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In 1967 and 1968 respectively, Mickey Hart and Tom Constanten joined the Grateful Dead, causing the band to take a stylistic turn from the blues toward full-blown experimental psychedelia influenced by avant-garde jazz, surrealism, and world music traditions.
Constanten often replaced Pigpen on keyboards.
In October 1968, McKernan and Weir were nearly fired from the band because of their reluctance to rehearse.
Ultimately, the task of firing them was delegated by Garcia to Rock Scully, who said that McKernan " took it hard.
" The remaining members did a number of shows under the monikers Mickey and the Hartbeats and Jerry Garrceeah and His Friends, mainly playing Grateful Dead songs without lyrics.
Weir asked repeatedly to be let back into the band, promising to step up his playing, and eventually the rest of the band relented.
McKernan was more stubborn, missing three Dead shows ; he finally vowed not to " be lazy " anymore and rejoined the band.
In November 1968, Constanten was hired full time for the band, having only worked in the studio up to that point.
Jon McIntire commented that " Pigpen was relegated to the congas at that point and it was really humiliating and he was really hurt, but he couldn't show it, couldn't talk about it.

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