Bob Weir made Grateful Dead
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Hundreds of Grateful Dead fans gathered in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district this weekend to celebrate Bob Weir’s life.
Bob Weir, guitarist, singer and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78. Weir’s death was announced Saturday in a statement on his Instagram page.
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Weir was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Grateful Dead in 1994. He was also awarded Kennedy Center Honors as a member of the Grateful Dead in 2024. Weir’s death leaves drummer Bill Kreutzmann as the only surviving original member the Grateful Dead.
Yes, Grateful Dead music would have continued to be played. But Bob and others continued to tour and bring the Grateful Dead experience to millions of old and new fans. Without that additional 30 years of being on the road, I believe the the role of the Grateful Dead in American music would have diminished. It did not.
George Kittle had a touching tribute for the late Grateful Dead founder Bob Weir after his death before the Eagles game.