Weir also founded and played in several other bands during and after his career with the Grateful Dead, including Kingfish, the Bob Weir Band, Bobby and the Midnites, Scaring the Children, RatDog, and Furthur, which he co-led with former Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh. Continuing a Bill Graham tradition, basketball legend, longtime Deadhead and the evening’s “chief howler” Bill Walton introduced Bob Weir & … with Jerry Garcia in San Francisco. Grateful Dead Gift Jerry Garcia Bob Weir Brent Mydland Bill Mickey Custom made of Lego bricks Furthur not pin shirt sticker CUSTOM GratePHulCreations. Before joining ABC News, Weir wrote and hosted projects for the FX and USA Networks and was an anchor/reporter in Los Angeles, Chicago, Green Bay and Austin, MN. In RatDog, Weir performs covers of songs by various artists, including The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, and Willie Dixon while also performing many Grateful Dead songs. The reunion was 20 years nearly to the day since the band's final concert with Jerry Garcia at the same venue in 1995. These shows, with the band billed as "Mickey and the Hartbeats", were intermixed with full-lineup Grateful Dead concerts. Bill Weir joined CNN in November 2013 after a decade of award-winning journalism at ABC News. During his career with the Grateful Dead, Weir played mostly rhythm guitar and sang many of the band's rock-n-roll and country & western songs. Age is nothing but a number for rocker Bob Weir, who turned 72 last week and remains dedicated as ever to a serious exercise regimen. Bob Weir and His Daughters Talk About His Iconic Grateful Dead Looks. Bob Weir has removed his shoes and assumed the lotus position, on a couch near the bar at Manhattan’s SoHo Grand Hotel. He dodged Taliban bullets in Afghanistan, led network coverage from Iraq and was the first American to broadcast live from Tibet. [29], During the spring of 2018, Weir performed a series of concerts with former Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh. [13], In the late 1970s, Weir began to experiment with slide guitar techniques and perform certain songs during Dead shows using the slide. His live shots have come from atop the Golden Gate Bridge and below the waters of the Great Barrier Reef while his adventure reporting includes jumps from hot air balloons, hikes deep into the Amazon and one fun night spent lashed to the side of Yosemite's El Capitan. As the Deadheads lined up outside San Francisco's landmark Fillmore Theatre, Dead & Company warmed … Bill Weir is a CNN anchor, Chief Climate Correspondent and was the host and executive producer of the acclaimed CNN Original Series "The Wonder List with Bill Weir." He had trouble in school because of undiagnosed dyslexia and he was expelled from nearly every school he attended, including Menlo School in Atherton[7] and Fountain Valley School in Colorado, where he met future Grateful Dead lyricist John Perry Barlow.[8]. Gary Davis, and Igor Stravinsky as influences.[7]. A career retrospective, it features tracks from many of Weir's bands, solo and duo projects, as well as those from his main gig with the Dead. Weir is on the board of directors of the Rex Foundation, the Furthur Foundation, and HeadCount. Bob Weir performs during the Acoustic-4-A-Cure concert at the Fillmore in San Francisco in May 2018. #LIVENOW! "The Beatles were why we turned from a jug band into a rock 'n' roll band," said Bob Weir. Weir was born in San Francisco, California, to John (Jack) Parber and a fellow college student, who later gave him up for adoption;[5] he was raised by his adoptive parents, Frederic Utter and Eleanor Cramer Weir, in the suburb of Atherton. Her real name at that time was Frankie Azzara (from a previous marriage), but used the stage name "Frankie Hart" (after apparently "borrowing" Hart's last name). News digital series, "This Could Be Big.". With his distinctive storytelling style, lush photography and a focus on our connected planet, Weir shot three seasons across 26 countries highlighting wondrous people, places, cultures and creatures on the brink of seismic change. In 1980 he formed another side band, Bobby and the Midnites. I couldn't think of anything else more worth doing. In 2008 he performed in the two Deadheads for Obama concerts. 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Weir spoke about what science and innovation had meant to him. A live version of the album's best-known song, "Playing in the Band", had been issued on the Skull & Roses album of the previous year. Hunter, Robert, Stephen Peters, Chuck Wills, Dennis McNally. With his post-Grateful Dead bands, Weir has played a Modulus G3FH custom, a Gibson ES-335, and a 1956 Fender Telecaster previously owned by James Louis Parber, his late half-brother. Weir's acoustic guitars include several Martins, a Guild, an Ovation, and a line of Alvarez-Yairi signature models. [30], Weir performed a concert tour in the Fall of 2018, as Bob Weir and Wolf Bros. He later contributed to Kelly's 1987 album A Wing and a Prayer, on Relix Records. Weir was among the first reporters into the floodwaters of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and Japan's tsunami zone during the nuclear crisis of 2011. In 2011, Weir founded the Tamalpais Research Institute, also known as TRI Studios. [16] Weir resumed performing that summer. In 1978 he fronted the Bob Weir Band with Brent Mydland, who joined the Grateful Dead the following year. Included in this line-up were Keith Godchaux and his wife Donna, both of whom would be in the band by the time of the album's release. He has interviewed heads of state and industry along with stars of stage and screen. Here, a young Jerry Garcia, oblivious to the date, was waiting for his students to arrive. 1 of 28. ... BOB WEIR, BILL KREUTZMANN SIGNED AUTOGRAPH ALBUM RECORD GRATEFUL DEAD. Bob Weir is a musician and founding member of The Grateful Dead, Furthur, Ratdog and Dead & Company. Lesh described Weir's playing as "quirky, whimsical and goofy" and noted his ability to play chord voicings on the guitar (with only four fingers) that one would normally hear from a keyboard (with up to ten fingers). These four surviving members (known as the "Core Four") were joined by Jeff Chimenti on keys and Phish's Trey Anastasio on lead guitar and shared vocals, and Bruce Hornsby on piano. [17], On August 10, 2014, Weir abruptly canceled all of his upcoming appearances, according to The Huffington Post, "The cancellations include all shows for the rest of the year with his band Ratdog, as well as a concert with Furthur". Weir played rhythm guitar and sang a large portion of the lead vocals through all of the Dead's 30-year career. He is also on the honorary board of directors of Little Kids Rock, a non-profit organization that provides free musical instruments and instruction to children in under-served public schools throughout the U.S. [44] He is an honorary member of the board of directors of the environmental organization Rainforest Action Network, along with Woody Harrelson, Bonnie Raitt, and John Densmore. The RatDog Quartet, featuring Weir, Jay Lane, Robin Sylvester, and Jonathan Wilson debuted on March 3, at the Sweetwater Music Hall. Bill Weir is a CNN anchor, Chief Climate Correspondent and was the host and executive producer of the acclaimed CNN Original Series "The Wonder List with Bill Weir.". Find Bob Weir's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. The name of his daughter is Olivia Weir. (Men's Health) Today, the … [26] "I cannot think of anyone more fitting to be honored with the first annual Les Paul Spirit Award than Bob Weir. Bill Weir married Angela Weir. In 2012, he anchored ABC's Summer Olympics coverage from London and brought unprecedented reporting from inside Apple's Chinese factories. Weir Here – The Best of Bob Weir 2004 live/studio compilation album featuring former Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist and co-vocalist Bob Weir. Bob Weir & Wolf Bros presented a guest-filled concert recorded at TRI Studios on New Year's Eve that included a countdown provided by Bill Walton. Garden Aud., Vancouver Canada, Robert F. 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Although she and Weir never married, she adopted his last name after moving in with him and was subsequently known as Frankie Weir. The band is a trio, with Weir on guitar and vocals, Don Was on upright bass, and Jay Lane on drums. In his biography of Jerry Garcia, Blair Jackson notes, "Garcia and Lesh determined that Weir and Pigpen were not pulling their weight musically in the band… Most of the band fights at this time were about Bobby's guitar playing. reformations of the Grateful Dead's members, The Other One: The Long Strange Trip of Bob Weir, Kingfish in Concert: King Biscuit Flower Hour, The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir, "End of the Road for Grateful Dead; Without Garcia, Band Just Can't Keep Truckin'", "Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Joe Russo, Jay Lane, Jeff Chimenti and John Kadlecik Form New Band 'Furthur', Set Dates For September", "The Grateful Dead Is Resurrected Once More, This Time with John Mayer: Exclusive", "Weir Finds His Birth Father and Adopts a Vintage Guitar", "Videos: Grateful Dead Guitarist Bob Weir Goes Back To Fountain Valley High", "Grateful Dead's Bob Weir debuts TRI Studios on Web", "Wakarusa Report: Weir, Robinson, & Greene Acoustic Trio", "Furthur Cancel BottleRock Festival Gig After Bob Weir's Stage Fall", "Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Co-Founder, Cancels All Concerts", "RatDog Plays On Without Bob Weir In Las Vegas", "Bob Weir Among Steve Kimock's Guests At Birthday Bash", "The Einstein Gala: May 16, 2016 at the Carlu", "Bob Weir Discusses Science And Performs Acoustic Set At Einstein Gala", "The Grateful Dead's Bob Weir: 'I'm nowhere near done with our legacy, "Indie is Dead: The National Detail 'Day of the Dead' Compilation", "Bob Weir to Receive First Les Paul Spirit Award", "Americana Honors Taps Bob Weir, Shawn Colvin for Lifetime Achievement", "Watch The Grateful Dead's Bob Weir tease new song from upcoming album", "Bob Weir and Phil Lesh Get Thrillingly Loose at New York Tour Openers", "Bob Weir Announces Fall Tour with Wolf Bros Featuring Don Was and Jay Lane", "Bob Weir & Wolf Bros Announce 2018 Fall Tour", "Bob Weir & Wolf Bros Confirm Spring Tour 2019", "Live Lost Dead: February 27, 1971 Fillmore West: James and the Good Brothers with Jerry Garcia and Jack Casady", "The World According To Me: My Little Pop Quiz", "The Grateful Dead and Bob Weir's long strange trip", "Fast and curious: meet the NASCAR-driving, anti-carbon crusading vegetarian from Rochester", "Weir finds his birth father and adopts a vintage guitar", "Bob Weir Previews 'Blue Mountain' Cowboy Album & Campfire Tour At NYC Showcase", Bob Weir on the Grateful Dead's Official Site, History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice), Ladies and Gentlemen... the Grateful Dead, Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72, Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings, Winterland June 1977: The Complete Recordings, Family Dog at the Great Highway, San Francisco, CA 4/18/70, 30 Trips Around the Sun: The Definitive Live Story 1965–1995, Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA 11/10/1967, July 29 1966, P.N.E. In 2019, he was named the network's first Chief Climate Correspondent, drawing on his experience creating and hosting the primetime CNN Original Series "The Wonder List with Bill Weir" in 2015. They played 22 shows starting at the end of October, concluding with a four show New Year's run including two shows in San Francisco and two in Los Angeles, ending with a three set show on New Year's Eve. [39] Together they have two daughters, Shala Monet Weir[39][40] and Chloe Kaelia Weir. "A statement from the venue said Weir was 'under the weather.'"[19]. She was allegedly the inspiration for the Robert Hunter, Bob Weir song "Sugar Magnolia". [25], In June 2016, at the Bonnaroo Arts And Music Festival, Weir received the first ever Les Paul Spirit Award, from the Les Paul Foundation. (Bob Weir, Billy Cobham, Alphonso Johnson, Bobby Cochran "In Concert At NAMM") 2/8/80 Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, CA (Kingfish "with special guest Bob Weir"; see the ads; appears to have been initially scheduled for 2/1-3; uncertain if Bob performed) 2/9/80 Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, CA 2/10/80 Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, CA Bob Weir Band Weir has participated in the various reformations of the Grateful Dead's members, including 1998, 2000, and 2002 stints as The Other Ones and in 2003, 2004 and 2009 as The Dead. Bob Weir and Bob Crawford joined 50+ performers and 10+ other speakers as part of Democracy Comes Alive, presented by Live For Live Music in partnership with voter registration nonprofit HeadCount. [34][35] Weir made her acquaintance through Mickey Hart, who dated her briefly. Weir resuscitated RatDog in March 2013. There are no records that Bill was ever married at all, but still, he has a daughter born on December 19, 2003. [31][32] They continued touring in the Spring of 2019 with twenty more shows. [23] In the same month, Weir also confirmed, in an interview with The Guardian, that he was writing a book. In 1974, Weir began working with Jeff Hasselberger at Ibanez to develop a custom instrument. The Beatles significantly influenced their musical direction. In 2009 Bob Weir and Phil Lesh formed a new band called Furthur—so-named in honor of Ken Kesey's famous psychedelically-painted bus. Robert Hall Weir (/wɪər/ WEER;[1] né Parber, born October 16, 1947) is an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the rock band Grateful Dead. Bob Weir and John Mayer on Dead & Company 07:24. [22] Weir performed a solo acoustic set, and was joined mid-set by guitarist Dan Kanter. https://www.ticketmaster.com/Bob-Weir-tickets/artist/736431 "[10] Late in the year, the band relented and took Weir and Pigpen back in full-time. Phil Lesh said that when drummer Mickey Hart left the band temporarily in early 1971, he was able to hear Weir's playing more clearly than ever and "I found myself astonished, delighted and excited beyond measure at what Bobby was doing." In addition, Ratdog performs many of their own originals, most of which were released on the album Evening Moods. Half of Bill Weir's family cheered Trump's victory, the other half braced for the end of the world.
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