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My Take
Bob Weir occupies a special place in my listening life. As a teenage founding member of the Grateful Dead, he became the rhythmic and harmonic anchor that let the band's endless improvisations soar, and that role is far harder than it looks. His chord voicings were idiosyncratic and brilliant, the secret architecture beneath Jerry Garcia's flights. The 2016 lifetime achievement honor barely captures his contribution to American music. Learning of his passing in early 2026 hit me harder than I expected. Yet the grooves he built feel permanent, still humming in every Deadhead's memory. Some musicians simply do not stop resonating.
Overview
Robert Hall Weir ( WEER; né Parber; October 16, 1947 – January 10, 2026) was an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the group disbanded in 1995, he performed with the Other Ones, later known as the Dead, together with other former members of the Grateful Dead.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bob Weir
- Name (Japanese)
- ボブ・ウィアー
- Reading
- ぼぶ・うぃあー
- Born
- October 16, 1947 (age 78)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Boar
- Origin
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / singer-songwriter / composer / guitarist / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Menlo-Atherton High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2016 Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://bobweir.net
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/bobweir/
- Xhttps://x.com/BobWeir
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%20Weir
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.