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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Phillip Chapman Lesh |
| Born | March 15, 1940 Berkeley, California, USA |
| Origin | Berkeley, CA |
| Genre(s) | Psychedelic rock, rock, folk rock, country rock |
| Occupation(s) | musician |
| Instrument(s) | bass guitar |
| Years active | 1948 - present |
| Label(s) | Columbia Records |
| Associated acts | Grateful Dead The Warlocks The Other Ones The Dead Phil Lesh and Friends |
| Website | http://www.phillesh.net |
Phillip Chapman Lesh (born March 15, 1940 in Berkeley, California) is a musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in Northern California, in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in Northern California, in the United States. 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 Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music. For the geological term see Country rock (geology. Country rock is a Musical Genre formed from the fusion of rock A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. 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. Phil Lesh and Friends is an American rock band formed and led by Phil Lesh, bassist of the Grateful Dead. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in Northern California, in the United States. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Lesh played bass guitar in that group throughout their entire 30-year career. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the
Lesh started out as a violin player, but in high school, he switched to trumpet, studying under Bob Hansen, and had a keen interest in avant-garde classical music and free jazz; he also studied under the Italian modernist Luciano Berio at Mills College (classmates included minimalist composer Steve Reich, and future Dead keyboardist Tom Constanten). The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member At the turn of the 20th century classical music was characteristically late Romantic in style while at the same time the Impressionist movement spearheaded by Claude Debussy For the Ornette Coleman album after which this genre was named see Free Jazz A Collective Improvisation. Luciano Berio, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( October 24, 1925 &ndash May 27, 2003) was an Italian Composer. Mills College is an independent liberal arts women's college founded in 1852 that offers WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Stephen Michael Reich (born October 3 The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Tom Constanten (born March 19, 1944 in Long Branch New Jersey) is an American Keyboardist, best known for playing with the While still a college student he met then-bluegrass banjo player Jerry Garcia. Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and is a sub-genre of Country music. The banjo is a Stringed instrument developed by enslaved Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia (August 1 1942 &ndash August 9 1995 was a Musician, Songwriter, Artist, and Lead guitarist and They formed a friendship and eventually Lesh was talked into becoming the bass guitarist for Garcia's new rock group, then known as the Warlocks. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African He joined them for their third or fourth gig (memories vary) and stayed until the end. Lesh noticed that another group had made a record under the name Warlocks when he found their album at a store. He suggested to the other band members that they change their name.
Lesh had never played bass before joining the band, which meant he learned "on the job", but it also meant he had no preconceived attitudes about the instrument's traditional "rhythm section" role. A rhythm section is the Musicians in a Popular music band or ensemble who establish the Rhythmic pulse of a Song or musical Indeed, he has said that his playing style was influenced more by Bach counterpoint than by rock or soul bass players (although one can also hear the fluidity and power of a jazz bassist such as Charles Mingus or Jimmy Garrison in Lesh's work). WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section.2 This article is written in British English including maximised use of "-ise" In Music, counterpoint is the relationship between two or more voices that are independent in contour and Rhythm, and interdependent in Harmony Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Charles Mingus ( 22 April 1922 &ndash 5 January 1979) was an American Jazz Bassist, Composer, Jimmy Garrison ( March 3, 1933 &ndash April 7, 1976) was an American Jazz Double bassist best known for
Lesh, along with Paul McCartney, Jack Bruce, John Entwistle, and Jack Casady, was an innovator in the new role that the electric bass developed during the mid-1960s. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, John Symon Asher "Jack" Bruce (born 14 May 1943 is a Scottish -born musician composer and Singer. John Alec Entwistle ( October 9, 1944 – June 27, 2002) was an English Bass guitarist, Songwriter, Singer Jack Casady (born John William Casady April 13 1944 in Washington D The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 These players adjusted the bass so that it was louder and had a plush, pervasive timbre. In Music, timbre (ˈtæm-bər' like timber, or, from Fr timbre tɛ̃bʁ is the quality of a Musical note or sound that distinguishes different Previous to this, bass players in rock had generally played a conventional timekeeping role within the beat of the song, and within (or underpinning) the song's harmonic or chord structure. 2266-Tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl or TEMPO is the Chemical compound with the formula (CH23(CMe22NO A beat is the basic Time Unit of a piece of Music; for example each tick sounded by a Metronome would correspond to a beat A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed In Western music, harmony is the use of different pitches simultaneously and chords actual or implied in Music. This article describes musical chords in traditional Western styles While not entirely abandoning these aspects, Lesh took his own improvised excursions during a song or instrumental. Improvisation (also called extemporization) is the practice of acting singing talking and reacting of making and creating in the moment and in response to the stimulus of This was a characteristic aspect of the so-called San Francisco Sound in the new rock music. The San Francisco Sound refers to rock music performed live and recorded by San Francisco -based rock groups of the mid 1960s to early 1970s In a great Dead jam, Lesh's bass is, in essence, as much a lead instrument as Garcia's guitar. A jam session is a Musical act where Musicians gather and play (or "jam") without extensive preparation or predefined Arrangements Lead guitar refers to the use of a Guitar to perform Melody lines instrumental fill passages, and Guitar solos within a song structure
Lesh was not a prolific composer or singer with the Grateful Dead, although some of the songs he did contribute—"New Potato Caboose", "Box of Rain", "Unbroken Chain", and "Pride of Cucamonga"—are among the best-loved in the band's repertoire. This is about the song "Box of Rain" by the Grateful Dead His interest in avant-garde music was a crucial influence on the Dead, pushing them into new territory, and he was an essential part of the group and its mystique, best summed-up in the Deadhead truism: "If Phil's on, the band's on". Deadhead or Dead Head is a name given to fans of the American Jam band, the Grateful Dead. Also, a snippet of tape of Lesh on trumpet in college can be heard on the Bob Weir-composed "Born Cross-Eyed. 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 "
After the disbanding of the Grateful Dead, Lesh continued to play with its offshoots The Other Ones and The Dead, as well as performing with his own band, Phil Lesh and Friends (one memorable tour paired him with Bob Dylan). The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. 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. Phil Lesh and Friends is an American rock band formed and led by Phil Lesh, bassist of the Grateful Dead. 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
Additionally, Lesh and his wife Jill administer their charitable organization, the Unbroken Chain Foundation. The couple have two children together. Grahame, age 20, is part of the class of 2009 at Stanford University. Brian, age 17, is a senior at The Branson School in Ross, California. Ross is a small incorporated town in Marin County, California, United States, just north of Both Grahame and Brian follow in their father's musical footsteps, and the three frequently play together both publicly and privately.
In 1998 Lesh underwent a liver transplant as a result of chronic Hepatitis C infection; since then, he has become an outspoken advocate for organ donor programs and when performing regularly encourages members of the audience to become organ donors (tracks identified as the "donor rap" on the live recordings of his various performances). Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Liver transplantation or hepatic transplantation is the replacement of a diseased Liver with a healthy liver Allograft. Hepatitis C is a blood-borne infectious disease that is caused by the Hepatitis C virus ( HCV) affecting the Liver. Organ donation is the removal of the tissues of the Human body from a person who has recently Died, or from a living donor for the purpose of transplanting
In April, 2005, Lesh's book Searching for the Sound: My Life with the Grateful Dead (ISBN 0-316-00998-9) was published. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The book takes its name from the lyrics of a Grateful Dead song entitled "Unbroken Chain," off their album From the Mars Hotel. Grateful Dead from the Mars Hotel is the seventh Studio album by the Grateful Dead. "Unbroken Chain" is one of the few songs Lesh sings. To date, this is the only book about the Grateful Dead written by a member of the band. The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area.
On October 26th, 2006, Lesh released a statement on his official website, revealing that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer (a disease that killed Lesh's father) and would be undergoing an operation in December 2006 to have it removed. On December 7th, 2006, Lesh released a statement stating that he had undergone prostate surgery with the cancer being removed.
In March 2008, Phil Lesh did a guest voice on the Comedy Central series Lil' Bush on the second season episode "Big Pharm". Lil' Bush is a satirical, politically-themed animated television series which premiered on June 13, 2007 on Comedy
See also
References
External links
- Phil Lesh and Friends Official Site
- Phil Lesh and Friends Fan Site
- Phil Lesh Interview: All about the Music, October 2007 by T. Virgil Parker
- Phil Lesh and Friends downloads at JamRadio.org
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