| Ratdog News: |
| A founding member of the Grateful Dead, Bob Weir's musical legacy (separate from its cultural implications) will be of an utterly strange rhythm guitar player and songwriter who grew up in one of the most lasting outside bands of the 1960s. Playing with the Dead until their dissolution following the death of Jerry Garcia in 1995, Weir has since made his musical homes in Ratdog and the Other Ones.
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| Event | Date | Tickets | Venue |
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Bob Weir
vs. Ratdog
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6:00 pm
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Mountain Winery
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Bob Weir
vs. Ratdog
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6:00 pm
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Mountain Winery
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| More Ratdog News: |
| RatDog, originally RatDog Revue, was formed in 1995 by Grateful Dead singer/guitarist Bob Weir; bass player Rob Wasserman, who had been accompanying Weir on his solo performances for some time; guitarist and harmonica player Matt Kelly, who had been a member of Kingfish with Weir as early as 1974; and drummer Jay Lane. Just after the band launched its first tour in August 1995, Grateful Dead singer/guitarist Jerry Garcia died, leading to the dissolution of the Grateful Dead, and RatDog suddenly was promoted from being merely Weir's latest side project to being his primary performing unit. He continued to tour with the band through December 1995, and went back to performing in February 1996, having added keyboard player Johnnie Johnson. In November, saxophonist Dave Ellis joined, and in December keyboard player Mookie Siegel made the band a septet. In May 1997, Jeff Chimenti replaced Siegel. Johnson dropped out in February 1998, and guitarist Mark Karan replaced Kelly that October. |