Phil Lesh, founding member of Grateful Dead and influential bassist, dies at 84

Grateful Dead founding member Phil Lesh has died at age 84

Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead bassist and founding member, dies at 84

Grateful Dead founding member and bassist Phil Lesh died Friday morning, according to a post on his official Instagram account.

Phil Lesh, bassist for Grateful Dead, dies at 84

Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh propelled many of the band's wilder explorations while taking a rare vocal turn on fan favorite 'Box of Rain.'

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 25

Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead bassist, dies at 84

Phil Lesh, bassist and founding member of The Grateful Dead, died surrounded by his family, a post on his Instagram said.

Phil Lesh, bassist for the Grateful Dead, dies at 84

The musician was a founding member of the influential band and died ‘surrounded by his family and full of love’. Phil Lesh, the influential bassist of the Grateful Dead who powered many of the ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh, a founding member who co-wrote 'Box of Rain' and several other songs, dies at 84

Entertainment - ABC News - October 25

Phil Lesh, Bassist Who Anchored the Grateful Dead, Dies at 84

One of the first rock bassists whose instrument regularly took a lead role, he also had a hand in writing some of the band’s best-known songs.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 26

Grateful Dead's Phil Lesh dies at 84

Original Grateful Dead member and longtime bassist Phil Lesh has died. He co-founded the band in the mid-1960s and played guitar with them for decades. Lesh was 84.

Phil Lesh, Bassist Who Brought 'Box of Rain' to the Grateful Dead, Dies at 84

An untraditional bass player who was enamored of John Coltrane, Lesh gave the band a unique twist on rock ’n’ roll.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 26

Grateful Dead co-founder Phil Lesh dies aged 84

The leading member of the US rock group passed away peacefully, his official Instagram account says.

Phil Lesh’s Life in Pictures

Looking back at the career of the Grateful Dead bassist, starting with when the band was clean cut and called the Warlocks.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 26

Phil Lesh obituary

Bassist, songwriter and founding member of the Grateful Dead. It is significant that Phil Lesh , who has died aged 84, claimed that one of his earliest memories was of being stunned by hearing ...

World - The Guardian - October 27

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Phil Lesh Made Organ Donation His Personal Cause

For the past 25 years, the founding member of the Grateful Dead made a nightly speech about a topic that helped him stay performing into his 80s.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 26

Phil Lesh Didn’t Hold Songs Down. He Lifted Them Higher.

The Grateful Dead bassist found new melodic byways through every song.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 26

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He was sued and prosecuted for his actions as chairman of the Japanese power company that ran the Fukushima nuclear facility when it failed in a 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Business - The New York Times - November 1

Jim Hoagland, Distinguished Journalist on World Affairs, Dies at 84

A two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, he was a reporter, editor and columnist for The Washington Post, renowned for his deeply sourced dispatches.

Business - The New York Times - November 11

Ted Olson, a Towering Figure of the Conservative Legal Movement, Dies at 84

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World - The Wall Street Journal - November 15

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She felt a pull to practice medicine and a call to serve God—the two were always intertwined.

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