March 8th marked the anniversary of the passing of the great Ron "Pigpen" McKerran, one of the founding members of the Grateful Dead. Pigpen was the heart and soul of the original Dead lineup and in his prime he was in many ways their leader. As Pigpen's health began to decline the band started to leave their blues roots behind a bit (though the blues always remained a big part of the Dead's music).
In the years before he died Pigpen put in some work on a solo record that never got released. Thanks to the magic of the internet you can hear it right here, it's called "Bring Me My Shotgun" - which is awesome.
"Pigpen was and is now forever one of the Grateful Dead"
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