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...DIED. Vince Welnick, 55, the last keyboardist for psychedelic-rock gurus the Grateful Dead; in Forestville, California. Formerly of the Tubes, he joined the Dead in 1990 and played with the group until it disbanded after lead guitarist Jerry Garcia's death in 1995. Welnick, who suffered from depression, is the band's fourth keyboardist to have died prematurely. Some fans believe the position was cursed...
DIED. Vince Welnick, 55, the last keyboardist for psychedelic-rock gurus the Grateful Dead; in Forestville, Calif. Formerly of the Tubes, he joined the Dead in 1990 and played with the group until it disbanded after lead guitarist Jerry Garcia's death in 1995. Welnick, who suffered from depression, is the band's fourth keyboardist to have died prematurely. Some fans believe the position was cursed...
...While Welnick is the band's regular keyboardist, he is often joined on stage by Bruce Hornsby, who plays the grand piano and accordion with The Dead when his schedule allows...
...Welnick says he plans to do some more singing and writing for the band in the future. "The other night, while talking to Jerry [Garcia, the band's lead guitarist/guru], he was saying I should write some songs for our next album...
Would Vince Welnick, The Dead's fifth keyboardist (three have died and one, Tom Constanten, now plays new age music) explode on stage...