As a producer, arranger, composer, bandleader and recording artist, he made a powerful mark on nearly every genre he touched.

Thirty-five years ago, in February 1989, those were the five artists competing for the first-ever Grammy recognizing heavy ...

Usually there are all these expectations about the bass: a lot of repeating patterns, having an allegiance to “the one” and to the root note. Phil didn’t have any of those allegiances.

Phil Lesh grew up listening to classical and jazz music. Then he reimagined the electric bass and changed rock history. The Grateful Dead’s co-founder died on October 25 at age 84. His approach ...

Bassist Phil Lesh, a founding member of the Grateful Dead, passed away recently at the age of 84. Phil was one of the weirdest bass players in the history of rock. His idiosyncratic style was partly ...

With its double-tracked vocals, handclap beat, quirky chord changes, aggressive brass and contagious melody, “It’s My Party” out Spector-ed Phil Spector ... 1970s R&B bass, Jones welcomed ...

Phil was one of the weirdest bass players in the history of rock. His idiosyncratic style was partly the result of his antiauthoritarian personality, and partly the unusual route he took to being ...

“Phil was more than a revolutionary, groundbreaking bass player—he transformed how I thought about music as a teenager. I have countless memories of standing in awe, listening to his ...

Phil Lesh, the bass player who co-founded the legendary rock band Grateful Dead, died on Friday. He was 84. Lesh’s death was announced in a statement posted on his official Instagram account.

Phil Lesh was irreplaceable. In one note from the Phil Zone, you could hear and feel the world being born. His bass flowed like a river would flow. It went where the muse took it. He was an ...