About Bob Weir
Robert Hall Weir was an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the group disbanded in 1995, he 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. In 2015, Weir, along with former Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, joined with singer/guitarist John Mayer, bassist Oteil Burbridge, and keyboardist Jeff Chimenti to form the band Dead & Company. Weir's first solo album Ace appeared in 1972, with the Grateful Dead performing as the band on the album, though credited individually. In 2011, Weir founded the Tamalpais Research Institute, also known as TRI Studios. In 2024, he was awarded Kennedy Center Honors as a member of the Grateful Dead. He later contributed to Kelly's 1987 album A Wing and a Prayer, on Relix Records.
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