Bob Weir died Jan. 10, 2026. He was 78 years old. The news landed with a dull thud rather than a shock, which feels appropriate for a musician whose career was never about surprise so much as ...
Andy Weir, a computer programmer turned novelist, packs his books with real science. He brought that attention to detail to Ridley Scott’s adaptation of The Martian as the film’s science expert, and ...
The guitarist, singer and songwriter, who died at 78, cut his own path among his elders in the Grateful Dead, and beyond. By David Browne As the youngest member of the original Grateful Dead, Bob Weir ...
Bob Weir, the guitarist and songwriter who was a founding member of the popular and massively influential American rock band the Grateful Dead, has died. According to a statement from his family ...
The long strange trip that is the Grateful Dead and its primary offshoot, Dead & Company, has truly faded into grey with the passing of Bob Weir. Although Jerry Garcia cast the longest shadow across ...
As a boomer, Weir checked many of the key boxes as he and the band matured: interest in yoga and Eastern spirituality, macrobiotic diet, environmental activism. But more important is that, unlike many ...
Veteran rock ‌musician Bob Weir, the Grateful Dead’s rhythm guitarist who helped guide the legendary jam band through decades of change and ‌success, has died at age 78, according to a statement ...
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Bob Weir’s cosmic touch

The biggest fan of Grateful Dead guitarist and co-founder Bobby Weir, who died Saturday at the age of 78, was perhaps his bandmate Jerry Garcia. “He’s an extraordinarily original player in a world of ...
I n the end, I always thought about his Birkenstocks. I’d often glance over at them during our interview, both of our pairs positioned next to each other on the studio floor, below the couch where we ...
His songwriting and rhythm guitar playing helped shape the San Francisco band’s sound as it became an American institution. By Ben Sisario and Mark Walker Bob Weir, the guitarist and songwriter who ...