The Music Never Stops, Why the Sudden Passing of Grateful Dead Legend Bob Weir at 78 Has Triggered a Global Wave of Tributes and a Final Long Strange Trip
Weir helped shape one of the most influential sounds in American rock. Alongside Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, and Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, he helped create music that blended rock, folk, blues, jazz, country, and psychedelia into something entirely its own. While Garcia often drew attention for lead guitar, Weir’s rhythm playing gave the Grateful…
