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04-08-2025
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See Dead and Company Perform ‘Box of Rain' With Phil Lesh's Son Grahame at Dead 60 Show
Dead and Company paid tribute to the late Phil Lesh on the opening night of their Dead 60 anniversary concerts in San Francisco by bringing out Lesh's son Grahame for 'Box of Rain.' The Bob Weir and John Mayer-fronted band have sparingly performed the Lesh-sung American Beauty classic, one of the bassist's signature songs, since their inception in 2015; Dead and Company played 'Box of Rain' only one other time in the past three years, at their first Sphere weekend since Lesh's death in October 2024. More from Rolling Stone See Sturgill Simpson Join Dead and Company for 'Morning Dew' at GD 60 Dead & Company's San Francisco Livestream: How to Watch the Golden Gate Park Concerts Online The Tao of Jerry Garcia: 31 Trippy Quotes From the Grateful Dead Co-Founder Grahame Lesh — who led an all-star band, similar to his father's Phil & Friends, at a pre-Dead 60 concert Thursday at San Francisco's Pier 48 — handled lead vocals and wielded his father's bass for 'Box of Rain,' then stuck around to join Dead and Company for a rendition of 'Playing in the Band.' Friday night's opening concert of the Dead 60 weekend took place on what would have been Jerry Garcia's 83rd birthday on August 1. As the shows at the Golden Gate Park mark the Grateful Dead's 60th anniversary, Garcia was also remembered as his daughter Trixie appeared onstage to introduce Dead and Company, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Billy Strings, who opened the show Friday, later joined Dead and Company on 'Wharf Rat': Dead and Company will return to Golden Gate Park, where the Grateful Dead staged at least 14 gigs spanning from 1967 to 1991, on Saturday and Sunday night. Rolling Stone spoke with Bobby Weir about the band potentially reuniting for the 60th anniversary, which Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, and Mickey Hart discussed before Lesh died. 'I think when Phil checked out, so did that notion, because we don't have a bass player who's been playing with us for 60 years now. And that was the intriguing prospect.… I think you need somebody holding down the bottom. Phil had all kinds of ideas that were pretty much unique to him. I grew up with Phil holding down the bottom in his unique way,' Weir said. He added: 'I suppose I could go back out. I wouldn't put anybody in his place, so it would be a trio at this point. It'd be me and two drummers. I'd have to think about that. I haven't thought about it — it's just now occurring to me that it's a possibility that we could do that, since you asked.… I guess we'll just see what the three of us can pull together.' Best of Rolling Stone Sly and the Family Stone: 20 Essential Songs The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked Solve the daily Crossword
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04-08-2025
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See Sturgill Simpson Join Dead and Company for ‘Morning Dew' at GD 60
Dead and Company continued their Grateful Dead 60th anniversary celebration Saturday at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, this time bringing out Sturgill Simpson for a rendition of 'Morning Dew.' Simpson, who — after established himself as a torchbearer of the Dead's jam aesthetic during his recent tours — served as opener for the second GD 60 show, led the group through 'Morning Dew,' and traded solos with John Mayer over the track's 12-minute runtime. More from Rolling Stone See Dead and Company Perform 'Box of Rain' With Phil Lesh's Son Grahame at Dead 60 Show Dead & Company's San Francisco Livestream: How to Watch the Golden Gate Park Concerts Online The Tao of Jerry Garcia: 31 Trippy Quotes From the Grateful Dead Co-Founder Simpson was previously enlisted as part of the Kennedy Center Honors' tribute to the Grateful Dead earlier this year, where he performed 'Ripple.' The 60th anniversary shows kicked off Friday with a guest appearance by Grahame Lesh, son of the late Phil Lesh, and honored his father by leading Dead and Company on 'Box of Rain,' even playing one of Phil's basses; Grahame Lesh also joined the band for 'St. Stephen' during Saturday's show. The GD 60 celebration concludes with one last show on Sunday night. In other Dead-related news, in what would have been Jerry Garcia's birthday on August 1, San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie announced that a portion of Harrington Street where the guitarist's childhood home resided would be renamed Jerry Garcia Street: Best of Rolling Stone Sly and the Family Stone: 20 Essential Songs The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked Solve the daily Crossword
