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Ron “Pigpen” McKernan (08 Sep 1945 - 08 Mar 1973)

Male Person - United States

Releases (1)

Bootleg

Album - Demo

  1. Bring Me My Shotgun 1995 (as Pigpen)

Relationships (1)

Member Of

  1. Grateful Dead (1965 - 1973) original

Recordings by (17)

  1. Michael 4:51 (1995)
  2. New Orleans / That Train 9:02 (1995)
  3. Instrumental 1:39 (1995)
  4. Bring Me My Shotgun 2:41 (1995)
  5. C.C. Rider 4:09 (1995)
  6. Katie Mae 4:20 (1995)
  7. Hitchhiking Woman 3:16 (1995)
  8. Two Women 5:18 (1995)
  9. When I was a Boy 1:25 (1995)
  10. I Believe 2:03 (1995)
  11. She's Mine 3:39 (1995)
  12. No Time 6:44 (1995)
  13. Sweet Georgia Brown / Betty and Dupree 4:50 (1995)
  14. Katie Mae 1:27 (29 Nov 2013)
  15. Ain't It Crazy (The Rub) 1:59 (29 Nov 2013)
  16. Bring Me My Shotgun 4:28 (29 Nov 2013)
  17. The Mighty Flood 4:11 (29 Nov 2013)

On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. Epilogue 5:04 Grateful Dead (Nov 1972)
  2. Prelude 7:37 Grateful Dead (Nov 1972)
  3. Beautiful Jam (Port Chester, New York 1971-02-18) 4:41 Grateful Dead (09 Nov 1999)
  4. Uncle John’s Band Jam > 2:33 Grateful Dead (Feb 2000)
  5. The Eleven Jam 15:00 Grateful Dead (16 Oct 2001)
  6. Nobody’s Spoonful Jam 10:04 Grateful Dead (16 Oct 2001)
  7. Clementine Jam 10:48 Grateful Dead (16 Oct 2001)

Instruments

  1. I Know You Rider 2:41 The Warlocks (03 May 1965) organ
  2. Early Morning Rain 3:22 The Warlocks (03 May 1965) organ
  3. Can’t Come Down 3:04 The Warlocks (03 May 1965) harmonica, organ
  4. The Golden Road (to Unlimited Devotion) 2:09 Grateful Dead (17 Mar 1967) organ
  5. Caution (Do Not Stop on the Tracks) 3:17 The Warlocks (1967) organ
  6. Mindbender (Confusion’s Prince) 2:41 The Warlocks (1967) organ
  7. The Only Time Is Now 2:24 The Warlocks (1967) organ
  8. Dark Star (studio) 2:45 Grateful Dead (Apr 1968) organ
  9. Easy Wind 4:59 Grateful Dead (14 Jun 1970) harmonica, keyboard
  10. High Time 5:13 Grateful Dead (14 Jun 1970) harmonica, keyboard
  11. Dire Wolf 3:13 Grateful Dead (14 Jun 1970) harmonica, keyboard
  12. Cumberland Blues 3:15 Grateful Dead (14 Jun 1970) harmonica, keyboard
  13. Uncle John’s Band 4:42 Grateful Dead (14 Jun 1970) harmonica, keyboard
  14. New Speedway Boogie 4:05 Grateful Dead (14 Jun 1970) harmonica, keyboard
  15. Box of Rain 5:17 Grateful Dead (01 Nov 1970) harmonica
  16. Truckin’ 5:06 Grateful Dead (01 Nov 1970) harmonica
  17. Brokedown Palace 4:18 Grateful Dead (01 Nov 1970) harmonica
  18. Friend of the Devil 3:22 Grateful Dead (01 Nov 1970) harmonica
  19. Operator 2:21 Grateful Dead (01 Nov 1970) harmonica
  20. Ripple 4:09 Grateful Dead (01 Nov 1970) harmonica
  21. Attics of My Life 5:09 Grateful Dead (01 Nov 1970) harmonica
  22. Till the Morning Comes 3:13 Grateful Dead (01 Nov 1970) harmonica
  23. Sugar Magnolia 3:19 Grateful Dead (01 Nov 1970) harmonica
  24. Sugar Magnolia (live) 7:21 Grateful Dead (11 Nov 2013) percussion, organ

Vocals

  1. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 5:56 Grateful Dead (17 Mar 1967) lead vocals
  2. Good Mornin' Little School Girl 5:56 Grateful Dead (17 Mar 1967) lead vocals
  3. Dire Wolf 3:13 Grateful Dead (14 Jun 1970)
  4. New Speedway Boogie 4:05 Grateful Dead (14 Jun 1970)
  5. Easy Wind 4:59 Grateful Dead (14 Jun 1970) lead vocals
  6. Cumberland Blues 3:15 Grateful Dead (14 Jun 1970)
  7. High Time 5:13 Grateful Dead (14 Jun 1970)
  8. Uncle John’s Band 4:42 Grateful Dead (14 Jun 1970)
  9. Box of Rain 5:17 Grateful Dead (01 Nov 1970)
  10. Operator 2:21 Grateful Dead (01 Nov 1970)
  11. Sugar Magnolia 3:19 Grateful Dead (01 Nov 1970)
  12. Truckin’ 5:06 Grateful Dead (01 Nov 1970)
  13. Ripple 4:09 Grateful Dead (01 Nov 1970)
  14. Attics of My Life 5:09 Grateful Dead (01 Nov 1970)
  15. Brokedown Palace 4:18 Grateful Dead (01 Nov 1970)
  16. Till the Morning Comes 3:13 Grateful Dead (01 Nov 1970)
  17. Friend of the Devil 3:22 Grateful Dead (01 Nov 1970)
  18. Sugar Magnolia (live) 7:21 Grateful Dead (11 Nov 2013)
  19. Yes She Do, No She Don't 1:59 Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions ()

Credited as (3)

  1. Pigpen
  2. Ken Babbs, Country Joe McDonald, Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Pigpen, Owsley Stanley, Et. Al.
  3. Ron “Pigpen” McKernan

Works (21)

Arranged

  1. Roberta

Wrote

  1. The Golden Road (to Unlimited Devotion)
  2. Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks)
  3. Tastebud
  4. Standing on the Corner
  5. You Don’t Have to Ask

Composed

  1. Mr. Charlie
  2. Empty Pages
  3. Chinatown Shuffle
  4. The Stranger (Two Souls in Communion)
  5. That’s It for the Other One
  6. Alligator
  7. Dark Star
  8. Operator
  9. You See a Broken Heart

Lyrics

  1. Alligator
  2. Chinatown Shuffle
  3. The Stranger (Two Souls in Communion)
  4. Operator
  5. Empty Pages
  6. You See a Broken Heart

Links (7)

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/pigpen_f1

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Ron%20%22Pigpen%22%20McKernan

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/468696

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000826981

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/85849120

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2165146

Biographies

  1. https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1724