A statement released Saturday on Weir's Instagram page announced that the jam band icon 'transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer.' Weir’s death leaves drummer Bill Kreutzmann as the only surviving original member.

Bob Weir, one of the founding members of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78, his representative confirms to USA TODAY.

A statement released Saturday on Weir's Instagram page announced that the jam band icon 'transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer.'…