Happy Birthday  Phil Lesh

March 15, 1940 is the birthday of Phil Lesh, bass player for The Grateful Dead and still going strong.   Phil Lesh and Friends formed in 1998, after he’d returned to performing following the death of  Jerry Garcia in 1995.  His musical journey remains fresh by constantly and consistently putting together bands featuring exciting musicians and singers, therefore, keeping the music of the Grateful Dead moving forward into the future.

Some of the members who comprised the  Phil Lesh and Friends ensemble over the years include a who’s who of performers: Trey Anastasio and Page McConnell of Phish, Jorma Kaukonen, David Nelson, John Molo, John Scofield, Greg Osby, Ryan Adams, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, Warren Haynes, Jimmy Herring, Joan Osborne, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Bill Payne and Paul Barrere of Little Feat.