When Lesh joined the Dead in 1965 (they were still the Warlocks at that point), he was pretty different from the rest of the gang. As he told me, he “detested” rock when he first heard it in ...

The oldest member of the Grateful Dead, Lesh was born on March 15, 1940, in Berkeley, California. He grew up playing viola and trumpet in school before trying his hand at composing.

Phil Lesh, bassist and founding member of countercultural rock band The Grateful Dead, has died. He was 84 years old. His family posted the news on Lesh’s official Instagram page. Born in ...