Bob Weir: The Grateful Dead guitarist who kept the hippie flame

By 1965, it had morphed into the Grateful Dead, the house band for author Ken Kesey’s “Acid Test” LSD parties. The group ...

Watch 15 Different Incarnations of Grateful Dead Perform ‘Ripple’ Over 56 Years

The Grateful Dead's 'Ripple' has become one of their most beloved tunes, and we've assembled 15 live versions from throughout the last 56 years.

Live After the Grateful Dead: How the Band’s Members Sold 10 Million Tickets After Jerry Garcia’s Death

The Other Ones was the first post-Garcia band to include all four surviving founding members of the Grateful Dead, though not ...
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'There will be no stopping': Ahead of Saratoga Springs Make-A-Wish gala performance, Dead & Company’s Oteil Burbridge opens up about Bob Weir’s passin…

For the last decade, Oteil Burbridge has been an essential element of Dead & Company, the most recent and most popular ...

Watch John Mayer Pay Tribute to Bob Weir With “Ripple” Cover

We were unlikely partners, and that was part of our magic,” he said during his eulogy for the late Grateful Dead co-founder ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

Watch John Mayer Pay Tribute to Bandmate Bob Weir at Public San Francisco Memorial

In August of 2025, Dead & Company celebrated the Grateful Dead's 60th anniversary with a trio of concerts at Golden Gate Park ...
Consequence

John Mayer Gives Tearful Eulogy, Performs “Ripple” at Bob Weir’s Memorial

John Mayer delivered an emotional eulogy for his friend and mentor, Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir, during a public ...
The Maravi Post

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Reveals Jo’s Difficult Side Effects From Premature C-Section

Camilla Luddington’s Grey’s Anatomy pregnant character, Jo, survived an emergency C-section — and the premature birth of her twin babies — but she’s not out of the woods just yet. During the Thursday, ...
NPR

Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78

Bob Weir, the guitarist and songwriter who was a founding member of the popular and massively influential American rock band the Grateful Dead, has died. According to a statement from his family ...
Los Angeles Times

Bob Weir, founding member of the Grateful Dead, dies at 78

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Bob Weir, legendary Grateful Dead guitarist known for innovative rhythm playing and beloved songwriting, has died ...
NBC New York

Bob Weir, Grateful Dead founding member and a jam band icon, dies at 78

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, ...
Yardbarker

Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Co‑Founder and Jam‑Band Architect, Dies at 78

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 ...