Bob Weir is rightly being remembered as a transformative figure whose guitar playing made an indelible contribution to the Grateful Dead, and to improvisational rock & roll at large. In fact, Weir was ...

The Grateful Dead guitarist wore short shorts like no other. By Jacob Gallagher In the late 1970s, Bob Weir, a guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, whose death at 78 was announced on ...

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 ...

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 ...

I n the end, I always thought about his Birkenstocks. I’d often glance over at them during our interview, both of our pairs positioned next to each other on the studio floor, below the couch where we ...

Bob Weir, 78, successfully battled cancer six months before he died from lung issues. The late Grateful Dead founder and guitarist’s death was announced by his family in a statement shared via his ...

Bob Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead and the rock band’s guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, has died at the age of 78, according to a statement posted to his official social media account ...

Jan. 10 (UPI) --Grateful Dead founding member and guitarist Bob Weir died from natural causes while surrounded by loved ones, his daughter, Chloe Weir announced on Saturday. Weir recently beat a fight ...

Weir's family said the legendary guitarist suffered from underlying lung issues. Bob Weir, one of the founding members of the Grateful Dead, died Saturday at the age of 78. The legendary guitarist ...

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, ...

Bob Weir, a founding member of the iconic American rock group the Grateful Dead who seemingly never stopped touring for six decades, has died, according to a statement posted to his official website.