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Phil Lesh
Phil Lesh was the Grateful Dead's bassist from beginning to end, from 1965 until
the group's breakup in 1995. Born in Berkeley, California, on March 15, 1940,
Philip Chapman Lesh studied violin and trumpet to become a composer, studying
with Luciano Berio at the University of California. After working as a sound
engineer at a radio station, he met Jerry Garcia, who invited him to join his
band The Warlocks as bassist, without ever having played the instrument. The
Grateful Dead went on to establish themselves as the ultimate band of the San
Francisco psychedelic scene, with studi...
