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What the Grateful Dead can teach CEOs about succession planning

Bandmates John Mayer and Bob Weir—with a 30-year age gap—show business leaders how effective succession works.

Fortune

“Technical virtuosos fiercely dedicated to their craft... Experimental, innovative and brave”: President Biden presents Grateful Dead with Kennedy Center Honor

And outgoing president suggests he might actually be a Deadhead...

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Dead & Company announce 10th anniversary shows at Sphere in Las Vegas

Grateful Dead spin-off Dead & Company will be the first band to play a second residency at the revolutionary Las Vegas venue

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Jerry Garcia's voice can now read you bedtime stories and recipes in 32 languages

AI company ElevenLabs have worked with the Jerry Garcia estate to recreate the Grateful Dead founder's voice

Louder

“He was one of the weirdest bass players in the history of rock”: 5 basslines that capture the genius of The Grateful Dead's Phil Lesh

We take a backwards glance at 5 of Lesh's greatest moments with The Grateful Dead

MusicRadar

"While its accessibility is probably overrated, American Beauty is a great album of dusty melodies laced with earthy poeticism": The Grateful Dead accidentally invent the alt.country movement on American Beauty

Having discovered they could harmonise, Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead released what many consider to be their most user-friendly album

Louder

“I'm continuing in directions I established in the Grateful Dead, but I was never satisfied with my studio work – this band has surpassed my wildest dreams”: When bass icon Phil Lesh went in search of a new sound

The late Grateful Dead anchor made his debut solo effort alongside guitarist Warren Haynes and lyricist Robert Hunter

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Phil Lesh obituary

Bassist, songwriter and founding member of the Grateful Dead

The Guardian - UK

Grateful Dead stars remember their ‘brother’ Phil Lesh following his death

The bassist died age 84 surrounded by his family on Friday.

Evening Standard

“In one note from the Phil Zone, you could hear and feel the world being born. His bass flowed like a river”: Surviving Grateful Dead members pay tribute to bassist Phil Lesh, who has died aged 84

Lesh didn’t play bass when he joined Jerry Garcia’s new band, leading to an innovative style that brought the instrument to the fore

Guitar World

Phil Lesh, Co-founder Of The Grateful Dead, Dies At 84

Phil Lesh, an innovative bassist and founding member of The Grateful Dead, died Friday, according to a statement on his Instagram account.

International Business Times

Grateful Dead Bassist Phil Lesh Dies At Age 84

Renowned Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh passes away at 84, leaving behind a cherished musical legacy. Our thoughts are with his family and fans during thi...

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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’

The Guardian - US

Grateful Dead bassist and co-founder Phil Lesh dies at 84

Phil Lesh, the bassist with The Grateful Dead, The Other Ones, The Dead and Phil Lesh And Friends has died

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The Independent UK

Phil Lesh death: Grateful Dead founding member dies at 84

Grateful Dead bassist ‘passed peacefully,’ according to statement

Louder

“We’re trying to uphold a delicate state of anarchy. Anarchy in Egypt”: The incredible story of The Grateful Dead’s legendary gigs at the Pyramids Of Giza

In 1978, The Grateful Dead and their entourage landed in Egypt for three gigs at the Pyramids of Giza. This is what happened

Louder

Nixon embrace grunge with new range of spectacular Nirvana watches

Nixon, known for their Metallica, Rolling Stones & Grateful Dead timepieces and merch, release an eye-catching range of Nirvana watches

Guitar World

“I was at a soundcheck. I plugged it in, cranked it up, and said, ‘This is it. This is what I’m looking for’”: D’Angelico unveils its third Bobby Weir signature model – and the Grateful Dead legend has been playing it at the Sphere

The semi-hollow stunner is the direct result of years of intense development and rigorous road-testing, and is said to be the pair's “best work yet”

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“I plugged it in, cranked it up, and saidthis is it – this is what I’m looking for. I knew it”: D’Angelico and Bob Weir unveil exquisite TV Jones-loaded semi-hollow signature guitar and it has been well road-tested with Dead & Company

The Grateful Dead legend's third D'Angelico signature model has custom-wiring for inner and outer-coil tones, with an initial run signed by Weir and limited to 10 units, production run to follow

Guitar World

“I have spent every day practicing guitar using the other three fingers”: John Mayer reveals hand injury and how it will impact his playing at the final Dead & Company Las Vegas residency shows

Mayer has explained how the injury forced him to rethink his approach to guitar playing

Louder

"Your skin is just goosebumps, electric as can be": Watch NBA legend Bill Walton tell a beautiful story about taking the Boston Celtics to watch the Grateful Dead

Late basketball legend Bill Walton was famously a lifelong Deadhead, witnessing the Grateful Dead live more than 850 times

USA Today Sports Media Group

10 Grateful Dead songs to celebrate the late Bill Walton’s life as a major Deadhead

Basketball legend Bill Walton's death on Monday sparked instant tributes for the gregarious live he led on the court and at the mic. Outside of basketball, Walton was a major Deadhead. He was probably the most notable Grateful Dead superfan, ...

Louder

Dead & Company have kicked off their residency at The Sphere in Las Vegas: The show looks completely batshit

That long and strange trip may have finally peaked

Axios

The only ones not feeling eclipse mania: hospitals

Hospitals are on high alert with millions of visitors expected to pack into cities and small towns for the big event.

MusicRadar

"It’s a common misconception among the unconverted that the Grateful Dead’s music was characterised by aimless noodling, rather than by deftly deployed fretboard know-how": 5 songs guitarists need to hear by the Grateful Dead

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