Phil Lesh, the Grateful Dead’s founding bassist who died Oct. 25 at age 84, rarely wrote songs or sang lead. Among his contributions to the band’s oeuvre, though, was one of the most celebrated tunes ...

I got a text from the tour manager; she reached out to the [band] to tell us so we didn’t hear it in the press. My heart stopped. He’s had a lot of health challenges, and I guess in some ways we knew, ...

In the wake of beloved bassist Phil Lesh’s passing on Friday, Oct. 25, an outpouring of tributes has arrived in songs and covers plucked from the Grateful Dead’s cherished songbook. Many artists ...

Phil Lesh, a founding member of the Grateful Dead whose electric bass playing came to define the psychedelic San Francisco sound, died Oct. 25 at age 84. The musician’s death was announced on his ...

When they weren't playing with The Grateful Dead, these musicians were known to sit in for a studio feature or two.

Phil Lesh is one of Mike Gordon’s biggest heroes. Gordon, the bassist for Phish, became aware of the Grateful Dead in high school and soon zoned in on Lesh. The two briefly met at a show in 1993, but ...

The initial Unbroken Chain: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Phil Lesh began as a multi-night event in March 2025, following the Grateful Dead bassist’s passing. The annual occasion has ...

Grahame Lesh's "Unbroken Chain: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Phil Lesh" will make its West Coast debut with a three-night run at the Fillmore.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar as a founding member of the Grateful Dead, died ...