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Phil Lesh, co-founder of The Grateful Dead, dies aged 84

Text size Phil Lesh, an innovative bassist and founding member of The Grateful Dead, died on Friday, according to a statement on his Instagram account. He was 84 years old. Over three decades, classically trained Lesh and Grateful Dead icon…

Phil Lesh, the Grateful Dead’s groundbreaking bassist, has died aged 84

Phil Lesh, a founding member of the Grateful Dead whose electric bass playing defined the psychedelic San Francisco sound, died on October 25 at the age of 84. The musician’s death was announced on his official Instagram with a post…