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A look at those we’ve lost in 2026.
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Bob Weir, cofounder, guitarist and singer for the Grateful Dead, died in early January at 78 years old — he’d been privately battling cancer since July of 2025. In August 2025, he participated in the Dead’s 60th anniversary concert series in their hometown of San Francisco.
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