Bob Weir, Jerry Garcia and Grateful Dead
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Before he evolved into the wise, gray-bearded guru of the last few decades, Bob Weir was a starry-eyed youngster with a noticeable wild streak. In fact,
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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.
Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir recall harrowing conditions that made Woodstock a particularly bad show for The Grateful Dead.
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News 9 Exclusive: Looking back on Bob Weir's performance in Hampton the night Jerry Garcia died
Weir performed at the Hampton Casino Ballroom on a night fans would never forget, the night his bandmate Jerry Garcia died.
Thanks to the bootlegging skills of the Grateful Dead's audience, the last performance by every single departed member has been preserved.
While the iconic skull and skeleton images have become synonymous with the Grateful Dead, fans may be surprised to learn that frontman Jerry Garcia was a man of faith.
Jerry Garcia had already been playing music with Bob Weir in a jug band when he called me up to form a rock band with them. That’s how I first met Bob. We called ourselves the Warlocks, playing our first real shows at a pizza parlor in Menlo Park and, long story short (but with a few steps in between)… we became the Grateful Dead.