Phil Lesh, the Grateful Dead’s founding bassist who died Oct. 25 at age 84, rarely wrote songs or sang lead. Among his contributions to the band’s oeuvre, though, was one of the most celebrated tunes ...
When they weren't playing with The Grateful Dead, these musicians were known to sit in for a studio feature or two.
In the wake of beloved bassist Phil Lesh’s passing on Friday, Oct. 25, an outpouring of tributes has arrived in songs and covers plucked from the Grateful Dead’s cherished songbook. Many artists ...
I got a text from the tour manager; she reached out to the [band] to tell us so we didn’t hear it in the press. My heart stopped. He’s had a lot of health challenges, and I guess in some ways we knew, ...
Phil Lesh, a founding member of the Grateful Dead whose electric bass playing came to define the psychedelic San Francisco sound, died Oct. 25 at age 84. The musician’s death was announced on his ...
The initial Unbroken Chain: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Phil Lesh began as a multi-night event in March 2025, following the Grateful Dead bassist’s passing. The annual occasion has ...
Grahame Lesh's "Unbroken Chain: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Phil Lesh" will make its West Coast debut with a three ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar as a founding member of the Grateful Dead, died ...
According to legend, back in 1968, Jerry Garcia and Phil Lesh fired Bob Weir and Pigpen from their positions in the Grateful ...