Grateful Dead

HE’S GONE

Grateful Dead’s Youngest Founding Member Dies at 78

Weir’s family described him as “a guiding force whose unique artistry reshaped American music.”

Jack Revell

SANTA BARBARA, CA - JUNE 1978: Bob Weir and Donna Godchaux perform with The Grateful Dead at Santa Barbara Stadium on June 4, 1978 at U.C Santa Barbara.

‘UNITED IN LOSS’

‘Grateful Dead’ Singer Has Died at 78

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay was a key singer in the band.

Wiktoria Gucia

PATCHOGUE, NEW YORK - JULY 22: Phil Lesh performs as Phil Lesh & Friends during the Great South Bay Music Festival at Shorefront Park on July 22, 2023 in Patchogue, New York. (Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images)

FARE THEE WELL

Original Grateful Dead Member Dead at 84

The bassist’s death leaves just two founding members of the legendary jam band alive.

Matt Wilstein

Photo illustration of a photograph of The Grateful Dead on top of psychedelic backgrounds.

THIS DARKNESS GOT TO GIVE

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Grateful Dead

I was once repulsed by the band’s music, fans, and hippie iconography—but at the lowest point of my life, I got on the bus and never looked back.

Anthony L. Fisher

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PUFF PUFF PASS

Jerry Garcia’s Weed Company Pulls Out of California

The news comes as industry experts predict a “mass extinction event” facing the state’s weed industry.

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

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REST IN PEACE

See One of Taylor Hawkins’ Last On-Camera Interviews

In this exclusive clip from the doc “Let There Be Drums!,” the late Taylor Hawkins discusses how witnessing a Grateful Dead show forever changed the way he performed.

Marlow Stern

Grateful Dead

Grateful Dead’s Youngest Founding Member Dies at 78

‘Grateful Dead’ Singer Has Died at 78

Original Grateful Dead Member Dead at 84

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Grateful Dead

Jerry Garcia’s Weed Company Pulls Out of California

See One of Taylor Hawkins’ Last On-Camera Interviews

Man Dies at Dead & Company Concert in NYC After Backflip

Why Are So Many Grateful Dead Fans Being Murdered?

Fare Thee Well to the Grateful Dead’s Lyrical Mastermind

Grateful Dead Lyricist Robert Hunter Dead at 78

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