Bobby and the Midnites

This article is about the band. For the album, see Bobby and the Midnites (album).
Bobby and the Midnites
Bobby and the Midnites in 1981. (Back L-R: Billy Cobham, Bobby Cochran, Matthew Kelly. Front L-R: Brent Mydland, Bob Weir, Alphonso Johnson)
Bobby and the Midnites in 1981. (Back L-R: Billy Cobham, Bobby Cochran, Matthew Kelly. Front L-R: Brent Mydland, Bob Weir, Alphonso Johnson)
Background information
OriginSan Francisco, California
GenresRock
Years active1980–1984
LabelsArista, Columbia
Past membersBob Weir
Bobby Cochran
Billy Cobham
Matthew Kelly
Brent Mydland
Tim Bogert
Alphonso Johnson
Dave Garland
Kenny Gradney

Bobby and the Midnites was a rock group led by Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead. The band was Weir's main side project during the first half of the 1980s. They released two albums, but were better known for their live concerts than for their work in the recording studio. With a rhythm section that included jazz veterans Billy Cobham and, for a time, Alphonso Johnson, Bobby and the Midnites played rock music that was influenced by jazz-rock fusion.