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2009 Kelly Groucutt, bass player, Electronic Light Orchestra, ELO, musician, pop, rock, rock and roll genres, dies in Worcester, England, at age 63
2002 John Entwistle, bass player, The Who, dies at 57 1996 Saul Bass, graphic designer, filmmaker, dies at 74 1996 Bernard Edwards, bass player, dies at 44 1995 Brad Lee Sexton, bass guitarist, dies at 47 1994 Gottlob Frick, singer, bass, performed opera including roles by Wagner and Mozart, dies at 88 1994 John M Dengler, jazz Bass Sax/Trumpet/Trombone, dies at 67 1994 Kristen Pfaff, U.S. bass guitarist (Hole-Live through this), dies at 24 1993 Boris Christoff, Bulgaria/Italian bass (Don Carlos), dies at 79 1989 British brewery Bass buys Holiday Inn hotel chain 1987 Jaco Pastorius, John Francis Anthony 'Jaco' Pastorius III, musician, electric bass player, jazz genre, style included intricate, higher register solos, voted 'Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived' by Bass Guitar magazine, dies at 35 1987 Kevin Bass is 1st NLer to switch hit home runs in a game twice in 1 season 1987 Alfie Bass, actor (Moonraker, Are You Being Served), dies at 66 1986 Cliff Burton, bass player (Metallica), dies in a bus crash at 24 1979 John Glassock, bass (Jethro Tull), dies at 27 following heart surgery 1979 Lance Bass, American Musician 1976 Jerry Lee Lewis, attempting to shoot soda bottles hits his bass player Norman Owens twice in the chest 1973 John Rostill, born in Kings Norton, England, composer, bass guitarist, member, The Shadows, The Internst, rock and roll, pop genres, dies at 31 in Radlett, Hertfordshire 1973 Grateful Dead bass player, Phil Lesh, busted on drugs in California 1972 P[eter] J[ason] Farley, Hackensack, bass, Trixter-Give It To Me Good 1968 Frank Watkins, U.S. heavy metalist bass, Obituary, Cause of Death 1967 Tim Simenson, rocker, Bomb the Bass 1964 Tod Bass, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In 1962 Paul Webb, born in Essex, England, musician, producer, bass player, member of reggae band Eskalator, joined band TalkTalk in 1981, produced album 'The Year of the Leopard' with James Jorkston in 1996 1961 Kip Winger, born in Denver, Colorado, Charles Frederick Kip Winger, musician, songwriter, bass guitarist, hard rock, heavy metal, classical, experimental genres, lead singer, Alan Parsons Project, played with Alice Cooper, had band called, Winger, released new CD, 2008 1960 Rick Savage, bass player, Def Leppard-Hysteria, Rock of Ages 1960 John Crawford, Palo Alto California, bass, Berlin-You Take My Breath Away 1959 Mark Price, bass/vocals, All About Eve, Tin Huey-Contents Dislodged 1958 Mark King, bass/vocalist, Level 42-Standing in the Light, Love Games 1957 Pete Jones, born near Watford, England, rocker, British bass guitarist, member of Public Image Ltd. 1957 Ezio F Pinza, Italian bass (Scale of Milan, New York Met Opera), dies 1956 Kenneth Grant, bass/vocalist, Midnight Star-No Parking, Operator 1954 Michael Anthony, born in Chicago, Illinois, Michael Anthony Sobolewski, bassist, founding member, Van Halen, hard rock, heavy metal genres, plays bass, vocals, has performed with Sammy Hagar, Chickenfoot, noted for custom bass guitars, now markets Mad Anthony hot sauce 1952 Andy Fraser, born in Paddington, West London, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, played bass for Free, composed "All Right Now", wrote hits for Robert Palmer, Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker 1952 Kenny Aaronson, born in New York City, New York, rocker, bass guitar player, played for Dust, Stories, Hall & Oates, toured with Billy Squier, Joan Jett, Billy Idol 1952 Ian Hill, bass guitarist, Judas Priest-Breakin the Law 1952 Charles F. Bass, American Politician 1952 Charles Foster Bass, American Politician 1951 Jaco Pastorius, born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, John Francis Anthony 'Jaco' Pastorius III, musician, electric bass player, jazz genre, style included intricate, higher register solos, voted 'Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived' by Bass Guitar magazine 1951 Dan Fogelberg, born in Illinois, singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, played piano, bass, guitar, mandolin 1951 John Bentley, born in Deptford, South East London, rocker, bass player, played for Squeeze 1980 - 1982, appeared on albums Argybargy and East Side Story 1949 Tony Stevens, born in Willesden, London, bassist, musician, played bass with Foghat, Savoy Brown, releases include 'Looking In' 1948 Diane Kurys, Emir Kusturica, Sarajevo, bass guitarist 1947 Miroslav Vitous, born in Prague, Czech Republic, bassist, double bass, electric bass, jazz musician, compared to Dave Holland, Christian McBride 1947 Brad Lee Sexton, bass guitarist 1947 Barry Guy, born in London, England, composer, musician, double bass player, Guildhall School of Music teacher, influenced by contemporary jazz, member Michael Nyman Band 1945 Kelly Groucutt, born in Coseley, England, bass player, Electronic Light Orchestra, ELO, musician, pop, rock, rock and roll genres 1945 John Lodge, born in Birmingham, England, musician, singer, songwriter, bass guitar player, member of The Moody Blues rock band, created songs 'Candle of Life', 'Eyes of a Child', 'Send Me No Wine' 1945 Matti Salminen, born in Turku, Finland, bass player, King Philipp-Don Carlos 1945 Johnny Cymbal, rocker, Mr Bass Man 1944 Tim Bogert, born in Ridgefield, New Jersey, musician, bass player, played rock, blues-rock, heavy metal, performed bass solos with Vanilla Fudge, Beck, Bogert & Appice 1944 Rick Price, born in Birmingham, England, bassist, rock music, bass player, played with Electronic Light Orchestra, ELO, The Move 1942 Greg Ridley, born in Cumberland, England, rock, bass guitarist, played for Humble Pie and Spooky Tooth, popular double album Performance Rockin' the Fillmore 1942 John Rostill, born in Kings Norton, England, composer, bass guitarist, member, The Shadows, The Internst, rock and roll, pop genres 1942 Samuel Ramey, born in Colby, Kansas, bass, La Scala 1941 Les Braid, England, bass, Swinging Blue Jeans-You're No Good 1941 Paul Peter Plishka, Old Forge Penn, bass, Bronx Botanical Gardens 1940 Fontella Bass, born in St. Louis, Missouri, vocalist, Rescue Me 1938 Simon Estes, born in Centerville, Iowa, bass/baritone, Wonton, Don Carlos 1934 Bryan Bass, headmaster, City of London School 1934 Thomas Paul, born in Chicago, Illinois, bass, New York City Opera 1963-70 1932 Henry Jay Lewis, born in Los Angeles, California, conductor/bass, LA Philharmonic 1955-59 1927 John M Dengler, jazz bass sax/trumpet/trombone 1921 Alfie Bass, born in London, England, actor, Moonraker, Are You Being Served 1920 Saul Bass, born in New York City, New York, graphic designer, filmmaker, created title sequences for 40 years, famous for The Man with the Golden Arm, kinetic typography in North by Northwest, Vertigo 1917 Els Aarne, born in Ukraine, Estonian composer, pianist, composed chamber music for violoncello and double bass, wrote two symphonies, studied with composer Heino Eller 1914 Perry Bass, Texas billionaire 1914 Boris Christoff, Bulgaria/Italian bass, Boris Godunov 1914 Sid Weiss, born in America, musician, jazz double-bassist, played clarinet, violin, tuba as a child, began playing bass as a teenager, worked with Louis Prima, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman 1906 Gottlob Frick, born in Germany, singer, bass, performed opera including roles by Wagner and Mozart, best known recording is Osmin, in The Abduction from the Seraglio, Rocco in Fidelio, Sarastro in The Magic Flute 1892 Charles L Bass, actor, Business in White Slavery 1892 Ezio Pinza, Rome, Italy, bass singer, South Pacific, RCA Victor Show |
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