Bob Weir Playing Guitar in Denim Jacket by Mauricio Sobalvarro

Bob Weir Playing Guitar in Denim Jacket Painting by Mauricio Sobalvarro

The Grateful Dead – An Idea and a Band – Deadbeat Guitarist

Bob Weir, Guitarist and Founding Member of The Grateful Dead, Dies at 78

His songwriting and rhythm guitar playing helped shape the San Francisco band’s sound as it became an American institution.

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead Singer, Dies at 78

She helped shape the band’s sound in the 1970s, a decade that took the band to new heights.

Grateful Dead Singer Donna Jean Godchaux Dead at 78

Donna Jean Godchaux, who spent the Seventies singing with the Grateful Dead and provided vocals on an Elvis Presley hit, has died at the age of 78.