The musician was a founding member of the influential band and died ‘surrounded by his family and full of love’

Legendary bassist Phil Lesh, one of the founding members of the Grateful Dead, died Friday at the age of 84.  “Phil Lesh, bassist and founding...

The bassist was a member of the rock band alongside Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzman and Ron “Pigpen” McKernan.

Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar as a founding member...

Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar as a founding member...

The classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar as a founding member of the...

The news was announced on Lesh's verified Instagram, which said he died "peacefully" on Saturday morning.

The jam band legend "passed peacefully" on Friday.

One of the first rock bassists whose instrument regularly took a lead role, he also had a hand in writing some of the band’s best-known songs.