Oh no. So sorry to hear it.
Phil’s bass playing was essential to the sound of the Grateful Dead, with his low notes sometimes called “Phil bombs”. When I used to collect GD tapes, I would judge them in part by how clear Phil’s bass was.
Jerry Garcia lured me into the Dead, but it was Phil and the rhythm section (Mickey Hart and Bob Kreutzman) that hooked me.
eta: corrected bass bomb to Phil bomb.
