| 1945 |
9/08 |
Ron McKernan is born in San Bruno, CA |
| 1962 |
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Pigpen meets Jerry on the San Mateo Peninsula coffeehouse circuit |
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Bill hears Jerry, Pigpen, & Hunter play at the Tangent in Palo Alto |
| 1963 |
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The Second Story Men formed |
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Zodiacs formed |
| 1964 |
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Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions formed |
| 1965 |
4/?? |
Warlocks formed |
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5/05 |
Magoo's Pizza Parlor first paid Warlocks gig |
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11/06 |
Warlocks meet Bill Graham at a Family Dog benefit for the Mime Troupe |
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12/01 |
Acid Tests organizer Ken Kesey enlists Warlocks as house band |
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12/0? |
Grateful Dead founded in San Francisco |
| 1971 |
8/26 |
Pigpen takes a break from touring for health reasons  |
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12/01 |
Pigpen returns to touring |
| 1972 |
5/26 |
Pigpen sings for the last time, in London |
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6/17 |
Pigpen leaves the band due to declining health |
| 1973 |
3/08 |
Pigpen dies in Corte Madera, CA at age 27 |
| 1994 |
1/19 |
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts the Grateful Dead |
