FoxNews: Grateful Dead founding member Phil Lesh dead at 84

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Grateful Dead founding member Phil Lesh dead at 84

Bassist Phil Lesh, a founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at the age of 84. He "passed peacefully" while "surrounded by his family," his Instagram page said....                        ...                        ...                            ...Phil Lesh, one of the founding members and bassist for the rock band Grateful Dead, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. He was 84. ......His death was confirmed Friday on his official Instagram page, which said he "passed peacefully this morning. He was surrounded by his family and full of love."......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"Phil brought immense joy to everyone around him and leaves behind a You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login and love. We request that you respect the Lesh family's privacy at this time," the statement added. ......Fox News Digital has reached out to reps for Lesh. ......"When Phil's happening, the band's happening," Grateful Dead co-founder, frontman and lead guitarist You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, who died in 1995, once said of Lesh's bass playing. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......The You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login disbanded in 1995 after Garcia's death, but Lesh continued to perform into his 80s, often with his son, Grahame Lesh......."I think great songs do that, no matter what the subject matter or what emotion you're feeling at the time you find a time to relate them," Grahame told the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login in 2021 of the music he would play with his dad — much of it from the Grateful Dead. "But the Grateful Dead have great songs, but they also have songs that extremely explicitly sound like they're talking to you right now."......He continued, "I mean, 'I will get by, I will survive' obviously became kind of a rallying cry from 'Touch of Grey' and 'One way or another, this darkness has got to give' from 'New Speedway (Boogie),' so I think it's this mix of things that so explicitly could be related right now mixed with (the fact that) their catalogue is singular, even amongst the extended family repertoire. The Grateful Dead's lyrics and songs, they are pretty singular and just playing these songs and singing some of these songs has definitely been a little more meaningful."......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......The Instagram post confirming his death was filled with condolences. ......"Such a long long time to be gone and such a short time to be there," one person wrote, quoting the band's song "Box of Rain." ......Another fan wrote, "May the four winds blow you safely home, Phil. Thanks for helping write the soundtrack to my life."......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Lesh and Garcia first met in 1959 and after reconnecting in 1964, Garcia invited Lesh to join the group, then called the Warlocks, asking him to play bass guitar, which he never had before, according to You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. ......Born in 1940 in Berkeley, California, Lesh had been a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter before joining the rock world, and he was heavily influenced in his bass playing by 18th century classical composer and musician Johann Sebastian Bach, Rolling Stone reported. ......He also credited Garcia with teaching him how to play bass. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Lesh was a prostate and bladder cancer survivor and had a liver transplant in 1998 due to a hepatitis C infection and years of heavy drinking. No details were given about his cause of death. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......The Associated Press contributed to this report. ...

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