Bobby and the Midnites | |
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 Bobby and the Midnites in 1981. (Back L-R: Billy Cobham, Bobby Cochran, Matthew Kelly. Front L-R: Brent Mydland, Bob Weir, Alphonso Johnson) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | San Francisco, California |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 1980–1984 |
| Labels | Arista, Columbia |
| Past members | Bob Weir Bobby Cochran Billy Cobham Matthew Kelly Brent Mydland Tim Bogert Alphonso Johnson Dave Garland Kenny Gradney |
Bobby and the Midnites was a rock group led by Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead. The band was Weir's main side project during the first half of the 1980s. They released two albums, but were better known for their live concerts than for their work in the recording studio. With a rhythm section that included jazz veterans Billy Cobham and, for a time, Alphonso Johnson, Bobby and the Midnites played rock music that was influenced by jazz-rock fusion.