Bob Weir

The Profile

American guitarist and singer-songwriter, co-founder of the Grateful Dead. Active since the 1960s, he later performed with RatDog and Dead & Company and released solo albums including Ace (1972), Heaven Help the Fool (1978), and Blue Mountain (2016).

Co-founder of the Grateful Dead; has performed with Dead & Company alongside John Mayer. The review notes a rare acoustic solo appearance at the 2016 Einstein Gala in Toronto. Blue Mountain (Legacy Recordings, 2016) features contributions from Scott Devendorf (The National) and Walter Martin (The Walkmen), is co-produced with Josh Kaufman, and includes lyrics by Josh Ritter. Themes draw on Weir’s ranch work in Wyoming during his youth, framing the album as a set of ‘cowboy songs’.

One review dives into Bob Weir’s Blue Mountain, framing it as a rare and personal turn toward ‘cowboy songs’ rooted in his youth. It highlights the album’s collaborators and release via Legacy Recordings. The piece recalls Weir’s acoustic set at the 2016 Einstein Gala. Overall sentiment is admiring and warm toward Weir’s ongoing legacy.