Bob Weir
American musician; member of the Grateful Dead
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January 31 2025 | Accepted a MusiCares Persons of the Year award for philanthropic work alongside Mickey Hart and other Grateful Dead family members. |
January 2025 | Weir returns to curate the second Dead Ahead Festival in Riviera CancĂșn, Mexico, performing alongside artists like Sturgill Simpson and Brandi Carlile. |
January 31 2024 | Weir, Mickey Hart, and Grateful Dead family members accept MusiCares Persons of the Year awards for their philanthropic work. |
2022 | Released two live albums with Wolf Bros: 'Live in Colorado' and 'Live in Colorado Vol. 2'. |
2020 | D'Angelico Guitars released Weir's Deluxe Bedford solid-body signature guitar model. |
2018 | Weir forms Wolf Bros, a band featuring himself, Don Was, and Jay Lane. |
2017 | Collaborated with Josh Ritter on the album 'Gathering'. |
2017 | Weir collaborated with D'Angelico Guitars to produce his first signature model, the Premier semi-hollow guitar. |
September 2016 | Weir releases the album 'Blue Mountain' of 'cowboy songs', inspired by his time as a ranch hand in Wyoming. |
August 2016 | During a preview of his solo album Blue Mountain, Weir stated he used only a Martin acoustic guitar for the album's recording. |
June 2016 | Weir receives the first Les Paul Spirit Award at the Bonnaroo Arts And Music Festival and wins the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Americana Honors & Awards in Nashville. |
June 2016 | Weir receives the first Les Paul Spirit Award at the Bonnaroo Arts And Music Festival. |
May 2016 | Weir is a guest speaker and performer at the second annual Einstein Gala in Toronto, Canada, and confirms he is writing a book. |
October 2015 | Weir forms Dead & Company with Mickey Hart, Billy Kreutzmann, John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, and Jeff Chimenti. |
October 5 2015 | Weir performs with Ratdog at a special celebratory 60th Birthday Bash for Steve Kimock. |
July 2015 | Weir joins the surviving Grateful Dead members for reunion shows at Soldier Field in Chicago, marking 20 years since the band's final concert with Jerry Garcia. |
April 25 2013 | Weir collapses onstage during a Furthur performance at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester, New York. |
March 3 2013 | Weir resuscitates RatDog with the RatDog Quartet, debuting at the Sweetwater Music Hall. |
2011 | Weir founds the Tamalpais Research Institute (TRI Studios), a high-tech recording studio and virtual music venue for streaming live concerts. |
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