Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter, found his true calling with the Grateful Dead – a band which defined the acid rock sound that emanated from San Francisco in the 1960s.
Phil Lesh, a founding member of the US rock band the Grateful Dead, has died aged 84.
The bass player featured in the original line-up of the band alongside Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Ron « Pigpen » McKernan.
His death on Friday was confirmed in a post on his Instagram account.
It read: « Phil Lesh, bassist and founding member of The Grateful Dead, passed peacefully this morning. He was surrounded by his family and full of love.
