Bob Weir, a founding member of the enduring American rock group the Grateful Dead who seemingly by no means stopped touring for six a long time, has died, in accordance with an announcement posted to his official website.
The guitarist, vocalist and storyteller “courageously” beat most cancers after being identified in July, the assertion mentioned. He handed away “peacefully” and surrounded by family members after succumbing to underlying lung points, the assertion added.
Weir, the youngest member of the rock, people and blues-influenced band that dominated the jam scene for years, carried out as not too long ago as this previous summer season when the remaining members of the Dead reunited for concert events at Golden State Park in San Francisco to rejoice the band’s sixtieth anniversary. He started most cancers therapy simply weeks earlier than these summer season concert events, the assertion mentioned.
He wrote or co-wrote iconic songs like Sugar Magnolia, Truckin’, Cassidy and Throwing Stones.
“His work did more than fill rooms with music; it was warm sunlight that filled the soul, building a community, a language, and a feeling of family that generations of fans carry with them. Every chord he played, every word he sang was an integral part of the stories he wove. There was an invitation: to feel, to question, to wander, and to belong,” the announcement famous.
Weir is survived by his spouse Natasha and his daughter Monet and Chloe.