Salon

Bob Weir was the boomer who did it best

As a boomer, Weir checked many of the key boxes as he and the band matured: interest in yoga and Eastern spirituality, macrobiotic diet, environmental activism. But more important is that, unlike many ...
Rolling Stone

Here’s How Every Dead & Company Member Has Honored Bob Weir

“I can’t think of anyone that needed to play live music any more than Bob,” the bassist said. “It went past devotion, past dedication, past obsession. It seemed to me more like self identification. I ...
USA Today

Bob Weir, Grateful Dead founding member, dies at 78

Bob Weir, one of the founding members of the legendary rock band Grateful Dead, has died from "underlying lung issues" at 78. Weir, who, after "courageously beating cancer," died "peacefully" on Jan.
NPR

Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78

Bob Weir, the guitarist and songwriter who was a founding member of the popular and massively influential American rock band the Grateful Dead, has died. According to a statement from his family ...
CBS News

Bob Weir, founding member of the Grateful Dead, dies at 78

Bob Weir, a founding member of the legendary rock band the Grateful Dead, has died at the age of 78, his family announced Saturday. "It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir ...
Hollywood Life

Bob Weir Cause of Death: How Did the Grateful Dead Guitarist Die?

Bob Weir, the guitarist and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, died on January 10, 2026. He was 78. News of his death was announced via his website that day, with a statement noting that he was ...
Taste of Country

Wynonna Judd Shares the Incredible Thing Bob Weir Did After Naomi Judd’s Death

Many fans know that The Judds had a professional connection to The Grateful Dead's Bob Weir. He and Wynonna Judd most recently shared the stage in January 2025 for the MusiCares Person of the Year ...
Rolling Stone

Sammy Hagar on His Unlikely Friendship With Bob Weir: ‘Always the Elder, the Wise Old Soul’

Back in March 2022, during the Nashville stop of his Crazy Times Tour with the Circle, Sammy Hagar assembled one of the most unlikely groups of musicians to ever appear together on the Ryman ...
The New York Times

Bob Weir Was the Dead’s Invisible Thread

The songwriter, guitarist and singer, who died at 78, animated the Grateful Dead from within. By Jon Pareles Bob Weir — the Grateful Dead’s rhythm guitarist and one of its songwriters and lead singers ...
NBC News

Bob Weir, Grateful Dead founding member and a jam band icon, dies at 78

Bob Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead whose rhythm guitar work, songwriting and tireless touring helped push traditional American blues and folk music into the modern era, has died, ...
The Daily Dispatch

Grateful Dead co-founder and 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 ...