Tributes Pour In for Grateful Dead Icon Bob Weir Following His Death
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Bob Weir, Grateful Dead co-founder and guitarist, died from underlying lung issues after surviving cancer. Tributes from fellow musicians—including Trey Anastasio, Margo Price, Billy Strings, Maggie Rogers, Brandi Carlile and Bob Dylan—lauded him as a 'musical guru' and the 'last actual hippie.' The piece notes his enduring influence, his work with Dead & Co, and mentions Phil Lesh’s recent passing, leaving Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart as the surviving original Dead members.
- ‘The last actual hippie’: musicians pay tribute to the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir The Guardian
- Bob Weir: 10 Essential Songs The New York Times
- Bob Weir obituary The Guardian
- Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78 NPR
- Bob Weir, Grateful Dead co-founder, dies aged 78 BBC
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