Grateful Dead icon Phil Lesh has died aged 84.
The bassist and founding member of the rock band 'passed peacefully' on Friday, October 25 - a statement on his Instagram page confirmed.
The statement read: 'Phil Lesh, bassist and founding member of The Grateful Dead, passed peacefully this morning.
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One of my favorite stories about Phil Lesh was he kept getting nominated for a Bay Area Music Award (BAMmie), but never showed up to collect it. He finally gave in and accepted the award on the condition that they not nominate him any more.
He was incredibly talented, not just with his six string bass, but other instruments as well. I went to listen to the band play, but spent my evening watching Phil who was so laid back it wasn't funny.