Vince Welnick

Quick Facts

Full Name	Vince Welnick
Occupation	American Keyboardist
Date Of Birth	Feb 21, 1951(1951-02-21)
Age	73
Date Of Death	2006-06-02
Birthplace	Phoenix
Country	United States
Birth City	Arizona
Horoscope	Aquarius

Vince Welnick Biography

Vince Welnick is one of the most popular and richest American keyboardist who was born on February 21, 1951 in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Vincent Leo Welnick (February 21 1951 – June 2 the 2nd of June, 2003) was an American keyboardist who was well-known for his time in the group the Tubes in the 1970s and 1980s , and in The Grateful Dead in the 1990s.

The moment Grateful Dead keyboardist Brent Mydland passed away from a fatal overdose of drugs on the 26th of July of 1990, the band began to audition players to replace his absence, which included Ian McLagan, Pete Sears and T Lavitz. Welnick was chosen not just for his vocal range and high pitch for backing harmonies. The first time Welnick performed as a member of the Grateful Dead was on September 7th, 1990 at the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio. The Associated Press obituary mentioned he was so anxious at his first show with the group that he was unable to perform, until the audience made him feel comfortable. There were banners that read, “Yo Vinnie,” which Welnick later decided to adopt to name his BMI-affiliated publication business, Yo Vinnie Music, after he had obtained his rights as a writer and publisher returned after a dispute with Ice Nine Publishing, which had copiedrighted his work without a contract to grant it Welnick was a member of The Grateful Dead. Bruce Hornsby also supplemented Welnick with his grand piano during more than 100 shows during his first time with the Dead. Welnick was a member of the Grateful Dead and the band’s keyboardist until the death of Jerry Garcia in the month of August 1995, at which point the group split up.

Welnick became depressed following a diagnosis of cancer and emphysema shortly before the final Grateful Dead tour. He decided to do the summer 1995 Grateful Dead tour and wait to have surgery after it ended. Shortly after the tour was over, Jerry Garcia died. Welnick joined Bob Weir’s new group, Ratdog, as the keyboard player, touring with them around the U.S. About six months after Garcia’s death, Welnick attempted suicide on the tour bus to Monterey, California. He received therapy, successful cancer treatment, and management of the early stages of lung disease. He worked with the band Second Sight, with Bob Bralove, and with Missing Man Formation, which released an album that included the song “Golden Days”, a tribute to Garcia. He participated in the second Phil Lesh and Friends show in March 1998, and he toured the U.S. with the Mickey Hart Band later that year.

In 2002, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, and Phil Lesh regrouped under the name “The Other Ones”. According to musician and publisher Mike Lawson, Welnick was troubled when the Grateful Dead reunited without him under the name the “Surviving Members of Grateful Dead”. He toured with jam bands, recorded music in his home studio, and worked with friends on their albums. With the band Mood Food he finished a reggae version of “To Love Somebody” by the Bee Gees. He left behind hundreds of hours of unreleased materials, both personal and professional recordings. During his final years, he worked closely with Gent Treadly.

Welnick was a minor character in the film of 1981 Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains. Fee Waybill who was part of the Tubes played Lou Corpse, the frontman who had been washed up of the band The Metal Corpses. Welnick was Jerry Jervey, the guitar player (though the journalist refers to him as the bass player) along with the Corpses who died of an overdose in the bathroom behind the stage.

Vince Welnick Net Worth

Vince Welnick is one of the richest American Keyboardist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Vince Welnick 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The family was born in Phoenix, Arizona, as the great-grandson of Prussian immigrants, Welnick started playing keyboards in his teens. He joined a bandcalled the Beans which later morphed into the Tubes that were an San Francisco-based theatre rock band that became popular in the latter half of the 1970s and the early 1980s , and known for its live performances in the early days that mixed sexually explicit quasi-pornography and wild satires of consumerism, media, and political issues.

The Tubes in the 1980s were a huge commercial rock group with significant MTV success. Video clips featuring “Talk to Ya Later” and “She’s a Beauty” played in a steady rotation on MTV during the mid-1980s. While performing in the Tubes Welnick also performed and recorded alongside Todd Rundgren.

In 1994, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Grateful Dead.

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Who is Vince Welnick Dating?

According to our records, Vince Welnick married to Lorie Welnick. As of December 1, 2023, Vince Welnick’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Vince Ranked on the list of most popular American keyboardist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Vince Welnick celebrates birthday on February 21 of every year.

What happened Vince Welnick?

Death. Welnick died by suicide by slit throat on June 2, 2006, after struggling with depression for ten years; he was 55 years old.

How old was Vince Welnick when he died?

55 years (1951–2006)

Is Vince Welnick dead?

June 2, 2006

Who was the last keyboard player for the Grateful Dead?

Vince Welnick , the Grateful Dead’s last keyboard player and a veteran of other bands, including the Tubes and Missing Man Formation, has died, the Grateful Dead’s longtime publicist confirmed today…

What happened to Donna from the Grateful Dead?

In 1994, Donna Jean was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Grateful Dead. She resides in Killen, Alabama , and remains an active member of the Muscle Shoals music scene when not touring with the Donna Jean Godchaux Band with Jeff Mattson.