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Bob Weir
Bob Weir performing in 2007
Bob Weir performing in 2007
Background information
Birth name Robert Hall Weir
Born October 16, 1947 (1947-10-16) (age 60)
San Francisco, California
Genre(s) Rock
Instrument(s) Guitar
Years active 1960s – present
Label(s) Warner Bros.
Arista
Grateful Dead Records
Associated acts Grateful Dead
Kingfish
Bobby and the Midnites
Ratdog
Website www.rat-dog.com

Bob Weir (born Robert Hall Weir, October 16, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, most recognized as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Arista Records (ˈɛərɪstə is an American Record label. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operates under the The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Kingfish is an American Rock band led by Matthew Kelly, a musician singer and songwriter who plays guitar and Harmonica. Bobby and the Midnites was a rock group led by Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead. RatDog (often misspelled Ratdog and also known as Bob Weir and RatDog, is an American rock band The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. After the Grateful Dead disbanded, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead, together with other former members of the Grateful Dead. The Other Ones was an American Rock band formed in 1998 by former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, and Mickey The Dead is an American rock band composed of former members of the Grateful Dead. Weir also founded and played in several other bands during and after his career with the Grateful Dead, including Kingfish, the Bob Weir Band, Bobby and the Midnites, and his current band, Ratdog. Kingfish is an American Rock band led by Matthew Kelly, a musician singer and songwriter who plays guitar and Harmonica. Bobby and the Midnites was a rock group led by Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead. RatDog (often misspelled Ratdog and also known as Bob Weir and RatDog, is an American rock band

Weir played mostly rhythm guitar during his career with the Grateful Dead. Rhythm guitar is the use of a Guitar to provide Rhythmic chordal Accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a Musical ensemble He is known for his unique style of complex voiceleading, bringing unusual depth and a new approach to the role of rhythm guitar expression. In Music, voice leading is the relationship between the successive pitches of simultaneous moving parts or voices.

Contents

Career

Weir was born in San Francisco, California and raised by his adoptive parents in the suburb of Atherton. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Atherton is an incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States. He began playing guitar at age thirteen after less successful experimentation with the piano and the trumpet. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers He had trouble in school because of undiagnosed dyslexia and he was expelled from nearly every school he attended. Dyslexia is considered to be a Learning disability. It manifests primarily as a difficulty with written language particularly with Reading and Spelling [1] One of these was the Fountain Valley School in Colorado, where he befriended John Perry Barlow, who, along with Robert Hunter, would in time become the two main lyricists for the Grateful Dead. Fountain Valley School of Colorado is located on of rolling prairie at the base of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado Springs Colorado. John Perry Barlow (born October 3, 1947) is an American Poet, Essayist, retired Wyoming cattle rancher political Robert C Hunter (born June 23, 1941) is an American Lyricist, Singer songwriter, and Poet, best known for his association

On New Year's Eve, 1963, 16-year-old Weir and another underage friend were wandering the back alleys of Palo Alto, looking for a club that would admit them, when they heard banjo music. Palo Alto (ˌpæloʊˈæltoʊ from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high" i They followed the music to its source, Dana Morgan's Music Store. Here, a young Jerry Garcia, oblivious to the date, was waiting on his students to arrive. Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia (August 1 1942 &ndash August 9 1995 was a Musician, Songwriter, Artist, and Lead guitarist and Weir and Garcia spent the night playing music together and then decided to form a band. Originally called Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions, the band was later renamed The Warlocks and eventually the Grateful Dead.

Weir played rhythm guitar and sang a portion of the lead vocals through all of the Dead's 30-year career. Rhythm guitar is the use of a Guitar to provide Rhythmic chordal Accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a Musical ensemble (In the fall of 1968, the Dead played some concerts without Weir and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan. Ronald C "Pigpen" McKernan ( September 8, 1945 – March 8, 1973) was a founding member of the band Grateful Dead. These shows, with the band billed as "Mickey and the Hartbeats", were intermixed with full-lineup Grateful Dead concerts. Late in the year, the band relented and took Weir and Pigpen back in full time. )[2][3] In the late 1970s, he began to experiment with slide guitar techniques and perform certain songs during Dead shows using the slide. Slide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the Guitar. His unique guitar style is strongly influenced by the hard bop pianist McCoy Tyner and he has cited artists as diverse as John Coltrane, the Rev. Gary Davis, and Igor Stravinsky as influences. Alfred McCoy Tyner (born 11 December 1938) is a jazz pianist from Philadelphia Pennsylvania, known for his work with the John Coltrane Reverend Gary Davis, also Blind Gary Davis, ( April 30, 1896 &ndash May 5, 1972) was a Blues and gospel singer Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский) ( &ndash 6 April 1971 was a Russian born Composer, considered by many to [1]

Weir's first solo album, Ace, was released in 1972, with the members of the Grateful Dead performing as the band on the album, though credited individually. Ace was the first solo album by Grateful Dead Rhythm guitarist Bob Weir, released in 1972 While continuing to perform as a member of the Grateful Dead, in 1975 and 1976 Weir played in the Bay Area band Kingfish with friends Matt Kelly and Dave Torbert. Kingfish is an American Rock band led by Matthew Kelly, a musician singer and songwriter who plays guitar and Harmonica. Matthew Kelly, also known as Matt Kelly, is an American musician singer and songwriter Dave Torbert ( June 7, 1948 – December 7, 1982) was a Bay Area musician best known for his associations with the Grateful (He later contributed to Kelly's 1987 album A Wing and a Prayer, on Relix Records). In 1978 he fronted the Bob Weir Band, with future Grateful Dead member Brent Mydland on keyboards. Brent Mydland ( October 21, 1952 – July 26, 1990) was the fourth Keyboardist to play for the American rock band the In 1980 he formed another side band, Bobby and the Midnites. Bobby and the Midnites was a rock group led by Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead.

Shortly before Garcia's death in 1995, Weir formed another band, Ratdog Revue, later shortened to Ratdog. RatDog (often misspelled Ratdog and also known as Bob Weir and RatDog, is an American rock band As of April 9, 2008, Weir has performed approximately 800 shows with Ratdog. RatDog (often misspelled Ratdog and also known as Bob Weir and RatDog, is an American rock band Known for his raspy, deep tone, in Ratdog Weir sings covers by The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, and Willie Dixon while also performing many Grateful Dead classics. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18 1926 in St William James "Willie" Dixon ( July 1, 1915 &ndash January 29, 1992) was a well-known American Blues Bassist In addition, Ratdog performs many of their own originals, most of which were released on the album Evening Moods. Evening Moods is a 2000 studio album by the band Ratdog, featuring former Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir.

Weir has also participated in the various reformations of the Grateful Dead's members, including 1998, 2000 and 2002 stints as The Other Ones and in 2003 and 2004 as The Dead. The Other Ones was an American Rock band formed in 1998 by former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, and Mickey The Dead is an American rock band composed of former members of the Grateful Dead.

Weir is an honorary member of the board of directors of the environmental organization Rainforest Action Network, along with Woody Harrelson, Bonnie Raitt, and John Densmore. Rainforest Action Network (RAN is an Environmental organization based in San Francisco California, USA. Woodrow Tracy "Woody" Harrelson (born July 23 1961) is an American Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award -nominated Bonnie Lynn Raitt (born November 8, 1949) is an American Blues Singer-songwriter who was born in Burbank, California John Paul Densmore (born December 1, 1944) is an American Musician and Songwriter.

Personal life

On July 15, 1999 Weir married Natascha Muenter. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) They have two daughters, Shala Monet Weir and Chloe Kaelia Weir. Natascha's younger sister Leilani Munter is a race car driver in the NASCAR circuit. Leilani Münter (born on February 18, 1976) is an American race car driver and environmentalist

Guitars

Onstage in 2007 playing a Modulus G3FH
Onstage in 2007 playing a Modulus G3FH

Throughout his career, Weir has used a wide variety of instruments and equipment. Early pictures of The Warlocks in concert show him playing a Gretsch Duo-Jet, [4] and after the Warlocks became the Grateful Dead, Weir briefly played a Rickenbacker 365 as well as a Fender Telecaster before settling on his primary guitar for the following decade, the Gibson ES-335. Gretsch is a US Musical instrument manufacturer currently being distributed by Guitar company Fender and Drum craft company For the American WWI fighter pilot see Eddie Rickenbacker. For the airport see Rickenbacker International Airport. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation of Quincy Illinois is a manufacturer of stringed instruments such as solid-body Electric guitars including the The Fender Telecaster, also known as the Tele (pronounced Telly is typically a dual-pickup solid-body Electric guitar made by Fender. The Gibson Guitar Corporation of Nashville Tennessee, USA is a manufacturer of acoustic and Electric guitars The company's most popular guitar The Gibson ES-335 was the world's first commercial semi-hollowbody Electric guitar, released by Gibson Guitar Corporation in 1958. [5] Weir usually played a cherry red 1965 ES-335 until the band's hiatus in 1974, although he did occasionally use a Gibson ES-345. Weir played a black Gibson Les Paul in 1971. The Gibson Les Paul is a solidbody Electric guitar originally developed in the early 1950s Weir can also be seen playing a sunburst ES-335 in The Grateful Dead Movie, filmed in October of 1974. The Grateful Dead Movie, released in 1977 and directed by Jerry Garcia, is a Film that captures performances from the Grateful Dead 's October October events and holidays Children's Book Week ( England) - First Week of October National Day ( China People's Republic Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. During the early 1970s, Weir also used a 1961 or 1962 Gibson SG. The Gibson SG is a popular model of solid-bodied Electric guitar that was introduced in the early 1960s

In 1974, Weir began working with Jeff Hasselberger at Ibanez to develop a custom instrument. [6] Weir began playing the Ibanez 2681 during the recording of Blues for Allah; this was a testbed instrument with sliding pickups that Hasselberger used to develop several additional 2681s for use onstage, as well as Weir's custom "Cowboy Fancy" guitar, which he played from 1979 until the mid-1980s. Blues for Allah is the eighth Studio album by the Grateful Dead. [7] Weir began using a Modulus Blackknife at that point, and continued to play the Blackknife, along with a hybrid Modulus/Casio guitar for the "Space" segment of Grateful Dead concerts for the rest of that band's history. Weir's acoustic guitars include several Martins, a Guild, an Ovation, and a line of Alvarez-Yairi signature models. The CF Martin & Company is a US Guitar manufacturer established in 1833 by Christian Frederick Martin. The Guild Guitar Company is a USA -based Guitar manufacturer founded in 1952 by Alfred Dronge. The Ovation Guitar Company, a holding of Kaman Music Corporation, is a Guitar manufacturing company based in Bloomfield Connecticut, USA. Alvarez is a high-quality acoustic Guitar manufacturer which consistently ranks among the most popular acoustic instrument brands in the world

Post-Grateful Dead, Weir has played a Modulus G3FH custom, but primarily uses a 1956 Fender Telecaster previously owned by his late half-brother, James Parber. [8]

Discography

Notes

  1. ^ a b McNally, Dennis. Ace was the first solo album by Grateful Dead Rhythm guitarist Bob Weir, released in 1972 Kingfish is a self titled 1976 studio album by the band Kingfish, which at that time featured Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir, Dave Kingfish is an American Rock band led by Matthew Kelly, a musician singer and songwriter who plays guitar and Harmonica. Live 'N' Kickin is the second album by the rock group Kingfish. Heaven Help The Fool was the second solo album by Grateful Dead Rhythm guitarist Bob Weir, released in 1978 Bobby & the Midnites is a 1981 studio album by Grateful Dead singer and guitarist Bob Weir and his then Side project, Bobby and Bobby and the Midnites was a rock group led by Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead. Where the Beat Meets the Street is a studio album by Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir and his side-project Bobby and the Midnites Kingfish in Concert King Biscuit Flower Hour is a live album by the rock group Kingfish. Live is an album by Bob Weir and Rob Wasserman. It was recorded in the fall of 1988 except for one track "Eternity" which was recorded Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions is an American folk music album Evening Moods is a 2000 studio album by the band Ratdog, featuring former Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir. RatDog (often misspelled Ratdog and also known as Bob Weir and RatDog, is an American rock band Live at Roseland is a 2001 live album by the band RatDog, featuring former Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir. Weir Here - The Best Of Bob Weir is a 2004 live/studio compilation album featuring former Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist and co-vocalist Bob Weir. A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead. New York: Broadway Books, 2002. ISBN 0767911857
  2. ^ McNally, p. 279, 284
  3. ^ Scott, John W. et al. (1999). DeadBase XI: The Complete Guide to Grateful Dead Song Lists, DeadBase, ISBN 1-877657-22-0, p. 8
  4. ^ Psychedelic News
  5. ^ Hunter, Robert, Stephen Peters, Chuck Wills, Dennis McNally. "Grateful Dead: The Illustrated Trip. " DK ADULT; 1 Amer ed edition (October, 2003). ISBN 0-7894-9963-0
  6. ^ Ibanez
  7. ^ Weir Interview
  8. ^ Tele Story

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