Bob Weir died earlier this month at 78. The San Fransisco-born guitarist was best known for co-founding the Grateful Dead, but he also played with a few of its offshoot groups including Dead & Company, whose lineup includes John Mayer. (Weir's final live performances, in fact, were a three-night run with Dead & Company last August at Golden Gate Park.) Over the past decade, the Grateful Dead's "Ripple" has been a staple of Dead & Company's live shows, and Mayer has also performed the 1970 song a few times during his own shows. Last night at Weir's public hometown memorial, Mayer performed an acoustic rendition of "Ripple." He did the song solo, but there was a whole group of friends, family, and admirers up on stage with him.
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