Lesh’s death comes two days after MusicCares named the Grateful Dead its Persons of the Year. MusicCares, which helps music professionals ... next day with a lyric sheet. On that sheet, he ...

Legendary bassist Phil Lesh, founding member of the rock band Grateful Dead, passed away Oct. 25. Charleston musicians and ...

“Phil Lesh, bassist and founding member of The Grateful Dead, passed peacefully this morning. He was surrounded by his family ...

He enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1961, where he studied music ... Grateful Dead, in March 1967, but they were just as well-known across the Bay Area for their long, free ...

His interest in music was immediate, starting out as a violin player before trading the string instrument in for a trumpet ...

Lesh also developed an early interest in avant-garde music and free jazz, both of which later influenced his unique bass playing in the Grateful Dead. While in college at the University of ...

Phil Lesh, the classically trained musician who co-founded the Grateful Dead and whose unconventional ... around him and leaves behind a legacy of music and love. We request that you respect ...

Lesh also developed an early interest in avant-garde music and free jazz, both of which later influenced his unique bass playing in the Grateful Dead. While in college at the University of ...

Lesh also developed an early interest in avant-garde music and free jazz, both of which later influenced his unique bass playing in the Grateful Dead. While in college at the University of ...

By Andrew Unterberger, Billboard Phil Lesh, founding member and longtime bassist for legendary rock outfit the Grateful Dead ... and free jazz. After short-lived studies at a variety of music ...

Phil Lesh, the prolific bass player and co-founder of the legendary rock band the Grateful ... and free jazz sounds that would later characterize his unique bass style with the Dead.