Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Guitarist, Dies at 78

January 10, 2026 Variety

Singer-songwriter-guitarist Bob Weir, a cornerstone of the Grateful Dead and the San Francisco psychedelic band’s many latter-day offshoots for more than half a century, has died after a long battle with cancer, according to a social media post from his family. He was 78.  Weir was just 16 years old when he befriended Jerry Garcia, […]