Only one Metallica band member has died. Cliff Burton (Metallicas 2nd bassist) died in a bus accident in September, 1986. RIP. none of the other original band members have died, nor any other...
Phil Lesh, the Bass player For The Grateful Dead is the oldest member of the Grateful Dead. Born in 1940, he is now 72 and still performing. At this time (2012) He and Bob Weir playing the good ol'...
Membership
Lead guitarist Jerry Garcia was often seen both by the public and the media as the leader or primary spokesperson for the Grateful Dead, but was reluctant to be perceived that way,...