US EditionGrateful Dead Drummer Mickey Hart Mourns 'Little Brother' Bob Weir
Bob Weir, Grateful Dead guitarist, died at 78 after a cancer diagnosis in July 2025 and lung complications, prompting tributes from bandmates and fans.
- Mickey Hart posted on Instagram, writing `Bob Weir was a little brother to me for almost sixty years` after the band's guitarist died on Saturday at age 78.
- Diagnosed in July 2025, Bob Weir began cancer treatment weeks before returning to Golden Gate Park for a 60th-anniversary celebration, and reports said he kept performing during treatment last year.
- He `transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones` after courageously beating cancer but later succumbed to underlying lung issues; bandmates highlighted his unique chords, saying Jerry Garcia was inspired by his harmonics.
- Hart shared photos and memories from their time together, saying those performances were gifts rather than farewells and urged the dream to live on through future generations of Dead Heads.
- He often spoke of a three-hundred-year legacy and worked to ensure the songbook would endure, while bandmates and colleagues described his life as family and true to the music.
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