WCOM-LP mourns the loss of Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir.
Join Grateful Dave’s High Lonesome in studio Tuesday January 13, 2026 in our Drakeford Library Studio to dance, sing, cry, share your experiences in the Deadhead community with us. All Deadheads are welcome to join in studio, gather outside the glass walls, and be toghether as community.
Robert Hall Weir (/wɪər/ WEER;[1] né Parber, October 16, 1947 – January 2026) was an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the group disbanded in 1995,[2] Weir performed with the Other Ones, later known as the Dead, together with other former members of the Grateful Dead. Weir also founded and played in several other bands during and after his career with the Grateful Dead, including Kingfish, the Bob Weir Band, Bobby and the Midnites, Scaring the Children, RatDog, and Furthur, which he co-led with former Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh.[3] In 2015, Weir, along with former Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, joined with Grammy-winning singer/guitarist John Mayer, bassist Oteil Burbridge, and keyboardist Jeff Chimenti to form the band Dead & Company.[4]
During his career with the Grateful Dead, Weir played mostly rhythm guitar and sang many of the band’s rock & roll and country & western songs. In 1994, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Grateful Dead. In 2024, he was awarded Kennedy Center Honors as a member of the Grateful Dead.
