The guitarist, singer and songwriter, who died at 78, cut his own path among his elders in the Grateful Dead, and beyond. By David Browne As the youngest member of the original Grateful Dead, Bob Weir ...
With the Grateful Dead, Bob Weir helped the world appreciate rock & roll in a new way, writing songs that breathed new life onstage as the group jammed. Together, they engineered a lifestyle centered ...
The songwriter, guitarist and singer, who died at 78, animated the Grateful Dead from within. By Jon Pareles Bob Weir — the Grateful Dead’s rhythm guitarist and one of its songwriters and lead singers ...
Bob Weir, a founding member of the legendary rock band the Grateful Dead, has died at the age of 78, his family announced Saturday. "It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir ...
Bob Weir, the legendary Grateful Dead founder and one of the greatest guitarists of all time, has died at 78. Tributes immediately poured in for Weir, who helped create some of the most beloved rock ...
Grateful Dead founding member and guitarist Bob Weir has died, according to a statement posted to his Instagram account. The post said Weir died due to an underlying lung issue after he beat cancer.
Bobby Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead and one of the defining figures of psychedelic rock and the jam-band movement, died Jan. 10, his family announced. He was 78. News of ...
Weir's team shared the news in a tribute on his official Instagram account on Saturday, Jan. 10 Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has previously ...
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 31: Honoree Bob Weir of Dead & Company and of the Grateful Dead performs onstage during the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year Honoring The Grateful Dead at Los ...
Legendary guitarist Bob Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78. Weir's family announced his death on Saturday evening on Instagram, citing a battle with cancer and underlying ...
Bob Weir performing with Dead & Company at Sphere in Las Vegas in March 2025 (photo: Chloe Weir). Bob Weir, who joined the Grateful Dead on guitar and vocals at the age of 16 and then spent the ...