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26 Oct 2024
The New York Times


NextImg:Phil Lesh’s Life in Pictures

Phil Lesh, the bassist and a charter member of the Grateful Dead who was 84 when he died on Friday, will be remembered as a versatile musician and a pioneer for his instrument of choice.

Lesh co-wrote songs and was an occasional lead vocalist across his 30-year career with the rock band. But his skill at soaring improvisation and his chemistry with the band’s lead guitarist, Jerry Garcia, ensured that Lesh would also be seen as a main character.

Here are some snapshots from Lesh’s life and career.

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Phil Lesh, Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia in 1965 as the Warlocks before they became the Grateful Dead.

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Lesh on Ashbury Street in 1968.

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The Grateful Dead with reporters in San Francisco in 1967.

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From left, Bill Kreutzmann on drums, Lesh and Weir at the Cafe Au Go Go in New York in 1967.

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From left, Garcia, Lesh and Weir in Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1967.

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San Francisco, 1968.

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The Dead in 1970, clockwise from top left: Weir, Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Ron McKernan, Mickey Hart and Garcia.

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San Francisco, 1970.

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The Dead in the late ’60s.

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From left, Garcia, Weir and Lesh in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, 1975.

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Lesh at Hollywood Bowl, 1974.

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Lesh, at right, with David Crosby, left, and Ned Lagin, who both played briefly with the Dead.

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San Francisco, 1978

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Weir and Lesh.

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Weir and Lesh at a recording studio in San Rafael, Calif.

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The Dead in 1982, from left: Brent Mydland, Lesh, Kruetzmann, Weir, Garcia and Hart.

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Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado in 1987.

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Hart, Wier and Lesh with the mascot of the San Francisco Giants in 2011.

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Lesh at Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, Calif.

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The Dead at Soldier Field in Chicago in 2015.

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Lesh at Terrapin Crossroads in 2015.

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At the Great South Bay Music Festival in Patchogue, N.Y., last year.