Most would label Jerry Garcia the ‘frontman’ of the Grateful Dead, a Bay Area band born out of 1960s counterculture. But Bob Weir’s importance cannot be understated.
Weir shared writing credits on Truckin’, Sugar Magnolia, Looks Like Rain and Hell In A Bucket, and his laid-back style of rhythm (and occasionally lead) guitar made him indispensable to the Dead – especially after Jerry Garcia’s drug addiction took hold.
