Ronald McKernan The Man Behind the Music that Defined a Generation

American Rock musician Ron 'Pigpen' McKernan , of the band the Grateful Dead, plays keyboards as he performs onstage at Tompkins Square Park... 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… Republican FDIC Director Jonathan McKernan has expressed concerns about how large index funds could push banks into environmental, social or ... Ron McKernan — better known as Pigpen — was found dead in his apartment here March 8th. The organist and singer, a founding member of the ... Here's Denise Kaufman of The Ace of Cups recalling some wonderful memories with Pigpen, who she first met as a teenager in Palo Alto. "PIGPEN....Ron McKernan 1945 -1973. My Mom took this on the Europe '72 tour and this picture always spoke to me. Pigpen was a character and a talent that will always leave everyone wondering what the hell he would have become had he not chosen the hard drinking and ... Pigpen died at his California home of a gastrointestinal haemorrhage likely related to liver failure on March 8th, 1973. Jerry Garcia & Ron McKernan aka Pigpen! Both were awesome members of The Grateful Dead! Great band! Truckin' · Grateful Dead. Ron got the nickname because the man could take 2 suitcases into a hotel room and within an hour or two would have it lookig like he had lived there for months!