Phil Lesh, a founding member of the Grateful Dead whose electric bass playing came to define the psychedelic San Francisco sound, died Oct. 25.

along with his bandmate Jerry Garcia, battled addictions to various vices. Although Garcia died in 1995 while being treated for a heroin addiction, Lesh, with the fierce support of his wife ...

Left to right, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir ... and is survived by his wife Jill. The band's unparalleled loyalty to one another and their messages of peace created ...

The official X account for Lesh's late bandmate Jerry Garcia and his estate posted a ... Our hearts and our love go out to his beloved wife and family. He truly lived for them with all his being ...

Phil Lesh was irreplaceable,” they began, referencing Lesh's wife and children ... first met his future bandmate Jerry Garcia in 1962, at a party in Menlo Park. Several years later in 1965 ...

“When Phil’s happening the band’s happening,” Garcia once said ... an office equipment repairman, and his wife, Barbara. He would say in later years that his love of music came from ...

Jerry Garcia, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan ... He had been married to his wife, Jill, for more than 20 years, and they have two sons.

Bassist Phil Lesh, whose dense, inventive playing powered the Grateful Dead and, following the 1995 death of guitarist Jerry Garcia, many of the San Francisco band’s touring reincarnations, died ...

fans and fellow band members recognized Lesh as a critical member of the Grateful Dead whose thundering lines on the ...

along with his bandmate Jerry Garcia, battled addictions to various vices. Although Garcia died in 1995 while being treated ...