Bob Weir
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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.
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Robert Hall Parber, known as Bob Weir, was an American singer, songwriter, composer, and guitarist. Born in San Francisco in 1947, he worked primarily in rock, psychedelic rock, folk, and country music. He played the guitar and used his voice as his main instruments. Weir was a member of the bands Grateful Dead, Kingfish, The Dead, and Dead & Company.
He was represented by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Weir spoke English and had dyslexia and cancer. He died in Mill Valley on January 10, 2026, from natural causes.
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Robert Hall Weir was an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the rock band Grateful Dead. After the Grateful Dead disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead, together with other former members of the Grateful Dead.
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- Dead & Company: 2023-06-01 Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, Raleigh, NC, USA — Self2023
- Dead & Company: 2023-05-19 Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA — Self2023
- Dead & Company: 2023-05-20 Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA — Self2023
- Dead & Company: 2023-05-28 Lakewood, ATL — Self2023
- Dead & Company: 2023-05-26 Dos Equis Pavilion, Dallas, TX — Self2023
- Dead & Company: 2023-05-23 Ak Chin Pavilion, AZ — Self2023
- Dead & Company: 2023-05-30 at PNC Music Pavilion, Charlotte, NC, USA — Self2023
- Dead & Company:2023-06-03 Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, VA, USA — Self2023
- Dead & Company: 2023-06-05 The Pavilion at Star Lake, Burgettstown, PA, USA — Self2023
- Dead & Company: 2023-06-07 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, MO, USA — Self2023
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1947
- Active to
- 2026
Discography
Member of
- The Warlocks1964–1965
- Grateful Dead1965–1995
- The Other Ones1998–2002
- The Dead2003–2009
- Furthur2009–2014
- Dead & Companysince 2015
- Dead & Companysince 2015
- Dead & Companysince 2015
- Bobby and The Valentines
- Bobby & The Midnites
- Bobby and The Valentines
- Ratdog
- Bob Weir and Wolf Bros.
- Weir & Wasserman
- Kingfish
- Bob Weir and Phil Lesh
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Weir
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- San Francisco
- Place of death
- Mill Valley
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- folk music
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- bobweir.net
- Image
- Bob Weir on December 8, 2024 in the White House Oval Office (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1947-10-16
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- Bob Weir
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- Bob Weir
- social media followers
- 181101
- birth name
- Robert Hall Parber
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- name in native language
- Bob Weir
- medical condition
- cancer
- date of death
- 2026-01-09
- manner of death
- natural causes
- official shop URL
- bobweir.store
- member of
- Dead & Company
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