US EditionBob Weir, Grateful Dead founding member and a jam band icon, dies at 78
- Recently, singer-songwriter-guitarist Bob Weir died at 78, his family announced on his official Instagram; they said he transitioned peacefully after beating cancer but succumbed to underlying lung issues.
- Diagnosed in July, he began treatment only weeks before returning to his hometown stage for a three-night celebration at Golden Gate Park, where Dead & Co. drew roughly 180,000 fans.
- Co-Founding the Grateful Dead in 1965, Bob Weir wrote or sang on songs like Sugar Magnolia and Truckin' and played rhythm guitar and sang through the band's multi-decade tenure.
- He is survived by his wife Natascha Weir and their two daughters, Chloe Weir and Monet Weir, while family noted his work built a community for generations of fans.
- Across more than six decades, Weir performed thousands of shows with almost a dozen bands, opened TRI Studios in 2011, and earned Kennedy Center honors and MusiCares Persons of the Year in 2025.
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A Conservative Requiem for Bob Weir and the Grateful Dead
Culture A Conservative Requiem for Bob Weir and the Grateful Dead The rhythm guitarist’s death marks the end of an era of Americana. Contrary to what non-Deadheads might expect, conservatives across the country were saddened last Saturday to hear of the death of Bob Weir, Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist and the cute, preppie one. Although a psychedelic, tie-dyed rock band out of Haight-Ashbury doesn’t seem synonymous with right-wing sensibili…
Wisconsin State Journal
Chippewa HeraldPhil Hands cartoon remembers the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir
State Journal cartoonist Phil Hands draws a tribute to Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist and songwriter Bob Weir. Weir helped found the group at the age of 17. He passed away this weekend at the age of 78.
Roanoke Times
Grateful Dead's Bob Weir dies at 78
LOS ANGELES — 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 endless tours and…
'Grateful Dead' co-founder, guitarist Bob Weir dies aged 78
American guitarist and songwriter Bob Weir, a founding member of the revolutionary, psychedelic jam band Grateful Dead, has died aged 78, his family announced Saturday. Weir was diagnosed with cancer in July and had beaten the disease, but "succumbed to underlying lung issues," his family said in a statement on his personal website, without specifying where or when he died. "For over sixty years, Bobby took to the road," the statement said. "Bob…
Times-Standard
George Kittle honors late Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir with playoff message
UPDATE: Kittle suffered an Achilles injury in the second quarter of Sunday’s game. He was carted off the field and ruled out for the rest of the game. George Kittle has plenty going on Sunday as the 49ers visit the Philadelphia Eagles in the wild-card round of the NFC playoffs, but he took a moment out of his pregame routine to honor a legendary Bay Area musician who passed away a day earlier. Kittle inscribed the words “DEAD FOREVER” on the tap…
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