In the summer of 1968, three years into the Grateful Dead’s existence, the band fired singer and rhythm guitarist Bob Weir.

To demonstrate their esoteric knowledge of the band, a common Deadhead refrain was to say, “Phil makes the band”—referring to bassist, Phil Lesh. It was obviously absurd, but served to establish that ...

John Patrick Gatta *** “Our departed friend, if he proved anything to us, he proved that good music can make sad times better ...

San Francisco rock legend Bob Weir, who delighted millions of listeners with the Grateful Dead and Dead & Company, has died.

A memorial for the late Bob Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead, rests in front of the band’s former house in San ...

As the final tendrils of warm light fade once again into the cold sky of winter, the sun has officially set on the “Summer of ...

"Thanks for letting me ride alongside you. It sure was a pleasure," Mayer, who spent a decade playing with Weir in Dead & ...

Yes, Grateful Dead music would have continued to be played. But Bob and others continued to tour and bring the Grateful Dead ...

Bob Weir —who co-founded the Grateful Dead alongside Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann and Jerry Garcia in the mid-1960s— died on ...

Bravo's Andy Cohen, who is a huge fan of the Grateful Dead, took to social media to remember guitarist Bob Weir.

Weir was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Grateful Dead in 1994. He was also awarded Kennedy ...