Los Angeles, Jan. 11 -- Bob Weir, the singer-songwriter and guitarist who helped shape the sound and legacy of the 'Grateful Dead' and its later incarnations for more than five decades, has died following a prolonged battle with cancer and lung-related illness.
He was 78. The news was confirmed through a statement shared by his family on social media, reports Variety.
According to the statement, Weir was diagnosed last summer and began treatment just three weeks before Dead & Company, a Grateful Dead offshoot, performed a series of shows at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park to celebrate the band's 60th anniversary.
While many fans speculated that the livestreamed concerts could be a quiet farewell, few were aware that Weir was battling se...