Grateful Dead legend Bob Weir dies
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Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
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 marathon jams, has died. He was 78.
The guitarist, singer and songwriter, who died at 78, cut his own path among his elders in the Grateful Dead, and beyond.
Weir, a co-founded of The Grateful Dead, died on Saturday after dealing with "underlying lung issues," according to an official statement posted on his social media pages. The beloved guitarist and vocalist was 78.
The last time Bob Weir performed in public was the finale of the Grateful Dead's 60th anniversary shows in August 2025.
Editor's note: Bob Weir, the influential founding member of rock collective The Grateful Dead, has died at 78. In 2022, he spoke with USA TODAY's Melissa Ruggieri for a wide-ranging interview about his six-decade career. Upon news of his death, we are resurfacing their conversation.