Bob Weir made Grateful Dead
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Bob Weir, the guitarist who co-founded the Grateful Dead alongside Jerry Garcia, has died aged 78, as per a statement shared by his family on Instagram.
Bob Weir's guitar playing made an indelible contribution to the Grateful Dead. It may have been even more radical than you think.
Batman needed Robin. Jordan needed Pippen. Mick needed Keef. Believe it or not, Simon needed Garfunkel. Yes, sometimes one great talent plus another results in creating something that's greater than the sum of its parts.
"I'll meet you in the music. Come find me anytime," said Connecticut's John Mayer about his Dead & Company bandmate.
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Bob Weir’s Cosmic Touch
The inimitable Bobby Ace played guitar alongside Jerry Garcia for over three decades. His unique style and merry personality helped shape the sound and spirit of the Grateful Dead, and his lifelong dedication to the band helped make them immortal.
On "Anthem of the Sun," the Dead's second studio album, Weir had already begun to stretch himself as a singer and as a songwriter. Authoring this noisy, jazzy track all by his lonesome, Weir vocally zig-zagged his way across a cluttered arrangement flush with oddball time changes.