Bob Weir
Biography
Bob Weir was an American musician and songwriter who played rhythm guitar and sang with the Grateful Dead, the band he helped found after meeting Jerry Garcia at a Palo Alto music store on New Year's Eve 1963. Born in San Francisco in 1947 and raised in Atherton, he took up guitar at 13. Across the Dead's 30-year run he handled much of the lead vocals, and the group's 1994 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honored his part in it. After the band broke up in 1995 he led RatDog and co-led Furthur with Phil Lesh, and in 2015 he formed Dead & Company with John Mayer and other former Dead members. His solo album Ace appeared in 1972. He also appeared in The Grateful Dead Movie (1977).
78years old at death
- Born San Francisco
- Died Mill Valley
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Robert Hall Parber (birth name)Also credited as Robert Hall Weir
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 40 years1977 to 2017
Every film, newest first
- 2017Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our LivesIMDb rating 7.5
- 2015Janis: Little Girl BlueIMDb rating 7.4
- 1977The Grateful Dead MovieIMDb rating 8.0
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Big break
Weir met Jerry Garcia on New Year's Eve 1963 when, as an underage 16-year-old, he followed the sound of banjo music into a Palo Alto music store where Garcia was waiting for students. They played together all night and decided to form a band.
A role that slipped away
In the fall of 1968, the Grateful Dead performed some shows without Weir and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, billing themselves as "Mickey and the Hartbeats". Later that year, the band brought Weir and McKernan back full-time.
Getting ready for a role
In September 2016, Weir put out Blue Mountain, an album of cowboy songs. Its inspiration came from the time he spent at fifteen working as a ranch hand in Wyoming.
A first
The Les Paul Foundation gave Weir the first ever Les Paul Spirit Award in June 2016, during the Bonnaroo Arts And Music Festival.
Behind the camera
In 2011, Weir started the Tamalpais Research Institute, which is also called TRI Studios. It serves as a virtual music venue and high-tech recording studio for streaming live concerts online in high definition.
Bob Weir movies on Netflix
Worked with
Bob Weir made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Amy BergDirector, 1 film, 2015
All films by Amy Berg
Chris PerkelDirector, 1 film, 2017
All films by Chris Perkel
All films by Jerry Garcia
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2016 | Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.