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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kevin E G Perry

Phil Lesh death: Grateful Dead founding member dies at 84

Phil Lesh onstage at ‘Phil Lesh And Very Special Friends’ at the Apollo Theater in New York in September 2018 - (Marc Millman/Getty Images for Dayglo Presents)

Phil Lesh, a founding member of The Grateful Dead and the band’s bassist throughout their three-decade career, has died. He was 84.

The announcement was made on Friday (October 25) in a statement posted to his official Instagram page. “Phil Lesh, bassist and founding member of The Grateful Dead, passed peacefully this morning. He was surrounded by his family and full of love,” the statement read.

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