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Dead & Company Pay Tribute to Late NBA Legend Bill Walton: ‘Biggest Deadhead in the World’
Dead & Company paid tribute to late NBA legend Bill Walton -- who died on Monday at age 71 -- calling the two-time champ the 'biggest Deadhead' ever.
Not only did Walton gladly pay tribute to late San Francisco promoter and Dead supporter Bill Graham by slipping into the Father Time outfit, but he also slid in references to the band during broadcasts, occasionally sat in for DJ sets on the group’s SiriusXM channel and was even inducted into the Dead’s Hall of Honor, which the big man said was his highest honor. Whenever I play, there will now always be a hole where a seat should be, about ten rows back, center, where Bill used to stand, eyes closed, arms raised, while he felt the music running through him. John Mayer and Bob Weir of Dead & Company perform at Sleep Train Amphitheatre on July 27, 2016 in Chula Vista, Calif. Daniel Knighton/FilmMagic
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