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It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir. He transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could. Unfortunately, he succumbed to underlying lung issues. For over sixty years, Bobby took to the road.
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Bobby Weir is a founding member of the legendary Grateful Dead. Since forming the band in 1965, he has become one of rock’s most distinctive rhythm guitarists, shaping not only the sound of the Grateful Dead but also the culture of American music itself.
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It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir. He transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could. Unfortunately, he succumbed to underlying lung issues. For over sixty years, Bobby took to the road.
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NYTimes
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Bob Weir, Guitarist and Founding Member of The Grateful Dead, Dies at 78 - The New York Times
4 days ago - Bob Weir, the guitarist and songwriter ... and inspiring a small nation of loyal fans, has died. He was 78. His family announced the death in a statement on Saturday, saying that Mr....
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Fox News
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Grateful Dead legend Bob Weir dies at age 78 surrounded by family after cancer battle
Bob Weir, co-founder of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78 years old, a statement from his family on his Instagram page confirmed. "It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir.
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NBC News
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Bob Weir, Grateful Dead founding member and a jam band icon, dies at 78
5 days ago - Bob Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead whose rhythm guitar work, songwriting and tireless touring helped push traditional American blues and folk music into the modern era, has died, according to a statement posted Saturday to his official website
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BBC
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Bob Weir, Grateful Dead co-founder, dies aged 78
6 days ago - Weir, a cornerstone of the California psychedelic rock group and many of its offshoots, passed away after a battle with cancer and lung issues, according to a post on his Instagram.
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Rolling Stone
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Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Co-Founder and Guitarist, Dead at 78
5 days ago - Bob Weir, the singer, songwriter, guitarist, and co-founder of the Grateful Dead, whose songs about sunshine daydreams and truckin’ helped turn the jam band into a 60-year musical empire, has died at age 78.
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NPR
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Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78 : NPR
6 days ago - Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78 For three decades with the Grateful Dead and three more after the group ended following the 1995 death of his bandmate Jerry Garcia, Weir helped build and sustain the ...
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People
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Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Founding Member, Dies at 78 of 'Lung Issues' After 'Beating Cancer': 'There Is No Final Curtain Here'
6 days ago - Bob Weir, guitarist and Grateful Dead founding member, died of lung issues following a July 2025 cancer diagnosis. He was 78.
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The Guardian
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Bob Weir, co-founder of rock group the Grateful Dead, dies at age 78 | Music | The Guardian
1 day ago - British newspaper the Independent called Weir “arguably rock’s greatest, if most eccentric, rhythm guitarist”. After Garcia’s death at age 53 in 1995, Weir carved out an interesting if somewhat neglected solo career – much of it with ...
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JamBase
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Grateful Dead Guitarist Bob Weir Has Died
2 days ago - Weir’s death was confirmed through a statement issued by his family on the guitarist’s social feeds. Bobby Weir succumbed to underlying lung issues after a courageous battle with cancer.
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San Francisco Chronicle
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Bob Weir, Grateful Dead co-founder and San Francisco rock pioneer, dies at 78
6 days ago - Bob Weir, the influential singer, songwriter and guitarist who co-founded the Grateful Dead and helped define the sound of S.F. rock, dies at 78.
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Ultimate Classic Rock
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Grateful Dead Co-Founder Bob Weir Dead at 78
6 days ago - You can read the official statement ... after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could. Unfortunately, he succumbed to underlying lung issues....
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PennLive
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Grateful Dead legend Bob Weir’s cause of death revealed. Here’s what we know - pennlive.com
5 days ago - A founding member of the Grateful Dead, Weir, 78, was a beloved artist who played on in his final days while he was, fairly quietly, beating cancer. And he did beat that insidious disease.
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CBC News
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Bob Weir, founding member of the Grateful Dead, dies at 78 | CBC News
6 days ago - Veteran rock musician Bob Weir, ​co-founder of ⁠the ‍Grateful ⁠Dead, ​has died at ⁠age 78 after ‍a battle with cancer ⁠from "underlying ​lung ​issues," according ‍to a statement ‍posted ⁠on his verified Instagram account.
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Variety
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Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Singer, Guitarist and Co-Founder, Dies at 78
4 days ago - Many fans believed those livestreamed concerts might be the band’s unbilled farewell engagement, but few could have guessed the conditions under which Weir powered through what turned out to be his final gigs. “It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir,” the family statement began.
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The Mercury News
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Bobby Weir dead at 78: Grateful Dead co-founder shaped generations of American rock
3 days ago - Bobby Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead and one of the defining figures of psychedelic rock and the jam-band movement, died Jan. 10, his family announced. He was 78. News of vocalist-guitarist’s death was shared in a statement posted ...
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CNN
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Bob Weir, Grateful Dead guitarist, dies at 78 | CNN
6 days ago - Bob Weir, a founding member of the iconic American rock group the Grateful Dead who seemingly never stopped touring for six decades, has died, according to a statement posted to his official website.
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Hindustan Times
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Bob Weir cause of death update: What happened to Grateful Dead member? All on his health issues | Hindustan Times
6 days ago - Weir's family revealed that he ‘succumbed to underlying lung issues’. “It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir.