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 hit the top 10 on three Billboard charts this week with Dave’s Picks, Volume 52, which marks their seventh such win in 2024 alone.

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 ...

Before his death at the age of 84, longtime Grateful Dead bassist and founding member Phil Lesh played some of the last ...

Lesh also developed an early interest in avant-garde music and free jazz, both of which later influenced his unique bass ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...