Bob Weir Shares His Favorite Records During Amoeba Music “What’s In My Bag” Visit

During a 2017 appearance on Amoeba Music’s long-running series “What’s In My Bag,” Bob Weir stopped by the Los Angeles store to dig through the racks and talk through a selection of albums that shaped his listening. The Grateful Dead co-founder highlighted a wide-ranging group of records, including Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis, Schmilco by Wilco, Blues From Hell by Howlin’ Wolf, Sacred Island by Taj Mahal & The Hula Blues Band, Rubber Soul by The Beatles, The Essential Bessie Smith by Bessie Smith, and two albums by John Coltrane: Africa / Brass and Coltrane. The segment offered a concise look at the jazz, blues, and rock records that continue to inform Weir’s musical perspective.