Band: Grateful Dead
Position: song lyricist
Died: Feb. 6
Cause of death: heart failure
Age: 70
Distinctions: Along with Bob Weir, he wrote a number of Grateful Dead classics, including "Cassidy," "Estimated Prophet," "Hell in a Bucket," "I Need a Miracle," "Throwing Stones," "Feel Like a Stranger," "Heaven Help the Fool," "The Music Never Stopped," "Saint of Circumstance," "Let It Grow," "Black Throated Wind," "Looks Like Rain" and "Mexicali Blues."
