Phil Lesh, founding member of Grateful Dead and influential bassist, dies at 84
- Posted on October 25, 2024
- By The Denver Post
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Phil Lesh, founding member of Grateful Dead and influential bassist, dies 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.