Phil Lesh, co-founder and bassist of The Grateful Dead, has died. Lesh, 84, who hailed from Berkeley, California, started the iconic rock band in 1965 with frontman and guitarist Jerry Garcia, guitarist Bob Weir, keyboardist Ron “Pigpen” McKernan and drummer Bill Kreutzmann.

Phil Lesh, a founding member of the Grateful Dead whose nuanced bass playing made him an architect of the band's otherworldly sound, died on Friday at age 84, his Instagram account said. Tributes poured in from the music world and New York's Empire State Building said it would illuminate the skyscraper in tie-dye colors to honor a member of the psychedelic band known for lengthy improvisations in its live shows,