Warren haynes phil lesh bass

Warren haynes phil lesh bass guitar

Phil Lesh, a founding member of the Grateful Dead whose nuanced bass playing made him an architect of the band's otherworldly sound, died on Friday at age 84, his Instagram account said. Tributes poured in from the music world and New York's Empire State Building said it would illuminate the skyscraper in tie-dye colors to honor a member of the psychedelic band known for lengthy improvisations in its live shows, which drew dedicated "Dead Head" fans known for traveling from concert to concert.

Rolling Stone magazine ranked Lesh as the 11th greatest bass player of all time, though he also sang lead and backing vocals. Many fans considered him as influential as the band's front man, Jerry Garcia, who died in Formed in California inthe Dead came to prominence during the Summer of Love in San Francisco, a counterculture movement that embraced peace, love and hallucinogenic drugs.

Philip Chapman Lesh was born on March 15,in Berkeley, California, and began playing classical violin before switching to "cool jazz" big-band trumpet, his official Dead biography said.

Warren haynes phil lesh bass

He later studied with experimental Italian composer Luciano Berio before his friend Garcia told him in that he was the new bass player for the Warlocks, Garcia's band that was a precursor to the Grateful Dead. Billed as RM9.