Answer the following question: 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 .