Phil Lesh

Phil Lesh
Lesh performing in 1976
Background information
Birth name	Philip Chapman Lesh
Born	(1940-03-15)March 15, 1940 Berkeley, California, U.S.
Died	October 25, 2024(2024-10-25) (aged 84)
Genres	Rock psychedelia jam jazz classical
Occupations	Musician songwriter
Instruments	Bass guitar trumpet vocals
Years active	1960–2024
Labels	Warner Bros. Grateful Dead Records Arista Columbia
Formerly of	Grateful Dead The Other Ones The Dead Furthur Phil Lesh and Friends
Website	www.phillesh.net

Philip Chapman Lesh (March 15, 1940 – October 25, 2024) was an American musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, with whom he developed a unique style of playing improvised six-string bass guitar. He was their bassist throughout their 30-year career.^[1]

After the group disbanded in 1995, Lesh continued the tradition of Grateful Dead family music with a side project, Phil Lesh and Friends, which paid homage to the Dead's music by playing their repertoire, as well as songs by members of his own group. Lesh operated a music venue called Terrapin Crossroads. From 2009 to 2014, he performed in Furthur alongside former Grateful Dead bandmate Bob Weir. He scaled back touring in 2014 but continued to perform concerts.