The Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir paid tribute to his band mate ... to springboard off of – and I developed an approach to guitar playing based off of it. This happened because Phil turned me ...

On New Year’s Eve, 1963, Bob Weir heard something that caught his attention—someone was playing ... According to Blair Jackson’s biography of Garcia, this resulted from Weir’s guitar playing, which ...

The Phish bassist on what he learned from his hero — and the story behind that tear-jerking "Box of Rain" cover ...

The passing of Phil Lesh shook the music industry to its core. His ability as a bass player is undeniable, and these isolated ...

His innovative approach to bass playing, influenced by classical ... like a third lead instrument alongside Jerry Garcia's guitar and Bob Weir's rhythm guitar. Phil Lesh was born on March 15 ...

In a deeply sentimental post, Bob Weir, who was still a teenager when ... springboard off of – and I developed an approach to guitar playing based off of it. This happened because Phil turned ...

Lesh, 84, who hailed from Berkeley, California, started the iconic rock band in 1965 with frontman and guitarist Jerry Garcia, guitarist Bob Weir ... Lesh’s bass guitar often served as a ...

Phil Lesh plays his own songs on trumpet alongside his college jazz band in the earliest known recording of the late Grateful Dead bassist.

He quickly became known for his unconventional style of bass playing, which was inspired ... Jerry Garcia (1942 – 1995) and Bob Weir, both on guitar, Bill Kreutzmann, on drums, and Phil Lesh ...