| 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 |
|
11/03 |
Emergency Crew demo tape by Warlocks |
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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 |
|
12/0? |
Grateful Dead founded in San Francisco |
| 1967 |
3/17 |
The Grateful Dead LP by Grateful Dead |
| 1968 |
7/18 |
Anthem of the Sun LP by Grateful Dead |
| 1969 |
6/20 |
Aoxomoxoa LP by Grateful Dead |
|
11/10 |
Live/Dead LP by Grateful Dead |
| 1970 |
6/14 |
Workingman's Dead LP by Grateful Dead |
|
11/?? |
American Beauty LP by Grateful Dead |
| 1971 |
8/26 |
Pigpen takes a break from touring for health reasons  |
|
10/06 |
Grateful Dead (Skull & Roses) LP by Grateful Dead |
|
12/01 |
Pigpen returns to touring |
| 1972 |
5/26 |
Pigpen sings for the last time, in London |
|
6/17 |
Pigpen leaves the band due to declining health |
|
11/?? |
Europe '72 LP by Grateful Dead |
| 1973 |
3/08 |
Pigpen dies in Corte Madera, CA at age 27 |
|
7/13 |
History of the Grateful Dead, Vol. 1 (Bear's Choice) LP by Grateful Dead |
| 1992 |
5/12 |
Two from the Vault CD by Grateful Dead |
| 1994 |
1/19 |
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts the Grateful Dead |
| 1995 |
9/26 |
Hundred Year Hall CD by Grateful Dead |
| 1996 |
3/01 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 4 CD by Grateful Dead |
| 1997 |
6/14 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 8 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
6/17 |
Fallout from the Phil Zone CD by Grateful Dead |
|
10/28 |
Fillmore East 2-11-69 CD by Grateful Dead |
| 1998 |
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Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions CD by Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions |
| 1999 |
11/09 |
So Many Roads (1965 - 1995) CD by Grateful Dead |
| 2000 |
3/07 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 16 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
10/10 |
Ladies and Gentlemen...The Grateful Dead CD by Grateful Dead |
| 2001 |
6/04 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 22 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
10/16 |
The Golden Road (1965 - 1973) CD by Grateful Dead |
| 2002 |
7/09 |
Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
10/01 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 26 CD by Grateful Dead |
| 2003 |
3/25 |
Birth of the Dead CD by Grateful Dead |
|
10/30 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 30 CD by Grateful Dead |
| 2004 |
5/25 |
Rockin' the Rhein with the Grateful Dead CD by Grateful Dead |
