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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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 tape wrapped around his left ankle and gestured to the message during pregame warmups, a reference to the death of Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir. Weir…
Bobby Weir (Bobby Weir), composer, guitarist and one of the founders of the rock group Grateful Dead (The Grateful Dead) died yesterday at the age of 78, after a long battle with cancer.
Grateful Dead's Bob Weir Is Dead 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 endless tours and marathon jams, has died at age 78. Weir's death was announced Saturday in...
Bob Weir of the American band Grateful Dead has died from lung complications following a battle with cancer. He was 78. The guitarist, singer and songwriter passed away on January 10.
In July, guitarist had been diagnosed with cancer, but despite treatment, he celebrated 60 years of career in the parks next month, with three consecutive nights in São Francisco.
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