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Weir was born in San Francisco, California, to John (Jack) Parber (1925–2015), of Italian and German ancestry, and a fellow college student, Phyllis Inskeep (1924–1997), of German, Irish, and English ancestry, who later gave him up for adoption; [5] he was raised by his adoptive parents, Frederic Utter Weir and Eleanor (née Cramer) Weir, in Atherton. [6]
The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir is a documentary film about Bob Weir, who rose to fame as a guitarist and singer in the rock band the Grateful Dead. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 23, 2014. [1] It was distributed through Netflix starting on May 22, 2015. [2] [3] The film runs for an hour and twenty-five ...
The Other Ones was an American rock band formed in 1998 by former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, and Mickey Hart, along with part-time Grateful Dead collaborator Bruce Hornsby. [1] In 2000, Bill Kreutzmann, another Grateful Dead alumnus, joined the group, while Phil Lesh dropped out. [2] In 2002, Lesh rejoined the band, and Hornsby ...
John Mayer (left) and Bob Weir of Dead and Company performing in New Orleans last year. (Erika Goldring/Getty Images) I was at a concert when it hit me: This is what effective succession looks like.
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (second from left) as part of the Grateful Dead in 1970.. Along with Garcia and second guitarist Bob Weir, McKernan was a participant in the predecessor groups leading to the formation of the Grateful Dead, beginning with the Zodiacs and Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions. [12]
"Gonesville" is a song by Bob Weir, which is the second single from his third solo album, Blue Mountain. [1] Written by Weir in collaboration with members of The National; Josh Ritter, Josh Kaufman, Scott Devendorf, Joe Russo, and The Walkmen's Walter Martin, along with lyricists Gerrit Graham and John Perry Barlow.
At 74, the Grateful Dead's Weir remains a musical adventurer, from his trio Wolf Bros to collaborating with orchestras to reimagining the Dead's legacy.
Barbara Weir (c. 1945–2023), Indigenous Australian artist and politician; Benjamin Weir (1923–2016), American missionary held hostage in Lebanon in 1985; Bill Weir (born 1967), American television journalist; Bob Weir (born 1947), American guitar player, a founding member of the Grateful Dead; Bruce Weir (born 1943), New Zealand geneticist