Mark Karan is an American
guitarist and singer, best known for his ongoing work with Bob Weir & 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,
Paul
Carrack,
Delaney Bramlett,
Sophie B. Hawkins, and
The
Rembrandts. In 1998 he was selected, to fill Jerry Garcia's
slot 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, and recorded on their only album in 1999. He has also played
with
Mickey Hart's Planet
Drum and
Phil Lesh &
Friends over the years.
In 1998, Karan became a member of RatDog, a band led by Grateful
Dead alumnus
Bob Weir. Karan has been in
the Ratdog lineup ever since.
Karan has written libraries for TV and film, which have been
running consistently on major networks and internationally for over
a decade. He is also in demand as a studio musician for both guitar
work and voice talent.
In July 2007, Mark Karan announced that he was being treated for
throat cancer.
Steve Kimock sat in for
Karan on the Ratdog summer tour. Karan returned to the lineup in
March 2008.
On June 30, 2009, Karan released his debut album
Walk Through the Fire.
Discography
Notes
- "News:
Steve Kimock to Keep MK's Seat Warm", Ratdog.org, June 28,
2007
- Madison, Tjames. "Bob Weir's Ratdog Plots Spring Tour
Dates", Live Daily, February 8, 2008
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
- Budnick, Dean. "Mark Karan's Menagerie: From Ratdog to Jemimah
Puddleduck", JamBands.com, May 2000
- 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
- Cook, Dennis. Concert review: "A Fillmore Friday the 13th. |
Jemimah Puddleduck's Fillmore Debut" January 13, 2004,
JamBase.com, February 2, 2004
- 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
- Condran, Ed. "Hot
Rats", Atlantic City Weekly, July 9, 2009
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