Exploring the Rebellious Spirit of Ronald McKernan, The Clash's Mastermind

“Pigpen was and is now forever one of the Grateful Dead” reads the epitaph on Ron “Pigpen” McKernan's gravestone at Alta Mesa Memorial Park in ... Jerry Garcia & Ron McKernan aka Pigpen! Both were awesome members of The Grateful Dead! Great band! Truckin' · Grateful Dead. Ron “Pigpen” McKernan :: The Apartment Demos. Sound architect and Lysergic Acid pioneer Augustus “Bear'” Owsley Stanley died this week in his ... Today, I visit the gravesite of musician and co-founder of the band The Grateful Dead. Ronald "Pigpen" McKernan is buried at Alta Mesa ... The Day Grateful Dead's Ron 'Pigpen' McKernan Died #gratefuldead #jerrygarcia #pigpen · Comments70. thumbnail- ... On this date in 1973 we lost Ron "Pigpen" McKernan. “When I first met the Grateful Dead, it was Pigpen and the boys. It was a blues band… Lesh co-founded Grateful Dead in 1965 along with Garcia, vocalist and guitarist Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, and keyboard and harmonica player Bob ... The most marvelously ill-favored figure to grace a public platform since King Kong came down with stage fright. Ron "Pigpen" McKernan Biography by Rachel Sprovtsoff. From his biker good looks to his gruff, dusty voice, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan managed to work that ... Ronald McKernan. Ron "Pigpen" McKernan was a sensitive, somewhat unsightly character with a drinking problem. He got together with Jerry Garcia ...