Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir dead
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Weir was 78 when he died in January 2026. Here is what we know about his past cancer battle and underlying lung issues.
Weir died on Saturday, the 10th anniversary of David Bowie's death (there's not all that much musical crossover between the glam legend and the Grateful Dead, but you'd better believe my beloved Dead redditors made this excellent graphic ).
The Grateful Dead guitarist, singer and songwriter was a bedrock of the band that became a psychedelic institution.