Grateful Dead keyboard player Vince Welnick has died at the age of 55, a statement on his website announced.Welnick took over as the Dead's keyboard player in 1990 after then keyboard player, Brent Mydland, died as a result of a drug overdose.
"Vince passed from this earth on June 2, 2006... after a decade of battling tragedy while creating beauty and light around him," the website said.
The band formed in the 1960s and were popular for their legendary epic live shows. The Grateful Dead retired from performing after founder Jerry Garcia died in 1995.
No cause of death was given on Welnick's website.
From various news reports.
Photo: ©2006, Vince Welnick
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