"Bobby Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead and one of the defining figures of psychedelic rock and the jam-band movement, died Jan. 10, his family announced. He was 78. News of vocalist-guitarist's death was shared in a statement posted to his Facebook page by the Weir family and later on the musician's website. She said he died peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after battling cancer and later succumbing to lung complications."
"Grateful Dead fan Marika Gregory, of Sacramento, dances to a band playing Dead tunes at the corner of Haight Street and Masonic Avenue in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. Founding member Bob Weir died yesterday at the age of 78. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) John Chi, of Ross, plays a solo as Grateful Dead fans listen to a band playing Dead tunes at the corner of Haight Street and Masonic Avenue in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. Founding member Bob Weir died yesterday at the age of 78. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)"
Bobby Weir, a founding member and vocalist-guitarist of the Grateful Dead, died Jan. 10 at age 78. He died peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after battling cancer and later succumbing to lung complications. For more than six decades, Weir played a central role in the Grateful Dead’s sound and helped shape the modern concert industry. The group's improvisational performances, relentless touring and fiercely loyal fan base, the Deadheads, transformed live music into a cultural movement. Fans gathered on San Francisco’s Haight Street, leaving memorials, playing Dead tunes and sharing photographs that honored Weir’s life and legacy.
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