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Dead and Co. Jam Out ‘Fire on the Mountain’ for Bill Walton
Dead and Company paid tribute to NBA legend, and famed Deadhead, Bill Walton during their performance of 'Fire on the Mountain,' at the Sphere.
Late NBA great and consummate Deadhead Bill Walton received a special tribute during Dead and Company ’s performance at the Sphere in Las Vegas on Thursday, May 30. Along with all the remembrances coming in from the basketball world, several surviving members of the Grateful Dead — Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann — all shared heartfelt statements. He purportedly saw over 850 shows during his life (and even helped sort through recyclables), wore tie-dye shirts to announce basketball games, and DJ’d on the band’s SiriusXM channel.
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