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News Articles: Bob Weir

Don Was (bottom left) joined the group Wolf Bros in 2018 at the invitation of Bob Weir (center), who was looking for a more intimate format to perform the music he'd co-created with the Grateful Dead.

Playing Grateful Dead songs with Bob Weir: Don Was remembers

The Grammy winner and Blue Note label head recalls the unique challenges and rewards he faced when the late Bob Weir recruited him for an intimate new project in 2018.

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By:
  • Felix Contreras
Bob Weir performs with the Grateful Dead at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, Calif. in 1983. A member of the Dead from its inception, Weir took few solos, but his distinctive rhythm guitar playing and emotive singing were signatures of the group.

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

For three decades with the Grateful Dead and three more after the group ended following the 1995 death of his bandmate Jerry Garcia, Weir helped build and sustain the band's legacy across generations.

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By:
  • Felix Contreras and
  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
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Grateful Dead's Bob Weir took the stage with the National Symphony Orchestra

Earlier this month, Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir took the stage with the National Symphony Orchestra. Their collaboration had attendees in tie dye and tuxedos dancing in the aisles.

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By:
  • Felix Contreras