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Merl Saunders (February 14, 1934 – October 24, 2008) [1] was an American multi-genre musician who played piano and keyboards, favoring the Hammond B-3 console organ. Biography. Born in San Mateo, California, United States, [1] Saunders attended Polytechnic High School in San Francisco. In his first band in high school was singer Johnny Mathis. [2]
Merl Saunders (eigentlich Merl Washington, * 14. Februar 1934 in San Mateo, Kalifornien; † 24. Oktober 2008 in San Francisco) war ein US-amerikanischer Organist . Er wuchs in San Francisco in unmittelbarer Nähe des Haight-/Ashbury-Viertels auf. Seine musikalischen Wurzeln liegen im Jazz und Rock.
From February 1971 to July 1975, Merl Saunders and Jerry Garcia often played live shows together when the Grateful Dead were not on tour. For many of those concerts, their band had the lineup featured on this album – Saunders on keyboards, Garcia on guitar and vocals, John Kahn on bass, and Bill Vitt on drums. [7] .
24. Okt. 2008 · October 24, 2008. Keyboardist Merl Saunders, a longtime collaborator with the Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia Band, died this morning at Kaiser Hospital in San Francisco after complications from...
28. Okt. 2008 · Greatful Dead. Grateful Dead müssen einen herben Rückschlag hinnehmen. Ihr ehemaliger Keyboarder, Merl Saunders, verstarb an den Folgeerscheinungen eines Schlaganfalls. Bereits 2002 musste er...
26. Okt. 2008 · The Dead Family lost another one of its finest when keyboardist extraordinaire Merl Saunders died on Friday, October 24, at the age of 74.
Merl Saunders. More images. Real Name: Merl Washington. Profile: American keyboardist and composer. Closely associated with Jerry Garcia and later with jam bands such as Phish and The String Cheese Incident . b. February 14, 1934, San Mateo, California, USA.
