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Tom Lieber, luthier of choice for Jerry Garcia, sits with some of his wildest creations, and holds a bass like you have never seen before.

Tom Lieber apprenticed to Jerry Garcia's guitar builder Doug Irwin in the ’70s – now he’s raising the ’Dead once again

By Amit Sharma published

This is the story of Tom Lieber, the aspiring guitar builder who wouldn’t take no for an answer and ended up learning how to make some of the rock world’s most prized instruments

Guitars
John Mayer and Bob Weir [left] of Dead and Company both play a D'Angelico archtop. Mayer picks the strings, Weird frets a chord.

John Mayer was a Grateful Dead fanatic – before he landed the Dead & Company gig

By Phil Weller published

Don Was has revealed how he helped connect the dots between John Mayer and Bob Weir

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Dead & Company

Is new music from John Mayer and Bob Weir on the cards?

By Phil Weller published

The band had originally formed as a live act, but the project could yet live on after the residency wraps this week

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John Mayer and Bob Weir [left] of Dead & Company photographed against a grey background. Mayer wears a blue overshirt and has his signature Silver Sky on his shoulder. Weir wears grey and a bolo tie.

John Mayer and Bob Weir reflect on 10 years of Dead & Company – and why the Sphere forced them to reassess everything

By Richard Bienstock published

In this exclusive interview, Bob Weir and John Mayer break down the Sphere experience, latest gear adjustments and their ever-evolving musical partnership and float the possibility that they'll enter the studio one day

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The Grateful Dead: Pigpen [left] and Jerry Garcia in action at Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in San Jose, May 18, 1968.

How legendary photographer Jim Marshall became part of the Grateful Dead family

By Bill DeMain published

An upcoming book of photos captures Marshall's unique relationship with the Dead. His former assistant, the photographer Amelia Davis, explains how he became part of the Dead family

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(L-R) John Mayer and Jay Lane of Dead & Company, and Honorees Bob Weir and Mickey Hart of Dead & Company and of the Grateful Dead perform onstage during the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year Honoring The Grateful Dead at Los Angeles Convention Center on January 31, 2025 in Los Angeles, California

After a decade playing together in Dead & Company, John Mayer and Bob Weir reveal the invaluable lessons they’ve learned from each other

By Janelle Borg published

The veteran guitarist and Slow Dancing In a Burning Room hitmaker also set the record straight on whether we can expect a Dead & Company studio album anytime soon

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View of, from left, American Rock musicians Jerry Garcia (1942 - 1995) and Bob Weir, both on guitar, and Phil Lesh, on bass guitar, all of the group Grateful Dead, as they perform onstage at Nassau Coliseum (later Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum), Uniondale, New York, November 1, 1979

The Grateful Dead on Jerry Garcia’s lasting impact on their legacy – and how they felt the band couldn’t go on without him

By Janelle Borg published

The band looked back on lead guitarist Jerry Garcia’s pivotal role when they received this year’s prestigious Kennedy Center Honor

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Pictured (L-R top row): Michelle Ebanks, Kamilah Forbes, Jonelle Procope, Bill Kreutzmann. Pictured (L-R bottom row) Arturo Sandoval, Francis Ford Coppola, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart were recognized for their achievements in the performing arts during THE 47TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, which will broadcast Sunday, Dec. 22 (8:30-11:00 PM, ET, 8:00-10:30 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+

Watch the Grateful Dead and Bonnie Raitt receive this year's Kennedy Center Honors – as they're covered by Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, Sheryl Crow and Brandi Carlile

By Janelle Borg published

The musicians were honored alongside Francis Ford Coppola and Arturo Sandoval in an event that took place on December 8 and aired yesterday on CBS

Music Industry
Phil Lesh of The Dead performs part of the bands "Wave that Flag Summer Tour 2004" on June 26, 2004 at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California.

When bass icon Phil Lesh went in search of a new sound

By Karl Coryat published

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

Bassists
Phil Lesh of The Grateful Dead performs at Spartan Stadium in April 1979 in San Jose, California.

Surviving Grateful Dead members pay tribute to bassist Phil Lesh, who has died aged 84

By Michael Astley-Brown published

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

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