Merl Saunders

**Merl Saunders** () var ein USA-amerikansk pianist og klaverspelar, som ofte spelte Hammond B-3-orgel.

Han vart kjend i 1970-åra då han byrja å spele med Jerry Garcia og Grateful Dead. I lag skipa dei Saunders/Garcia Band, som gav ut tre album, og som vart til Legion of Mary i 1974. Han leia sitt eige band som Merl Saunders and Friends.

Saunders arbeidde òg med musikarane Paul Pena, Bonnie Raitt, Phish, Widespread Panic, Miles Davis og B.B. King. ref>  The case was later settled amicably.

## Diskografi

### Album
* 1968 - *Soul Grooving* - Merl Saunders Trio and Big Band
* 1972 - *Heavy Turbulence* - med Tom Fogerty og Jerry Garcia
* 1973 - *Fire Up* - med Tom Fogerty og Jerry Garcia
* 1973 - *[[Live at Keystone]]* - med Jerry Garcia, John Kahn & Bill Vitt
* 1974 - *Merl Saunders*
* 1976 - *You Can Leave Your Hat On* - med Aunt Monk
* 1979 - *Do I Move You*
* 1982 - *San Francisco After Dark*
* 1987 - *Meridien Dreams*
* 1988 - *[[Keystone Encores]]* - med Jerry Garcia, John Kahn & Bill Vitt
* 1990 - *Blues From The Rainforest: A Musical Suite* - Featuring Muruga Booker, Eddie Moore, Shakti, Joanie Lane aka:Jamie,Special Guest: Jerry Garcia
* 1991 - *Save The Planet So We'll Have Someplace To Boogie* - Merl Saunders & the Rainforest Band
* 1992 - *[[Fire Up Plus]]* - med Jerry Garcia, John Kahn, Tom Fogerty og Ron Tutt
* 1993 - *It's In The Air* - Merl Saunders & the Rainforest Band
* 1995 - *Still Having Fun*
* 1997 - *Keepers* - Merl Saunders and Friends
* 1998 - *Fiesta Amazonica* - Merl Saunders & the Rainforest Band
* 1998 - *The Twilight Zone (Vol. 1)*: Original Soundtrack from the TV series - Grateful Dead & Merl Saunders
* 1998 - *Merl Saunders Live With His Funky Friends*
* 2000 - *Struggling Man* - Merl Saunders & His Funky Friends
* 2004 - *Still Groovin*' Merls final tracks recorded. Special Guest Mavis Staples, Bonnie Raitt, David Grisman og Huey Lewis. Produsert av Tony Saunders
* 2004 - *[[Pure Jerry: Keystone Berkeley, 1. september 1974]]* - med Jerry Garcia
* 2005 - *[[Legion of Mary: The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol. 1]]* - Legion of Mary med Jerry Garcia
* 2006 - *[[Well-Matched: The Best of Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia]]*
* 2012 - *[[Keystone Companions: The Complete 1973 Fantasy Recordings]]*
* 2013 - *[[Garcia Live Volume Three]]* - Legion of Mary med Jerry Garcia
* 2016 - *[[Garcia Live Volume Six]]* - med Jerry Garcia
* 2017 - *[[Garcia Live Volume Nine]]* - med Jerry Garcia
* 2019 - *[[Garcia Live Volume 12]]* - med Jerry Garcia

### Singlar
* 1968 - *I Pity The Fool / Tighten Up* (Galaxy 747)
* 1969 - *Soul Grooving / Up Up and Away* (Galaxy 755)
* 1970 - *Iron Horse / Little Bit of Righteousness* (Galaxy 776) - med Heavy Turbulence
* 197? - *Julia / Five More* (Fantasy 620)
* 197? - *Save Mother Earth, Parts 1 & 2* (Fantasy 668)
* 1981 - *San Francisco After Dark / Come To Me* (Summertone 214)

### Som gjesteartist
* 1971 - *[[Grateful Dead av Grateful Dead|Grateful Dead (Skull & Roses)]]* - Grateful Dead
* 1971 - *Danny Cox* - Danny Cox
* 1972 - *[[Tom Fogerty av Tom Fogerty|Tom Fogerty]]* - Tom Fogerty
* 1972 - *Steelyard Blues* (Soundtrack) - Ymse artistar
* 1972 - *[[Give It Up av Bonnie Raitt|Give It Up]]* - Bonnie Raitt
* 1972 - *[[Europe '72]]* - Grateful Dead
* 1972 - *[[Excalibur av Tom Fogerty|Excalibur]]* - Tom Fogerty
* 1973 - *Ooh So Good 'N' Blues* - Taj Mahal
* 1973 - *Betty Davis* - Betty Davis
* 1973 - *Moses* - Jerry Hahn
* 1973 - *Brenda Patterson* - Brenda Patterson
* 1974 - *[[Compliments av Jerry Garcia|Garcia (Compliments of Garcia)]]*
* 1974 - *Mo' Roots* - Taj Mahal
* 1975 - *Is Having A Wonderful Time* - Geoff Muldaur
* 1975 - *Cesar 830* - Cesar Ascarrunz
* 1976 - *David Soul* - David Soul
* 1978 - *[[Cats Under the Stars]]* - Jerry Garcia Band
* 1982 - *[[Run for the Roses av Jerry Garcia|Run for the Roses]]* - Jerry Garcia
* 1984 - *Amagamalin Street* - Robert Hunter
* 1988 - *Dinosaurs* - Dinosaurs
* 1988 - *Nightfood* - Brian Melvin
* 1994 - *Free Flight* - Palomino Duck
* 1996 - *Life Is Like That* - Jerry Miller
* 1997 - *DAVA* - DAVA And The Peace Army
* 1998 - *Ticket To Fly* - Mike Lawson (Recorded in '94, Released on Sumertone Records, Lawson was the only other artist on Merl's label)
* 2000 - *King Of The Highway* - Norton Buffalo and The Knockouts
* 2000 - *New Train* - Paul Pena
* 2000 - *Hoy Yen Ass'n* - Tommy Guerrero and Gadget
* 2001 - *[[The Golden Road (1965-1973)]]* - Grateful Dead
* 2001 - *Gifts From The Dead* - Ymse artistar
* 2002 - *Remedy* - Jim Weider Band
* 2002 - *Rare* - Five Point Plan

## Filmar
### Film/DVD
* *Fritz the Cat* (1972)
* *Black Girl* (1972)
* *Heavy Traffic* (1973)
* *Steelyard Blues* (1973)
* *Headcandy: Sidney's Psychedelic Adventure* (1997) Headcandy Productions
* *A Tribute to Jerry Garcia: Deadheads Festival Japan 1997* (Japanese Laser Disc, Video Super Rock series VPLR-70650) (1997)
* *Blues from the Rainforest: A Musical Suite* (1999) Mobile Fidelity
* *The Grateful Dead: The End of the Road - The Final Tour '95* (2000) Monterey Video
* *Diggers* (2006)

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