Jerry played lead guitar and Phil played bass guitar. Bob, the youngest member of the group, played rhythm guitar. Pigpen played keyboards, harmonica and, was an inspirational vocalist until his death in 1973. Both Bill and Bob played drums, and a wide variety of other percussion instruments. Following Pigpen's death, several people played keyboards. In 1973, [Keith Godchaux]? followed Pigpen on the keyboards, and brought his wife [Donna Godchaux]? as a vocalist. Keith and Donna left the band around 1979, and [Brent Mydland]? joined as keyboardist. Brent was the keyboardist until his death in 1990. Without missing a show, [Vince Welnick]? joined as the keyboardist and stayed with the band until 1995. [Bruce Hornsby]? also played on the grand piano on and off for some of the tours in the early 1990s.
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