Bob Weir
American musician; member of the Grateful Dead (1947-2026) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 78
Robert Hall Weir was an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the group disbanded in 1995, he performed with the Other Ones, later known as the Dead, together with other former members of the Grateful Dead.
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Alphonso Johnson Bandmate in The Other Ones
Alex Ligertwood Bandmate in Go Ahead
Jay Lane Bandmate in RatDog
Brent Mydland Bandmate in Go Ahead
Rob Wasserman Bandmate in RatDog
Vince Welnick Bandmate in RatDog
Robin Sylvester Bandmate in RatDog
Oteil Burbridge Bandmate in Dead & Company- Keith Olsen Produced Heaven Help the Fool (1978)
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Weir performing in 1976
Weir and Jay Lane onstage with RatDog in 2009
Weir singing "El Paso" at the Chicago Theater on March 11, 2020
Bob Weir in Washington, D.C., on April 24, 2000
Bob Weir performing with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra on February 18, 2023
Weir in the White House Oval Office on December 8, 2024
Weir onstage in 2007, playing a Modulus G3FHAwards
About this person
Weir also founded and played in several other bands during and after his career with the Grateful Dead, including Kingfish, the Bob Weir Band, Bobby and the Midnites, Scaring the Children, RatDog, and Furthur, which he co-led with former Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh. In 2015, Weir, along with former Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, joined with singer/guitarist John Mayer, bassist Oteil Burbridge, and keyboardist Jeff Chimenti to form the band Dead & Company.
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