Main photo shows the band’s first rehearsal hall at the Heliport in Sausalito, shows from left, Pigpen, Mountain Girl, Phil, Billy (behind drums) and Jerry.

Trooper’s Hall in 1966 with Pigpen on the mic and Jerry on guitar


Jerry, middle, and Hunter, left. Suzy Wood is the woman in the photo.
Photo creds: Main photo and lower left, Gene Anthony. Trooper’s Hall, Rosie McGee
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