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Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Founding Member, Dies at 78 of 'Lung Issues' After 'Beating Cancer': 'There Is No Final Curtain Here'

Weir's team shared the news in a tribute on his official Instagram account on Saturday, Jan. 10 Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has previously ...
ABC News

Bob Weir, Grateful Dead founding member, dies at 78

Weir's family said the legendary guitarist suffered from underlying lung issues. Bob Weir, one of the founding members of the Grateful Dead, died Saturday at the age of 78. The legendary guitarist ...
Billboard

Bob Weir Remembered by Nancy Wilson, Don Felder, Andy Cohen & More After His Death at 78

"Until we meet again, amigo," Don Felder wrote. By Jessica Lynch Bob Weir, guitarist and co-founder of The Grateful Dead, is being remembered by musicians, artists and public figures across the music ...
CNN

Bob Weir, Grateful Dead guitarist, dies at 78

Bob Weir, a founding member of the iconic American rock group the Grateful Dead who seemingly never stopped touring for six decades, has died, according to a statement posted to his official website.
UPI

Grateful Dead guitarist, founding member Bob Weir dies at 78

Jan. 10 (UPI) --Grateful Dead founding member and guitarist Bob Weir died from natural causes while surrounded by loved ones, his daughter, Chloe Weir announced on Saturday. Weir recently beat a fight ...
The New York Times

Bob Weir: 10 Essential Songs

The guitarist, singer and songwriter, who died at 78, cut his own path among his elders in the Grateful Dead, and beyond. By David Browne As the youngest member of the original Grateful Dead, Bob Weir ...
Us Weekly

Grateful Dead Founding Member Bob Weir Dead at 78: Musician Received Cancer Diagnosis In July

Famed Grateful Dead founder Bob Weir has died. He was 78. “It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir. He transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously ...
Paste

R.I.P. Bob Weir: Grateful Dead co-founder dead at 78

Per his family on Instagram, Bob Weir, guitarist, vocalist, and co-founder of the Grateful Dead, has passed away at age 78. “It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir,” the ...
CNBC

Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir dies at 78

Bob Weir, the guitarist and singer who, as an essential member of the Grateful Dead, helped found the sound of the San Francisco counterculture of the 1960s and kept it alive through decades of ...
The New York Times

Bob Weir, Guitarist and Founding Member of the Grateful Dead, Dies at 78

His songwriting and rhythm guitar playing helped shape the San Francisco band’s sound as it became an American institution. By Ben Sisario and Mark Walker Bob Weir, the guitarist and songwriter who ...
Boston Herald

Grateful Dead founding member, guitar icon Bob Weir dies at 78

Founding member of the Grateful Dead Bob “Bobby” Weir has succumbed to complications from cancer. He was 78. His death was announced Saturday evening with his homepage paying homage to a brilliant ...