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Singer, guitarist, and mandolin player Russell Moore, also of the bluegrass band IIIrd Tyme Out, is now part of the ensemble along with its other longtime members — dobro player Jerry Douglas, bassist Barry Bales, and guitarist and banjo player Ron Block.
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2025
The band—featuring vocalist George Clarke, guitarists Kerry McCoy and Shiv Mehra, bassist Christopher Johnson, and drummer Daniel Tracy—invited Interpol’s Paul Banks and Boy Harsher’s Jae Matthews to guest on the new album.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 27 Jan. 2025
Keyboardist-drummer Richard Manuel hanged himself in 1986, bassist Rick Danko died in his sleep in 1999 and drummer Levon Helm died of cancer in 2012.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2025
Certain to make this year’s tribute even more poignant, the greater Grateful Dead family saw the loss of a founding member last year when bassist Phil Lesh died in October at the age of 84.
—Shirley Halperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2025
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2025
The band—featuring vocalist George Clarke, guitarists Kerry McCoy and Shiv Mehra, bassist Christopher Johnson, and drummer Daniel Tracy—invited Interpol’s Paul Banks and Boy Harsher’s Jae Matthews to guest on the new album.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 27 Jan. 2025
Keyboardist-drummer Richard Manuel hanged himself in 1986, bassist Rick Danko died in his sleep in 1999 and drummer Levon Helm died of cancer in 2012.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2025
Certain to make this year’s tribute even more poignant, the greater Grateful Dead family saw the loss of a founding member last year when bassist Phil Lesh died in October at the age of 84.
—Shirley Halperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Bassist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bassist. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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