The Grateful Dead's Phil Lesh, who helped co-found the legendary band and served as their bassist, has died at the age of 84.
, passed peacefully this morning. He was surrounded by his family and full of love. Phil brought immense joy to everyone around him and leaves behind a legacy of music and love. We request that you respect the Lesh family’s privacy at this time.” No cause of death was given.
In 1959, Lesh met Garcia at a Bay Area house party to which he had been directed, according to his 2005 memoir, “as if by an unseen hand.” Upon meeting Lesh again after a 1964 Warlocks gig, Garcia invited him to join the band on bass guitar, an instrument Lesh had never played. Lesh played his first show with the Warlocks at the Bikini A-Go-Go in Hayward, California, the following year. The rechristened Grateful Dead became the house band for Ken Kesey’s infamous Acid Tests.
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