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John Mayer pays homage to late Grateful Dead bass player Phil Lesh who died at 84: 'My heart aches'


John Mayer is the latest musical voice to pay his respects to late Grateful Dead member Phil Lesh . 'Joining the choir of voices to express my sadness in the passing of the great @phillesh.'

'Joining the choir of voices to express my sadness in the passing of the great @phillesh,' the Grammy winner, 47, wrote on social media Saturday next to a throwback photo of himself and the bass player who died Friday at age 84. John Mayer is the latest musical voice to pay his respects to late Grateful Dead member Phil Lesh who died Friday at age 84 'He played bass in a singular way, climbing up and down the arrangements to give the songs and the players around him the feeling of flight,' he said, describing the Touch of Gray artist's musical style.

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