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Founding Grateful Dead band member Bob Weir dies aged 78

Founding Grateful Dead band member Bob Weir dies aged 78

Sun, 11 Jan, 2026

Weir joined the Grateful Dead, originally known as the Warlocks, in San Francisco in 1965.

Grateful Dead founding member Phil Lesh dies aged 84

Grateful Dead founding member Phil Lesh dies aged 84

Sat, 26 Oct, 2024

He was best known for the song Unbroken Chain, about the counterculture band’s connection with its audience.