The Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir paid tribute to his band mate Phil ... him to much of the music that would inform his own playing style, as well as influence the Dead’s improvisational music.

The Grateful Dead's Bob Weir paid tribute to his band mate Phil ... him to much of the music that would inform his own playing style, as well as influence the Dead's improvisational music.

On New Year’s Eve, 1963, Bob Weir heard something that caught his attention—someone was playing a banjo in a store in Palo Alto, and he felt compelled to follow it to the source. Jerry Garcia was ...

Bob Weir is voting for Kamala Harris. On Monday, the Grateful Dead founding member shared his endorsement of the Harris-Walz ticket — and a Grateful Dead-inspired T-shirt depicting Democratic ...

Surviving band members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann posted a touching message on Instagram on Oct. 25 Jenny Haward is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023.

Rather than simply providing rhythm, Lesh developed a melodic, counterpoint style that functioned more like a third lead instrument alongside Jerry Garcia's guitar and Bob Weir's rhythm guitar.

In a deeply sentimental post, Bob Weir, who was still a teenager when ... Phil was a master of a style he invented, he was singular, an original, nobody sounded like him, nobody.

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

Lesh, alongside bandmates Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia ... and his own psychedelic experiences — deeply influenced his style of play to push his bass lines in more experimental directions.