Bob Weir: “I’ve pretty much abandoned signal processing. The guitar itself has such variety to offer and it’s so much more elemental”(Image credit: Kimberly White/Getty Images) Bob Weir is ridiculously busy at age 74. The founding member and rhythm guitarist of the Grateful Dead now spends his summers touring stadiums with Dead & Company, the group that also features Dead drummers… Nov 04 22November 04, 2022Article at guitarworld
For the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir, ‘Retirement Is Not an Option’At 74, the guitar legend has a new band, with a stage musical and an orchestral concert in the works Bob Weir says that he has always had “horrendous stage fright.” It’s a startling thing to hear, because he has performed thousands of shows in front… Mar 25 22March 25, 2022Article at WSJ
Oteil Burbridge on the Differences Between Playing With the Allman Brothers and Dead and CompanyBassist Oteil Burbridge didn’t know what he would do after the Allman Brothers Band, which he had been a member of for 17 years, played its final show in October, 2014. He played some one-off shows and had a brief reunion with Col. Bruce Hampton’s… Nov 24 15November 24, 2015Article at WSJ
David Browne Digs Into the Grateful Dead’s History With ‘So Many Roads’This year marks the Grateful Dead’s 50th anniversary, and it's being marked not only by five concerts by the surviving members in June and July – shows they say will be their last ever – but also by the release of several anticipated books. David… May 05 15May 05, 2015Article at WSJ
A Grateful Dead Drummer Pens a MemoirAs the Grateful Dead’s four surviving members prepare for their final shows this summer, drummer Bill Kreutzmann is coming out with a memoir of the anarchic band that became an unlikely American institution It’s been 50 years since the Grateful Dead… Apr 28 15April 28, 2015Article at WSJ
Lyricist Robert Hunter On Finding Words for the Grateful DeadRobert Hunter was a non-performing member of the Grateful Dead, a master lyricist who wrote the words to virtually every Jerry Garcia song. Their collaboration produced "Uncle John's Band," "China Cat Sunflower," "Friend of the Devil," "Casey Jones"… Jul 18 14July 18, 2014Article at WSJ
