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Phil Lesh, musician whose virtuoso bass-playing was at the heart of the Grateful Dead’s unique sound

Phil Lesh on stage with the Grateful Dead in Golden Gate Park in 1975 - Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Phil Lesh, who has died aged 84, was the Grateful Dead’s bass guitarist ...
American Songwriter

How Phil Lesh Reimagined the Electric Bass

Phil Lesh grew up listening to classical and jazz music. Then he reimagined the electric bass and changed rock history. The Grateful Dead’s co-founder died on October 25 at age 84. His approach to the ...
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Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead's pioneering bassist, dies at 84: 'A legacy of music and love'

Phil Lesh, a founding member of the Grateful Dead whose electric bass playing came to define the psychedelic San Francisco sound, died Oct. 25 at age 84. The musician’s death was announced on his ...
Vulture

Phil Lesh Was the Grateful Dead’s Great Explorer

When Grateful Dead co-founder, bassist, sometime backing vocalist, and eternal experimenter Phil Lesh died on Friday at the age of 84, Deadheads were keen to let you know he wasn’t just some guy in ...
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Phil Lesh, founding member of Grateful Dead and influential bassist, has died at 84

Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar as a founding member of the Grateful Dead, died Friday at age 84.Video ...
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Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead co-founder and bass player, dead at 84

Phil Lesh, the bass player who co-founded the legendary rock band Grateful Dead, died on Friday. He was 84. Lesh’s death was announced in a statement posted on his official Instagram account. “Phil ...