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Bob Weir, founding member of the Grateful Dead, dies at 78

Bob Weir, a founding member of the legendary rock band the Grateful Dead, has died at the age of 78, his family announced Saturday. "It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir ...
The New York Times

Bob Weir, Guitarist and Founding Member of the Grateful Dead, Dies at 78

His songwriting and rhythm guitar playing helped shape the San Francisco band’s sound as it became an American institution. By Ben Sisario and Mark Walker Bob Weir, the guitarist and songwriter who ...
Los Angeles Times

Bob Weir, founding member of the Grateful Dead, dies at 78

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Bob Weir, legendary Grateful Dead guitarist known for innovative rhythm playing and beloved songwriting, has died ...
CNN

Fans help former Grateful Dead member pay for cancer treatment

Tom Constanten wasn’t a part of the Grateful Dead for very long, but fans still value his time with the iconic group. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Deadheads have rallied around the ...
USA Today

Grateful Dead still making musical mark at 60, gets Guinness record

The Grateful Dead continues to add to its legacy: the Bay Area band now holds a Guinness World Record. Founded 60 years ago, the Dead quit performing in 2015, 20 years after the death of lead ...
Yahoo

Grateful Dead sets Guinness World Record for most Top 40 albums

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Grateful Dead has earned a Guinness World Record with 66 Top 40 albums, closing out the band's 60th anniversary year on a high ...
American Songwriter

Grateful Dead Pays Tribute to Donna Jean Godchaux After Her Death at 78

Grateful Dead is speaking out about Donna Jean Godchaux’s death. The rock band took to Instagram on Nov. 3 to honor the late singer, who died earlier this month at age 78. Alongside a photo of ...
Mercury News

Grateful Dead vocalist, who sang on big Elvis hit, dies at age 78

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, a longtime Bay Area singer who performed with the Grateful Dead in 1970s and also appeared on a number of hit records in the ’60s, has died at the age of 78. The vocalist — ...
People

Grateful Dead Singer Donna Jean Godchaux, Who Also Sang on Elvis Presley's 'Suspicious Minds,' Dies at 78

The singer died of cancer on Nov. 2 in Nashville Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2019, and her work has previously appeared in ...
Men's Journal

Grateful Dead Singer Donna Godchaux-MacKay Dead at 78

Godchaux-MacKay also performed with Elvis Presley, Percy Sledge, and Cher. Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, a famed Grateful Dead singer, has died at 78. Her career included work with Elvis Presley, The ...
Variety

Donna Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead Singer, Dies at 78

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, a vocalist for the Grateful Dead during the 1970s and backup singer for Elvis Presley and Percy Sledge, has died at the age of 78. Godchaux-MacKay passed away on Sunday ...