The list of musicians who will perform Dead songs in their honor will be announced closer to the event. The Grateful Dead is celebrating its 60 th anniversary, and original members Mickey Hart ...

The Grateful Dead bassist found new melodic byways through every song. Phil Lesh, who died on Friday, was a founding member of the Grateful Dead.Credit...Getty Images Supported by By Jon Pareles ...

The Grateful Dead disbanded in 1995 after Garcia's death, but Lesh continued to perform into his 80s, often with his son, Grahame Lesh. "I think great songs do that, no matter what the subject ...

If you like what you hear, you’ll be delighted to find that this list represents a mere 1.1% of the Grateful Dead’s enormous ...

Lesh also developed an early interest in avant-garde music and free jazz, both of which later influenced his unique bass playing in the Grateful Dead. While in college at the University of ...

As one of the co-founders and longest-tenured members of the Grateful Dead, Lesh was an essential part of a group that became synonymous with touring and live performance in rock music.

Phil Lesh, the prolific bass player and co-founder of the legendary rock band the Grateful Dead, has died at 84 ... him and ...

Lesh’s death comes two days after MusicCares named the Grateful Dead its Persons of the Year. MusicCares, which helps music professionals needing financial or other kinds of assistance ...

In celebration of the legendary band’s 60th anniversary, The Grateful Dead will be honored as the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year at the organization’s benefit gala during Grammy Week.

On the Grateful Dead’s studio albums, his lines held so much melody that one could listen to a song for his playing alone. At the same time, he shared his bandmates’ love for unusual chord ...

It was the moment, at a Grateful Dead show or on ... But Lesh embodied the Dead as much as anyone, maybe sometimes more. From its music to its fanbase, the band didn’t do anything the way ...