Bob Weir, the guitarist who co-founded the Grateful Dead, has died aged 78.

Weir, a cornerstone of the California psychedelic rock group and many of its offshoots, passed away after a battle with cancer and lung issues, according to a post on his Instagram.


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Ripple - Grateful Dead

 

RIP Bob. I remember his Ibanez guitar with all the switches for PU splitting, out of phase and I believe serial, that was so long ago in the 70's.

 

RIP Bob.

St. Stephen
Aoxomoxoa
Released June 20, 1969
Recorded September 1968 – March 1969
Studio Pacific Recording, San Mateo
Pacific High Recording, San Francisco

 

Thiis is a rough one and saddens me to no end. RIP brother!

This is the one and Bob leads it off with Minglewood. Now I'm gonna cry.

 

Rest in peace and thank you for the great music!

The music magazine Rolling Stone ranked the band 57th on its list of the 100 greatest musicians of all time.

The Golden Road (2013 Remaster)

 

RIP and thank you for the tunes!

I can't say I'm the world's biggest Dead fan but I do love a lot of their tunes, the sheer melancholy of it and he was a big part of it.

 

I'm sorry I post this late. I hadn't seen this topic, as I was dealing with opiate withdrawals when he died.

RIP Bob, you were the greatest rhythm guitarist this planet has ever seen.

I took a huge amount of acid last week and listened to a show from 1973. When they played Sugar Magnolia, I cried myself to oblivion, realizing Bob was gone for good.

What a beautiful soul he was.

What a long, strange trip it's been !