4. Lonesome Fever ?:?? (1968)
  5. I Pity the Fool ?:?? (1968)
  6. Up, Up and Away ?:?? (1968)
  7. Ode to Billy Joe ?:?? (1968)
  8. My Train ?:?? (1968)
  9. Angel Eyes ?:?? (1968)
  10. Is You or Is You Ain't My Baby ?:?? (1968)
  11. Tighten Up ?:?? (1968)
  12. Soul Grooving ?:?? (1968)
  13. My Problems Got Problems 4:25 (Feb 1972)
  14. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down 4:00 (Feb 1972)
  15. Save Mother Earth 7:20 (Feb 1972)
  16. Imagine 2:35 (Feb 1972)
  17. Welcome to the Basement 6:12 (Feb 1972)
  18. Man-Child 12:35 (Feb 1972)
  19. Chock-Lite Puddin 4:35 (1973)
  20. After Midnight 4:56 (1973)
  21. Charisma 4:47 (1973)
  22. Aunt Monk 3:25 (1974)
  23. It's Cheaper to Keep Her 5:29 (1974)
  24. Wondering Why 3:34 (1974)
  25. Easy Evil 3:45 (1974)
  26. Bolinas Brown 5:54 (1974)
  27. Ain't No Woman Like the One I've Got 2:34 (1974)
  28. When I Die 3:16 (1974)
  29. Righteousness 5:23 (1974)
  30. Melons in Season 4:57 (1979)
  31. Tellin' My Friends 3:26 (1979)
  32. Shining Star 3:51 (1979)
  33. Long Train Runnin' 4:22 (1979)
  34. Another Star 4:48 (1979)
  35. Do I Move You 3:58 (1979)
  36. Misty 6:58 (1987)
  37. Memory 4:26 (1987)
  38. This Melody to Keep You Warm 3:46 (1987)
  39. Lover Man 4:35 (1987)
  40. Paris Blues 5:36 (1987)
  41. Willow Weep for Me 5:20 (1987)
  42. As Time Goes By 4:21 (1987)
  43. My Funny Valentine 4:46 (1987)
  44. In Love With You 4:39 (1987)
  45. Follow 3:06 (1987)
  46. Feelings 6:53 (1987)
  47. Black Orpheus 6:21 (1987)
  48. When Will I Know 5:35 (1987)
  49. Song for My Father 5:42 (1987)
  50. Blues From the Rainforest 15:28 (1990)
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On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. Righteousness 5:23 Merl Saunders (1974)

Instruments

  1. Bertha 5:42 Grateful Dead (24 Sep 1971) guest, organ, organ
  2. Playing in the Band 4:40 Grateful Dead (24 Sep 1971) guest, organ, organ
  3. Wharf Rat 8:29 Grateful Dead (24 Sep 1971) organ
  4. Goodbye Media Man, Part 2 2:45 Tom Fogerty (1971) keyboard
  5. Goodbye Media Man, Part 1 3:25 Tom Fogerty (1971) keyboard
  6. If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody 3:00 Bonnie Raitt (Sep 1972) piano
  7. Bertha’s Theme 4:56 Ray Shanklin (1972) organ
  8. Winston 2:18 Ed Bogas (1972) electric piano
  9. My Funny Valentine 18:11 Saunders / Garcia / Kahn / Vitt (1973) keyboard
  10. The Harder They Come 6:20 Saunders / Garcia / Kahn / Vitt (1973) keyboard
  11. Space 3:51 Saunders / Garcia / Kahn / Vitt (1973) keyboard
  12. It's No Use 9:34 Saunders / Garcia / Kahn / Vitt (1973) keyboard
  13. The System 3:48 Merl Saunders - Jerry Garcia, Tom Fogerty, John Kahn, Bill Vitt (1973) organ, synthesizer, piano
  14. Charisma (She's Got) 4:10 Cal Tjader (1973) keyboard
  15. Cloudburst 3:06 Cal Tjader (1973) keyboard
  16. Like a Road Leading Home 11:03 Saunders / Garcia / Kahn / Vitt (1973) keyboard
  17. Lonely Avenue 8:42 Merl Saunders - Jerry Garcia, Tom Fogerty, John Kahn, Bill Vitt (1973) organ, piano
  18. Someday Baby 10:15 Saunders / Garcia / Kahn / Vitt (1973) keyboard
  19. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry 7:03 Saunders / Garcia / Kahn / Vitt (1973) keyboard
  20. Charisma 4:47 Merl Saunders (1973) organ, electric piano, synthesizer
  21. After Midnight 4:56 Merl Saunders (1973) organ, electric piano
  22. Chock-Lite Puddin 4:35 Merl Saunders (1973) organ, electric piano, synthesizer
  23. Expressway [To Your Heart] 5:14 Merl Saunders - Jerry Garcia, Tom Fogerty, John Kahn, Bill Vitt (1973) organ
  24. Positively 4th Street 7:45 Saunders / Garcia / Kahn / Vitt (1973) keyboard
  25. Keepers 6:38 Saunders / Garcia / Kahn / Vitt (1973) keyboard
  26. That's All Right, Mama 4:19 Saunders / Garcia / Kahn / Vitt (1973) keyboard
  27. Benedict Rides 3:02 Merl Saunders - Jerry Garcia, Tom Fogerty, John Kahn, Bill Vitt (1973) clavinet, electric piano
  28. It's Cheaper to Keep Her 5:29 Merl Saunders (1974) clavinet, organ
  29. Ain't No Woman Like the One I've Got 2:34 Merl Saunders (1974) electric piano
  30. Let's Spend the Night Together 3:42 Jerry Garcia (1974) organ
  31. When I Die 3:16 Merl Saunders (1974) organ
  32. Easy Evil 3:45 Merl Saunders (1974) clavinet, electric piano

Vocals

  1. The System 3:48 Merl Saunders - Jerry Garcia, Tom Fogerty, John Kahn, Bill Vitt (1973)

Produced

  1. That's All Right, Mama 4:19 Saunders / Garcia / Kahn / Vitt (1973)
  2. My Funny Valentine 18:11 Saunders / Garcia / Kahn / Vitt (1973)
  3. Someday Baby 10:15 Saunders / Garcia / Kahn / Vitt (1973)
  4. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry 7:03 Saunders / Garcia / Kahn / Vitt (1973)
  5. It's No Use 9:34 Saunders / Garcia / Kahn / Vitt (1973)
  6. Expressway [To Your Heart] 5:14 Merl Saunders - Jerry Garcia, Tom Fogerty, John Kahn, Bill Vitt (1973)
  7. Lonely Avenue 8:42 Merl Saunders - Jerry Garcia, Tom Fogerty, John Kahn, Bill Vitt (1973)
  8. Keepers 6:38 Saunders / Garcia / Kahn / Vitt (1973)
  9. Space 3:51 Saunders / Garcia / Kahn / Vitt (1973)
  10. The Harder They Come 6:20 Saunders / Garcia / Kahn / Vitt (1973)
  11. The System 3:48 Merl Saunders - Jerry Garcia, Tom Fogerty, John Kahn, Bill Vitt (1973)
  12. Like a Road Leading Home 11:03 Saunders / Garcia / Kahn / Vitt (1973)
  13. Positively 4th Street 7:45 Saunders / Garcia / Kahn / Vitt (1973)
  14. Benedict Rides 3:02 Merl Saunders - Jerry Garcia, Tom Fogerty, John Kahn, Bill Vitt (1973)
  15. When I Die 3:16 Merl Saunders (1974)
  16. Easy Evil 3:45 Merl Saunders (1974)

Credited as (24)

  1. Merl Saunders
  2. Merl Saunders & Friends
  3. Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders
  4. Grateful Dead & Merl Saunders
  5. Ed Bogas & Merl Saunders
  6. Jorma Kaukonen Band feat. Tom Constanten, Merl Saunders & Donna Jean Godchaux-McCay
  7. Merl Saunders with Melvin Seals
  8. Saunders / Garcia / Kahn / Vitt
  9. Zero with Jerry Garcia, Merl Saunders, Mickey Hart, Norton Buffalo & Marc Beno
  10. Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders
  11. Merl Saunders and Friends - Jerry Garcia, Tom Fogerty, John Kahn, Bill Vitt
  12. Merl Saunders - Jerry Garcia, Tom Fogerty, John Kahn, Bill Vitt
  13. Merl Saunders With Jerry Garcia
  14. Merl Saunders with Jerry Garcia
  15. Merl Saunders, Jerry Garcia, John Kahn, Bill Vitt
  16. Jerry Garcia And Merl Saunders
  17. Garcia-Saunders
  18. Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia
  19. Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders Band
  20. Merl Saunders with His Funky Friends
  21. The Workingmen Featuring Sly & Robbie, Warren Haynes And Merl Saunders
  22. Jerry Garcia, Merl Saunders & Tom Fogerty
  23. Phish with Buddy Miles & Merl Saunders
  24. Merl Saunders And Grateful Dead

Works (29)

Wrote

  1. My Problems Got Problems
  2. Save Mother Earth
  3. Welcome to the Basement
  4. Man-Child
  5. Benedict Rides
  6. Chock-Lite Puddin´
  7. Melons in Season
  8. Tellin' My Friends
  9. Blues from the Rainforest
  10. Sunrise Over Haleakala
  11. Blue Hill Ocean Dance
  12. Afro Pearl Blue
  13. Dance of the Fireflies
  14. Sri Lanka
  15. Iron Horse
  16. Walk the River
  17. Lonesome Fever
  18. My Train
  19. The System
  20. Aunt Monk
  21. Bolinas Brown
  22. Righteousness
  23. Tighten Up
  24. Soul Grooving
  25. Wondering Why
  26. Fritz the Cat
  27. The Riot

Composed

  1. Charisma
  2. Soul Roach

Links (4)

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merl_Saunders

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/17545

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/7579778

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1921889