Bob Weir, guitarist, vocalist, and a founding member of legendary jam band the Grateful Dead, has died at the age of 78. “It ...

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Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir has passed away at 78 after a battle with cancer. His spokesperson confirmed his death, ...

Bob Weir—the rhythm guitarist who refused to play rhythm like anyone else, the voice behind some of the Grateful Dead’s most enduring anthems, and a lifelong road warrior who helped build one of the ...

With Bob Weir’s death, interest is expected to grow around vintage concert posters, trading cards, signed ephemera, and Grateful Dead memorabilia tied to the band’s six-decade legacy. The sad passing ...

As founding guitarist of quintessential jam band the Grateful Dead, Bob Weir had a front row seat to music history—a history that he and his bandmates helped to shape. Known for their legendary live ...

The Grateful Dead endured an original run of 30 years, but its appeal has survived just as long in a world where the band no longer exists. The question now is not whether the music will continue, but ...

On New Year’s Eve 1963, a 16-year-old Bob Weir heard the plucking of a banjo off in the distance. The teenager followed the sound down a Palo Alto street to a music shop where Jerry Garcia was playing ...

The rock and roll world lost a giant when Bob Weir passed away on January 10, 2026. Weir stood tall as one of the stalwarts of The Grateful Dead for pretty much the entirety of their long, strange ...

Bob Weir, guitarist and jam-band pioneer who co-founded The Grateful Dead and continued their legacy in the 21st century with Furthur, Dead & Company and more, died due to underlying lung issues after ...

Bob Weir, guitarist and co-founder of the Grateful Dead, has died. “It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir,” his family wrote in a statement on social media. “He ...

Bob Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead whose rhythm guitar work, songwriting and tireless touring helped push traditional American blues and folk music into the modern era, has died, ...