Grateful Dead Legend Bob Weir dead at 78

Bob Weir, legendary founding band member Bob Weir has died. Weir's daughter Chloe made

the announcement on her father's death Instagram account.

Rolling Stone noted, "As the band’s co-lead singer, writer, and guitarist beside Jerry Garcia,

his elliptical riffs, eccentric song structures, and slightly off-kilter stage presence made him

an intrinsic ingredient to the Dead, up to and beyond its demise following Garcia’s death in

1995. Weir often went under-recognized compared to the larger-than-life Garcia."

Robert Hall Weir was born in San Francisco on October 16, 1947, to a college student who

gave him up for adoption. He was raised in an affluent Bay Area suburb, where he managed

to get kicked out of several schools and the Cub Scouts, suffering from undiagnosed

dyslexia. In the summer of 2025, Weir was diagnosed with cancer. Despite beating cancer,

he died from underlying lung issues on January 10, 2026. Weir is survived by his wife

Natascha Münter and children Monet, an actress, and Chloe, a photographer who began her

career shooting Dead & Company.