Bob Weir, founding member of Grateful Dead, dies aged 78
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As per a recent article by The New York Times, core member and guitarist of Grateful Dead Bob Weir died at the age of 78.
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Surviving members of the Grateful Dead have begun sharing heartfelt tributes following the death of Bob Weir, who passed away at age 78.
LOS ANGELES — Bob Weir, the guitarist and singer who as an essential member of the Grateful Dead helped found the sound of the San Francisco counterculture of the 1960s and kept it alive through decades of endless tours and marathon jams, has died. He was 78.