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Phil Lesh, the Grateful Deads founding bassist who also changed how the instrument was played, has died.
Lesh played violin as a child before learning trumpet in high school, which he continued into college.
Lesh dropped out of U.C.
Lesh learned to play the instrument when he joined the band, which was soon renamed the Grateful Dead.
Lesh was also known for his 1974 Ned and Phil intermission sets with synthesizer player Ned Lagin.
After the Grateful Dead broke up, Lesh performed alongside his bandmates in the Other Ones and The Dead.
Lesh did not join Dead & Company in 2015, instead choosing to focus on his own work.
With the Grateful Dead, Lesh was inducted intothe Rock and Roll Hall of Famein 1994.
In 2020,Rolling StonerankedLesh No.
In joint statements, Lesh and his bandmates dedicated both honors to their fans.
