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Phil Lesh grew up listening to classical and jazz music. Then he reimagined the electric bass and changed rock history. The ...
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With lead guitarist Garcia and rhythm guitarist Bob Weir, Lesh was the bottom layer in an unpredictable rush of sound. Add in ...
One of his signature sounds was the "bass bomb," in which he would pound out three-note chords rather than play single notes. Lesh also contributed vocally on the Dead's early 1970s masterpiece ...