PIGPEN'S BLUES

Considered by most (including Jerry) to be the center of the early band. Pig's attention to the blues gave the Dead a perspective and starting point in their early years. Ron would not partake of drugs but had a absolute addiction to alcohol which lead to his death early in life at the age of 27. He passed from liver cancer and as his gravestone reads he will always be one of the Grateful Dead. He was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame as a member of the band. Here is a comp of Pigpen's performances with the band

set one

01  good morning little school girl   5-14-70
02  operator  9-18-70
03  easy wind  9-20-70
04  the midnight hour  2-14-68
05  it's a man's world  4-20-70
06  empty pages  8-26-71
07  alligator  1-22-68 

set two

01  she's mine  5-15-70
02  katie mae  5-15-70
03  hard to handle  4-21-71
04  good lovin'  4-17-71
05  the rub  4-5-71
06  i'm a hog for you baby  4-6-71
07  big boss man  7-16-66
08  king bee  2-24-71
09  pain in my heart  7-16-66
10  the rub(acoustic)  11-6-70

set three

01  turn on your lovelight  9-19-70
02  mr charlie  12-6-71
03  chinatown shuffle  5-13-72
04  it hurts me too  5-11-72
05  two souls in communion  3-23-72
06  good lovin'  unknown dates.......
07  caution(do not step on the tracks)
08  good lovin'
09  big boy pete
10  searchin'

PIGPEN SOLO

 

01  two women
02  micheal
03  katie mae
04  new orleans - that train
05  instrumental
06  bring me my shotgun
07  cc rider
08  katie mae
09  hitchhiking woman
10  two women
11  when i was a boy
12  bring me my shotgun
13  i believe
14  she's mine
15  no time
16  sweet georgia brown - betty and d

PIG PEN FROM THE CRIB

Pigpen recorded several songs for an album which never was released. These include "C.C. Rider" and "Bring Me My Shotgun", recorded in 1970. In February, 1973, he recorded a Lightning Hopkins song, "She's Mine", as well as "I Believe", "Like A Long Time", and "Michael", at his apartment in Corte Madera, CA. ... Another song, intended for the solo album, was the Clancy Carlile song "I'm A Loving Man", which was recorded in 1969 at Pacific High Recording, located on Brady Alley just off Market, in San Francisco
It appears that the bulk of the songs were recorded around 1970 (though they are sometimes wrongly dated as 1966). They are often labeled as "Apartment Demo," "Pigpen Studio Demos" or "Pigpen Acoustic Demos." "I Believe," "She's Mine" and "Looks Like A Long Time" come from 1973; and "Sweet Georgia Brown" and "Betty and Dupree" are from a recording with Jorma Kaukonen from 1964

Tracks

1. Two Women 4:24
2. Michael 4:51
3. Katie Mae 2:53
4. New Orleans -> That Train 9:02
5. Instrumental 1:39
6. Bring Me My Shotgun 2:41
7. C.C. Rider 4:09
8. Katie Mae 4:20
9. Hitchhiking Woman 3:16
10. Two Women 5:18
11. When I was a Boy 1:25
12. Bring Me My Shotgun 3:10
13. I Believe 2:03
14. She's Mine 3:39
15. No Time 6:44
16. Sweet Georgia Brown -> Betty and Dupree 4:50

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