Bob Weir

Bob Weir
Bob Weir performing in 2009
Background information
Birth name	Robert Hall Parber
Born	(1947-10-16) October 16, 1947 (age 77) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Genres	Rock psychedelia jam Americana folk country blues rock and roll
Occupations	Musician singer songwriter
Instruments	Guitar vocals
Years active	1963–present
Labels	Warner Bros. Arista Grateful Dead Columbia/Legacy
Member of	Wolf Bros RatDog Dead & Company
Formerly of	Grateful Dead Kingfish Bobby and the Midnites The Other Ones The Dead Furthur
Website	bobweir.net

Robert Hall Weir (/wɪər/ WEER;^[1] né Parber, born October 16, 1947) is an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the group disbanded in 1995,^[2] Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead, together with other 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, Scaring the Children, RatDog, and Furthur, which he co-led with former Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh.^[3] In 2015, Weir, along with former Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, joined with Grammy-winning singer/guitarist John Mayer, bassist Oteil Burbridge, and keyboardist Jeff Chimenti to form the band Dead & Company.^[4]

During his career with the Grateful Dead, Weir played mostly rhythm guitar and sang many of the band's rock & roll and country & western songs. In 1994, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Grateful Dead.