Don Was will celebrate Bob Weir and play the Grateful Dead’s 'Blues for Allah' with his new band at Philly-area show

PHILADELPHIA — Don Was’ show with the Pan-Detroit Ensemble at Ardmore Music Hall on Wednesday was always going to be, in part, a tribute to the music of the Grateful Dead. Along with digging deep into ...

Bob Weir and the Grateful Dead’s music will endure for generations

Bob Weir, rhythm guitarist, co-lead vocalist and one of the primary songwriters for the Grateful Dead, died Saturday at the age of 78. His passing leaves only two surviving founding members of the ...

Bob Weir Is Gone, but the Dead’s Music Plays On

A concert honoring the Grateful Dead guitarist showed the durability of the band’s music and culture, even as its members ...
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Playing Grateful Dead songs with Bob Weir: Don Was remembers

The Grammy winner and Blue Note label head recalls the unique challenges and rewards he faced when the late Bob Weir ...

OPINION: What the Grateful Dead Can Show a Fractured America

After the last key member of the Grateful Dead, guitarist Bob Weir, died last week at the age of 78, the cascade of loving ...

Grammy Award-winning musician Don Was to play Savannah for first time

Grammy-winning producer Don Was brought together a team of players all from Detroit who’d also flourished in the history, ...

Watch 15 Different Incarnations of Grateful Dead Perform ‘Ripple' Over 56 Years

From the very first live rendition at the Fillmore West in 1970 through Furthur and Dead & Co. all the way to Bob Weir's memorial ...

Bob Weir: The Grateful Dead guitarist who kept the hippie flame

The fan favorite died at 78 ...