The New York Times – Music:
A concert honoring the Grateful Dead guitarist showed the durability of the band’s music and culture, even as its members dwindle.
Category: Weir, Bob (1947- )
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Bob Weir, a Virtuoso of Hot Pants
The New York Times – Music:
The Grateful Dead guitarist wore short shorts like no other.
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Bob Weir: A Life in Pictures
The New York Times – Music:
The Grateful Dead guitarist, singer and songwriter was a bedrock of the band that became a psychedelic institution.
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Bob Weir Was the Dead’s Invisible Thread
The New York Times – Music:
The songwriter, guitarist and singer, who died at 78, animated the Grateful Dead from within.
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Bob Weir: 10 Essential Songs
The New York Times – Music:
The guitarist, singer and songwriter, who died at 78, cut his own path among his elders in the Grateful Dead, and beyond.
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Bob Weir, Guitarist and Founding Member of The Grateful Dead, Dies at 78
The New York Times – Music:
His songwriting and rhythm guitar playing helped shape the San Francisco band’s sound as it emerged to become an American institution.
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How Tim Flannery, the Giants Coach, Got Back to Writing Songs
The New York Times – Sports:
Tim Flannery’s rollicking life as an athlete and a musician was nearly cut short by a staph infection. But one of baseball’s most unlikely characters found his way back.
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Dead & Company Said Farewell, but the Scene Is Very Alive
The New York Times – Music:
One of jam’s most definitive bands is still attracting new recruits, and younger generations are finding comfort in its community.
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Saying Goodbye to the Dead. (Again.)
The New York Times – Music:
Jerry Garcia died in 1995. The band bid fans farewell in 2015. This weekend, Dead & Company will close out its Final Tour. Why can’t we stop quitting one of rock’s beloved acts?