Mayer’s Ripple Tribute Echoes at Bob Weir Memorial
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John Mayer delivered a moving eulogy and performed an emotional version of “Ripple” at San Francisco’s public memorial for Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir. He reflected on their decades-long friendship and Mayer’s joining Dead & Company, then broke into tears as Weir’s friends and bandmates—including Mickey Hart, Jeff Chimenti, and Oteil Burbridge—joined for a memorial-closing Ripple, providing a fitting send-off for Weir.
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