Reuters - Oct 27, 2008
Keyboardist Merl Saunders, who had a long-term collaboration with Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead, has died at the age of 74 from complications after suffering a stroke six years ago, his family said...
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Merl Saunders, a jazz and rock keyboardist who collaborated with iconic acts including Miles Davis and the Grateful Dead, has died. He was 74. Saunders died Friday at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center...
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In obituaries Oct. 4-5 for blues guitarist Paul Pena, The Associated Press misspelled the first name of a band leader and keyboardist. His name is Merl Saunders, not Merle....
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