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Music Appreciation

OAITW r.2.0

(30,483 posts) Thu Jul 3, 2025, 11:36 PM Jul 3

Janice Joplin and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - Lovelight

Backed by the Grateful Dead. 7/16/70 The Sweet Spot.

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Janice Joplin and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - Lovelight (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 Jul 3 OP

Typo in the title. It's Ron not Rob. RockRaven Jul 3 #1

Fixt OAITW r.2.0 Jul 3 #2

Other than the typo, anything worth commenting on? OAITW r.2.0 Jul 3 #3

Less than three months later she died from a heroin overdose. We heard the news on the radio... FadedMullet Jul 4 #4

And Ron died a couple years later. Alcoholinduced? Don't know, but these 2 people sparked..... OAITW r.2.0 Jul 5 #5

Absolutely right. The great tunes of my youth. FadedMullet Jul 5 #6

RockRaven

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1. Typo in the title. It's Ron not Rob.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Thu Jul 3, 2025, 11:41 PM

Jul 3

OAITW r.2.0

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2. Fixt

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 3, 2025, 11:45 PM

Jul 3

OAITW r.2.0

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3. Other than the typo, anything worth commenting on?

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 3, 2025, 11:50 PM

Jul 3

Personally, I think 1970 may have brought forth a tsunami of musical creativity. This cut shows it happening.

FadedMullet

(324 posts)

4. Less than three months later she died from a heroin overdose. We heard the news on the radio...

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 12:36 AM

Jul 4

.....during a visit to Los Angeles,

OAITW r.2.0

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5. And Ron died a couple years later. Alcoholinduced? Don't know, but these 2 people sparked.....

Reply to FadedMullet (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 5, 2025, 01:01 AM

Jul 5

and the band was playing off that shared energy.

FadedMullet

(324 posts)

6. Absolutely right. The great tunes of my youth.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #5)

Sat Jul 5, 2025, 01:16 AM

Jul 5

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