Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Co-Founder Who Birthed A New Generation Of Fans, Dead At 78

Bob Weir, who co-founded the Grateful Dead and helped introduce new generations to the band at the end of a virtuosic career, died Saturday following a brief battle with cancer. He was 78. “It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir,” the guitarist’s family wrote in a statement posted on ...