Flipboard Culture Desk on Nostr: Phil Lesh, the bassist for the Grateful Dead and a founding member of the iconic ...

Phil Lesh, the bassist for the Grateful Dead and a founding member of the iconic band, has died at age 84. He was a classically trained trumpeter when he was recruited to play bass — an instrument he'd never tried before — by his friend Jerry Garcia for his group, the Warlocks. He went on to become one of the most feted bassists of the era, admired for his improvisational skills and musicality. Here's more from npub1nz2ucf0rhxxfadcynf5as83cvdqrxlerp4qlsdxmvj3urm8svglq8d3vj9 (npub1nz2…3vj9)

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