With lead guitarist Garcia and rhythm guitarist Bob Weir, Lesh was the bottom layer in an unpredictable rush of sound. Add in ...
Watch Phish’s cover of the Grateful Dead’s “Box of Rain” here. Lesh, a founding member and longtime bassist for the Grateful ...
"He often spoke of music as coming from God, with musicians as conduits. Phil was undoubtedly one of the greatest conduits ...
Lesh began his long musical odyssey as a classically trained violinist, starting with lessons in third grade. He took up the ...
Phil Lesh, a founding member of the Grateful Dead whose electric bass playing came to define the psychedelic San Francisco ...
An untraditional bass player who was enamored of John Coltrane, Lesh gave the band a unique twist on rock ’n’ roll ...
Phil Lesh, a founding member of the Grateful Dead whose bass lines powered the band’s songs over three decades and ...
Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh, a founding member who co-wrote 'Box of Rain' and several other songs, dies at 84 ...
One of the preeminent Grateful Dead scholars writes an obituary for bassist Phil Lesh that celebrates his undeniable contributions to the band's sound.
Phish marked the passing of Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh with a show-opening cover of "Box of Rain" in Albany.