Bob Weir was the everyman at the heart of the Grateful Dead, the one who kept the band’s feet on the ground through their farthest-reaching explorations. In the first 30 years of the band’s existence, ...

One of Bob Weir's best songs -- for any of his musical concerns -- was "The Music Never Stopped" from the Grateful Dead's Blues for Allah album. But back in 2009, Weir -- who died this weekend at the ...

Protest requires people to take a stand and hold firm. Pop songs are designed to appeal across demographic lines. In music, ...

In the fall, I didn’t have much time for my favorite pastime: binge-watching a good show. Still, good things tend to find their way back into our lives. Over break, I finally had enough free time to ...

As the youngest member of the original Grateful Dead, Bob Weir was often branded the spacey kid trying to keep up with his more experienced elders, especially guitarist Jerry Garcia and bassist Phil ...

We pay tribute to the Grateful Dead legend in our new podcast episode, with audio clips from our last interview, a discussion ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Legendary Grateful Dead founder and guitarist Bob Weir has died at 78, leaving behind one of the great legacies in rock music.

This year's Grammy memorial moments featured special tributes to the likes of Brian Wilson, Bob Weir, and others.

Let’s not waste any time here. Paste staff and contributors came together to build a definitive ranking of the greatest guitarists of all time. Here are 150 icons, forgotten heroes, and the best and ...

One of the founding members of the Grateful Dead, brilliant guitarist and writer of many of the group’s key songs Though perhaps not as instantly recognisable as the band’s guru-like lead guitarist ...

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 ...

Over the weekend, Grateful Dead fans the world over mourned the loss of an icon: Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member, had died at 78, leaving listeners and collaborators caught off-guard. Since ...