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Arts Jan 11

MusiCares Persons of the Year gala honoring the Grateful Dead in Los Angeles
Bob Weir, founding member of the Grateful Dead, dies at 78

Weir joined the Grateful Dead — originally the Warlocks — in 1965 in San Francisco at just 17 years old. He would spend the next 30 years playing on endless tours with the Grateful Dead alongside fellow singer and guitarist…