Phil Lesh, Sad Demise At 84, Admirers Mourn
Bassist Phil Lesh, whose thick, imaginative playing propelled the Grateful Dead and many of the San Francisco band’s touring versions after guitarist Jerry Garcia’s death in 1995, died on Friday. He was 84. Phil was a classically trained trumpeter who had studied with avant garde composer Luciano Berio and played with minimalist pioneer Steve Reich ...
