Phil Lesh Before His Death, Grateful Dead bassist and founding member has passed away at 84

#phillesh #gratefuldead #bassguitar Phil Lesh, a founding member and bassist of the Grateful Dead, passed away on Friday morning, as announced in a post on his official Instagram account. The California-born rock icon was 84 years old. The statement did not specify a cause of death. Lesh had previously overcome prostate cancer, bladder cancer, and had a liver transplant in 1998 due to a severe hepatitis C infection and years of heavy alcohol use.