↑ Grateful Dead Grateful Dead's Bob Weir to get open funeral service in San Francisco - Grateful Dead singer Bob Weir, who died on Jan. 10, will be honored with a public memorial in the band's hometown of San Francisco.Bob Weir Was the Dead’s Invisible Thread - The songwriter, guitarist and singer, who died at 78, animated the Grateful Dead from within.Bob Weir: 10 Essential Songs - The guitarist, singer and songwriter, who died at 78, cut his own path among his elders in the Grateful Dead, and beyond.Bob Weir, Guitarist and Founding Member of The Grateful Dead, Dies at 78 - His songwriting and rhythm guitar playing helped shape the San Francisco band’s sound as it emerged to become an American institution.