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Grateful Dead Bob Weir Cause of Death

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

Bob Weir, a founding member of countercultural icons the Grateful Dead, known for his singular guitar playing, emotive singing and vibrant songwriting, has died at 78.

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Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Co-Founder, Dead at 78

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Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir dies at 78: ‘Warm sunlight that filled the soul’

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

Bob Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died aged 78.

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Bob Weir, Grateful Dead co-founder, dies aged 78

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Tributes pour in for Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir

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Grateful Dead founder Bob Weir dies aged 78 after ‘courageously beating cancer’

His family described Weir as a ‘storyteller’, praising his ‘unique artistry [which] reshaped American music’.

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Bob Weir, Grateful Dead guitarist and founding member, dies at 78

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Grateful Dead Archivist Remembers Bob Weir: ‘A Guitar Player Unlike Any Other’

Yahoo

Trackin’ the Truckin’: How Billboard Covered the Grateful Dead for 60 Years

In folklore, “grateful dead” refers to the spirit of a deceased person who is given a proper burial by the protagonist of a story, then does him a favor down the road. In rock, for six decades, it has also been the name of a restless-spirited band that ...

Buffalo Rising

Truckin’ Through Buffalo: The Grateful Dead and Western New York’s Sacred Soundscape

Patchouli and sweat hanging in the air; concrete pushing back through thin soles. Thousands swayed and buckled and leaned together beneath a sky far too vast for a stadium never meant to hold that kind of fervor. Late summer, 1979, Holleder Memorial ...

LAist

The Grateful Dead, 'Truckin' Into The Sunset

This weekend fans say goodbye to a rock band that embodies two quintessentially American traits: innovation and excess. The Grateful Dead say fare three well with their final, sold out concerts at Soldier Field in Chicago. The Dead, in their own hazy ...

LancasterOnline

Memories from 'Truckin'' along with the Grateful Dead in 1973 [I Know a Story column]

It’s the summer of 1973, and I’m 18 years young and living by Franklin & Marshall College. A friend of mine had a 1955 panel truck and floated an idea: Let’s follow the band the Grateful Dead around this summer. First stop: RFK Stadium in Washington ...

American Songwriter

How a Run-in With Police in New Orleans Inspired The Grateful Dead’s Hit “Truckin’”

Since 1997, “Truckin’” has been registered as a national treasure in the U.S., but its origins are a little less pristine. It’s generally seen as an exploration of The Grateful Dead’s experiences traveling while on tour. However, the lines ...