Mark Karan
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Mark Karan is an American guitarist, best known for his ongoing work with Ratdog. He also leads a separate band, Jemimah Puddleduck.
Career
Karan has played guitar for a number of different artists, including Dave Mason, Huey Lewis, and The Rembrandts. In 1998 he was selected, along with Steve Kimock, to be a guitarist in The Other Ones, a band featuring former members of the Grateful Dead. He played with the Other Ones on their 1998 and 2000 tours.
In 1998, Karan became a member of Ratdog, a band led by Grateful Dead alumnus Bob Weir. Karan has been in the Ratdog lineup since that time.
In July of 2007, Mark Karan announced that he is being treated for throat cancer. Steve Kimock is sitting in for Karan for the Ratdog summer tour.[1]
Discography
- Chopped & Channeled (1991) — Dynatones
- Makin' It Real (1993) — Jesse Colin Young
- Exception to the Rule (1994) — Arnold McCuller
- Crazy Boy (1995) — Jesse Colin Young
- Moment of Truth (1996) — Jack James
- Well (1996) — David Grow
- Open the Door (1998) — Janet Robin
- Hindsight (1998) — John Purdell
- Sounds from Home (1998) — Delaney Bramlett
- Spin This! (1998) — The Rembrandts
- The Strange Remain (1999) — The Other Ones
- Evening Moods (2000) — Ratdog
- Jemimah Puddleduck (2000) — Jemimah Puddleduck
- Live at Roseland (2001) — Ratdog
- Weir Here - The Best Of Bob Weir (2004) — Bob Weir
Notes
References
- Heselgrave, Douglas. "Only Ratdogs and Puddleducks: Out in the Midday Sun with Mark Karan", The Music Box, March 2007
- Jackson, Blair. "RatDog Guitarist Mark Karan: The Long Road Home", Dead.net, 2007
- Kolesari, Pete. "Going Further with Mark Karan", JamBase.com, February 24, 2004
- Grateful Web interview of Mark Karan, April 21, 2001
- Focus Newspaper interview of Mark Karan, October 2005
- Bendersky, Ari. "Former Dead Members Premiere New Lineup In San Francisco", Rolling Stone, June 6, 1998
- Dansby, Andrew. "Marley, Dead Guys to Play Furthur 2000", Rolling Stone, June 8, 2000
- Sullivan, James. "Doubly Grateful: Pair of guitarists adds musical heft to Other One's debut", San Francisco Chronicle, June 6, 1998
- Sullivan, James. "Other Ones Looking Like Old Comrades", San Francisco Chronicle, July 27, 1998
- Selvin, Joel. "The Other Ones Take It Furthur", San Francisco Chronicle, August 22, 2000
- Cooper, Scott. "Life After The Dead: Guitarist Bob Weir runs with Ratdog at the Warfield", San Francisco Chronicle, May 4, 2001
- Selvin, Joel. "Other Ones Reunite", San Francisco Chronicle, December 1, 2002
- Selvin, Joel. "Dead Man Talking", San Francisco Chronicle, March 21, 2004
- Pareles, Jon. Concert review: The Other Ones at the Warfield Theatre, June 5, 1998, New York Times, June 6, 1998
- Metzger, John. Concert review: Ratdog at the Riviera Theatre, November 4, 1998, The Music Box, December, 1998
- Metzger, John. Concert review: Ratdog at the Riviera Theatre, November 4, 1999, The Music Box, January, 2000
- Metzger, John. Concert review: Ratdog at the Riviera Theatre, November 5, 2000, The Music Box, January, 2001