The Grateful Dead formed in 1965, and for the next 30 years, Weir supported Jerry Garcia’s melodic lead lines with his own ...

Weir, who died over the weekend at age 78 from underlying lung complications, was to the Grateful Dead what his old pal Bill Walton might have called a “glue guy” – the teammate who unifies all the ...

The Grammy winner and Blue Note label head recalls the unique challenges and rewards he faced when the late Bob Weir ...

A lifelong Deadhead reflects on four decades of shows, tapes, and change — and explains why Dead & Company feels like the ...

Weir reimagined the role of the rhythm guitar. He died at age 78. A Grateful Dead scholar explores the band's long history with Golden Gate Park. A Grateful Dead scholar pens a loving tribute to the ...

Batman needed Robin. Jordan needed Pippen. Mick needed Keef. Believe it or not, Simon needed Garfunkel. Yes, sometimes one ...

In the summer of 1968, three years into the Grateful Dead’s existence, the band fired singer and rhythm guitarist Bob Weir.

To demonstrate their esoteric knowledge of the band, a common Deadhead refrain was to say, “Phil makes the band”—referring to bassist, Phil Lesh. It was obviously absurd, but served to establish that ...

While the Grateful Dead years have been exhaustively documented, Bobby Weir’s musical life beyond the band has been just as ...

John Patrick Gatta *** “Our departed friend, if he proved anything to us, he proved that good music can make sad times better ...

San Francisco rock legend Bob Weir, who delighted millions of listeners with the Grateful Dead and Dead & Company, has died.

A memorial for the late Bob Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead, rests in front of the band’s former house in San ...