SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The Bay Area paid respect and sent a final goodbye to the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir on Saturday Thousands of fans, fondly known as deadheads, gathered at San Francisco’s Civic Center Saturday for a public memorial honoring the rock and roll legend who died last week. Grateful Dead co-founder and guitarist … Read more
The word “short” wasn’t in Bob Weir’s vocabulary. A founding member and co-leader of the Grateful Dead, and the band’s rhythm guitarist who sang lead on many of its songs, Mr. Weir died on Saturday at age 78. As one of the Dead’s frontmen from 1965 to the band’s dissolution in 1995, he helped pioneer … Read more
Bob Weir, a co-founder of the Grateful Dead, an iconic American band thanks to its sunny, often-improvised meld of folk, blues, country and psychedelic rock, has died at age 78. Bob Weir played many roles in the Grateful Dead, contributing swashbuckling, jazz-inflected rhythm guitar, co-writing classic songs like “Sugar Magnolia” and “Truckin’ ” and often … Read more
Bobby Weir, the founding member of the legendary band Grateful Dead, has passed away at the age of 78. The news was shared on his official Instagram account. Grateful Dead founding member Bobby Weir passed away at 78. (Facebook/ Bobby Weir) “It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir. He … Read more
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. He was 78. Bob Weir dies at 78: All on Grateful Dead co-founder’s wife, children, net worth (Bobby Weir/Facebook) “It is … Read more
Bob Weir, popular guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died. He was 78 years old. In a statement posted on his Instagram account, Weir’s family remembered him as a ‘guiding force’. Bob Weir died at the age of 78 (Instagram) “For over sixty years, Bobby took to the road. A guitarist, vocalist, … Read more