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The Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir paid tribute to his band mate Phil Lesh following the death of the bassist Friday. On social media, the guitarist credited Lesh with introducing him to much of the music that would inform his own playing style, as well as influence the Dead’s improvisational music. …

Hours after the death of Phil Lesh, Phish opened the first night of their three-show Albany, New York run with a poignant rendition of “Box of Rain,” the bassist’s most enduring Grateful Dead song. While the performance marked the first time that Phish has covered “Box of Rain,” guitarist Trey …

Warren Haynes is one of many in the music world grieving after Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh died on Friday at the age of 84. The Gov’t Mule guitarist had a special creative bond with Lesh, playing with him for years onstage for Lesh’s projects Phil Lesh and Friends and …

Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart penned a tribute to his longtime band mate Phil Lesh following the death of the group’s founding bassist Friday at the age of 84. “Phil Lesh changed my life. There are only a few people you meet in your lifetime that are special, important, who …

Peter Shapiro, the concert promoter who organized the Grateful Dead‘s 50th anniversary Fare Thee Well shows, spoke to Rolling Stone following the death of the band’s bassist, Phil Lesh. In recent years, Lesh staged annual birthday concerts for himself at the Shapiro-owned Capitol Theatre venue in Port Chester, New York. …

Phil Lesh, the classically trained musician who co-foundedthe Grateful Dead and whose unconventional bass playing steered the band into some of its most experimental directions, died Friday at the age of 84. Lesh’s death was announced on social media, with a short statement reading: “Phil Lesh, bassist and founding member …

Today is a day of deep sorrow and mourning for Deadheads all across the planet. Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh has died at age 84. “[He] passed peacefully this morning,” read a statement from his family. “He was surrounded by his family and full of love. Phil brought immense joy …

Phish’s Trey Anastasio, who performed alongside Phil Lesh at both the Grateful Dead’s Fare Thee Well shows and Phil and Friends concerts, paid tribute to the bassist Friday following Lesh’s death at the age of 84. “I was deeply saddened to hear that my friend Phil Lesh passed away this …

Grateful Dead‘s Mickey Hart merges music and sports in the new teaser for the upcoming film Rhythm Masters: A Mickey Hart Experience. In the ESPN film, Hart crafts an original score inspired by the voices of sports legends like Joe Montana, Marshawn Lynch, Laila Ali, and Phil Jackson. The film …

Rolling Stone‘s interview series King for a Day features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and singers who had the difficult job of fronting major rock bands after the departure of an iconic vocalist. Some of them stayed in their bands for years, while others lasted just a few …