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Merl Saunders (sometimes spelled Merle), born February 14, 1934 in San Mateo, California, is an American multi-genre musician who plays piano and keyboards, favoring the Hammond B3 organ. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. San Mateo ( "san muh-TAY-o") is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A genre (ˈʒɑːnrə also /ˈdʒɑːnrə/ from French "kind" or "sort" from Latin: genus (stem gener-) is a loose set A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. The Hammond organ is an electric organ which was invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company

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Musical career

In the 1970s, Saunders began collaborating with Jerry Garcia, with the Grateful Dead and with Garcia's bands The Legion of Mary and Reconstruction. Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia (August 1 1942 &ndash August 9 1995 was a Musician, Songwriter, Artist, and Lead guitarist and The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Legion of Mary was a side project of the Grateful Dead 's Lead guitarist, Singer, and defacto leader Jerry Garcia. Reconstruction was a band formed by John Kahn to occupy him while Jerry Garcia, his long-time musical collaborator was busy with the Grateful Dead.

He's led his own bands, as Merl Saunders and Friends, playing live dates with Garcia, as well as Mike Bloomfield, David Grisman, Tom Fogerty, Vassar Clements, Kenneth Nash, John Kahn and Sheila E.

In 1990 he released the world music and New Age classic album Blues From the Rainforest, a collaboration with Jerry Garcia and Muruga Booker. For the astronaut see Michael J Bloomfield. Michael Bernard Bloomfield ( July 28 1943, Chicago, Illinois David Grisman (born March 23, 1945 in Hackensack New Jersey) is a Jewish bluegrass / newgrass Mandolinist Tom Fogerty ( November 9, 1941, in Berkeley California – September 6, 1990, in Scottsdale Arizona) was a musician Vassar Clements ( April 25, 1928 – August 16, 2005) was an American virtuoso jazz and bluegrass Fiddler John Kahn ( 13 June 1947 - 30 May 1996) was an American rock bass player Sheila Escovedo (born December 12 1957, in Oakland California) known by her Stage name Sheila E Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia (August 1 1942 &ndash August 9 1995 was a Musician, Songwriter, Artist, and Lead guitarist and Muruga Booker (also known as Steve Booker, Muruga, and Maruga) is an American born drummer recording artist and artist of Serbian This led to the release of a video which chronicled Saunders' journey to the Amazon, and the subsequent album Fiesta Amazonica.

He has worked with musicians Paul Pena, Bonnie Raitt, Phish, Miles Davis, and B.B. King. Paul Pena ( January 26, 1950 – October 1, 2005) was an American singer songwriter and guitarist of Cape Verdean descent Bonnie Lynn Raitt (born November 8, 1949) is an American Blues Singer-songwriter who was born in Burbank, California Phish is an American Jam band noted for their Musical improvisation, extended Jam sessions and cult following Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26 1926 &ndash September 28 1991 was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer. B B King (born Riley B King, September 16 1925 is an American Blues Guitarist and Singer-songwriter. Merl also recorded with The Dinosaurs, a "supergroup" of first-generation Bay Area rock musicians. The Dinosaurs, formed in 1982 was a Bay Area supergroup to emerge from the Psychedelic music era of San Francisco. SuperGroup is a Reality show on the channel VH1. The show puts together five Heavy metal musicians packed into a large mansion that must play a show after

He has his own record label, Sumertone and has also recorded on Fantasy Records, Galaxy Records and Relix Records as well as the Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia labels. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Recording artists David Axelrod The Blackbyrds Dave Brubeck Lenny Bruce Galaxy Records was a subsidiary of Fantasy Records. It was established in 1951 and has been reactived several times He worked with the Grateful Dead on the theme music for the 1985 TV show The New Twilight Zone, and with Mickey Hart on the score for the show. The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The New Twilight Zone is the popular nickname for the 1985 revival of Rod Serling 's acclaimed 1950/60s Television series, The Twilight Zone Mickey Hart (born September 11, 1943) is a percussionist and musicologist. His son Merl Saunders Jr. is a senior executive director of The Recording Academy. The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Inc is known variously as The Recording Academy or NARAS.

Unfortunately, Merl suffered a stroke that paralized one side of his body that curtailed his musical career.

His projects have withstood the tests of time and are still worth looking for.

Discography

Main studio, live and compilation releases

Solo, group leader or co-leader - singles

Various artist compilations that include previously unreleased Merl Saunders music

Various artist compilations that include previously released Merl Saunders tracks

Playing contributions to other major albums with others

Playing contributions to singles with others

Playing contributions to compilations

Non-performing references on albums

DVD/Videos

External links

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