Their Story

The Warlocks were formed in Palo Alto at the end of 1964 when Jerry Garcia, Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, and Bob Weir—the original members of Mother McCree’s Uptown Jug Champions—decided to “plug in” at the urging of McKernan. They added a rhythm section: Dana Morgan Jr. on bass and Bill Kreutzmann on drums. Their first performance was in May of 1965 at Magoo’s Pizza in Menlo Park. After a handful of performances, Phil Lesh replaced Dana Morgan.

Musicians

  • Jerry Garcia

    guitar, vocals

    1965 - 1965

  • Bob Weir

    guitar, vocals

    1965 - 1965

  • Phil Lesh

    bass

    1965 - 1965

  • Bill Kreutzmann

    drums

    1965 - 1965

  • Ron "Pigpen" McKernan

    keyboards, harmonica, percussion, vocals

    1965 - 1965

  • Dana Morgan

    bass

    1965 - 1965