Facts: - instrument: guitar , harmonica , mandolin , upright bass - website: -lsb- http://www.dead.net/band/robert-hunter www.dead.net/band/robert-hunter] - years active: 1962 -- present - caption: robert hunter , 2013 - birth name: robert burns - label: relix records , dark star records , round records - genre: folk and roll , psychedelic rock , blues-rock rock , bluegrass , country rock , rock - birth date: 23 june 1941 - name: robert hunter - background: solo_singer - image: file : robert hunter town hall 2013-10-10 . jpg - birth place: san luis obispo , california , united states - associated acts: grateful dead , bob dylan - occupation: musician , singer-songwriter , poet , translator Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of robert hunter -lrb- lyricist -rrb- .
Answer:
robert c. hunter -lrb- born june 23 , 1941 -rrb- is an american lyricist , singer-songwriter , translator , and poet , best known for his work with the grateful dead and for collaborating with singer-songwriter bob dylan .