1997 Death Ronnie Lane, bassist (Faces), dies of multiple sclerosis at 50 1996 Death John Kahn, bassist, dies at 47 1995 Death Lloyd Lambert, bassist, dies at 67 1995 Death Lawrence Bernard "Larry" Gales, bassist, dies at 59 1995 Death Ernie Furtado, bassist, dies at 72 1995 Death Eddie Williams, blues/Jazz Bassist, dies at 82 1994 Death Norman "Doc" Jones, bassist, dies at 68 1994 Death Gene Cherico, bassist, American jazz, toured with Toshiko Akiyoshi, recorded with Paul Desmond, dies at 59 1994 Death Cornelius Boyson, bassist, dies at 57 1994 Death Eddie Calhoun, jazz Bassist, dies at 72 1992 Death Keith "Red" Mitchell, US/Swedish jazz bassist, dies 1992 Death Robert Paul Haynes, bassist (Jody Grind), dies at 26 in a car crash 1992 Death Red Callender, U.S. jazz bassist (Unfinished dream), dies at 76 1990 Death Bobby Nunn, U.S. bassist (Coasters-Down in Mexico), dies at about 65 1983 Death Pete Farndon, rock bassist (Pretenders), dies 1980 Event Pete Comita replaces Tom Peterson as bassist of Cheap Trick 1980 Death Carl Radle, bassist (Derek and Dominoes), dies of a kidney ailment 1979 Death Sid Vicious, John Simon Ritchie, bassist (Sex Pistols), OD's at 31 1979 Death Charles Mingus, U.S. jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56 1979 Death Charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack 1977 Event Nigel Harrison replaces Gary Valentine as bassist of Blondie 1972 Birthday Berry Oakley, U.S. rock bassist, Allman Brothers-Motor Breakdown 1972 Death Berry Oakley, U.S. rock bassist (Allman Bro), dies in car crash at 24 1972 Death Brian Cole, vocalist/bassist (Association), dies of overdose at 29 1972 Birthday Jeroen Thesseling, pop bassist, Pestilence, Spheres 1970 Birthday Zac Foley, rock bassist, EMF-Unbelievable 1970 Birthday Alonza Bevan, London, bassist/tabla, Kula Shaker 1969 Birthday Craig Logan, born in Scotland, rock bassist, Bros Front, Bon Jovi-New Jersey 1968 Birthday Larry Laronde, U.S. funk metal bassist, Primus-Frizzle Fry 1968 Birthday Paulo, Jr., Brazilian pop bassist, Sepultura, Morbid Visions 1967 Birthday Jerry Dixon, heavy metal bassist, Warrant-Cherry Pie 1967 Birthday Jasper Teule, Dutch rock singer/bassist, Pilgrims-Once to Everything 1967 Birthday Pat Badger, heavy metal bassist, Extreme-More Than Words 1967 Birthday Jayce Fincher, Jr., heavy metal bassist, Southgang-Tainted Angel 1967 Birthday Billy Corgan, born in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, guitarist, bassist, songwriter, member of The Smashing Pumpkins band 1966 Birthday Mike Inez, U.S. rock bassist, Alice in Chains-Facelift 1966 Birthday Johnny Colt, Cherry Point, North Carolina, rock bassist, Black Crowes 1966 Birthday Graeme Clark, bassist, Wet Wet Wet-Angel Eyes, Love is All Around 1966 Birthday Al Jaworsky, Alan Doughty, pop bassist, Jesus Jones 1965 Death Bill Black, musician, rocker, bassist for Elvis Pressley, dies at 39 1965 Birthday Kyle Kyle, Kensington, Pennsylvania, rock bassist, Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals 1964 Birthday Ed Jongsma, Dutch pop bassist, Sleeze Beez-Look Like Hell 1964 Birthday Justin Currie, Scottish rock vocalist/bassist, Del Amitri 1964 Birthday Ewen Vernal, British pop bassist, Deacon Blue-Your Town 1964 Birthday Mark O'Toole, bassist/drummer, Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax 1963 Birthday Gay "Mani" Mournfield, English pop bassist, Stone Roses 1963 Birthday Les Claypool, U.S. funk metal singer/bassist, Primus-Suck on This 1963 Birthday John Philipson, pop bassist, Rowwen Heze, Kroenenberg 1963 Birthday Frank Bello, U.S. heavy metal bassist, Anthrax-Soldiers of Metal 1963 Birthday Perry Richardson, South Carolina, bassist, Firehouse-Love of a Lifetime 1963 Birthday Billy Gould, born in Los Angeles, California, rock bassist, Faith No More 1963 Birthday Frans Koenn, Dutch rock bassist, Lois Lane-Precious 1963 Birthday MDV, Michiel de Vos, Dutch pop bassist, Burma Shave-Stash 1963 Birthday Jason Newsted, born in Battle Creek, Michigan, bassist, Metallica, heavy metal band member, founder of Chophouse Records studio 1963 Birthday Paul Brindley, English pop bassist, Sundays, Can't Be Sure 1962 Birthday Brian Wheat, rock bassist, Tesla-Psychotic Supper 1962 Birthday Flea, Michael Balzary, bassist, Red Hot Chili Peppers 1962 Death Stuart Sutcliffe, bassist (Beatles), dies of brain hemorrhage at 21 1962 Birthday Stan Cullimore, bassist, Housemartins-Happy Hour, Over There 1962 Birthday Duff McKagan, Michael, born in Seattle, Washington bassist, Guns and Roses 1961 Birthday Martin Kemp, London, rock bassist, Spandau Ballet 1961 Birthday Mark "Bedders" Bedfored, London, rock bassist, Madness 1961 Birthday Lee Rocker, Leon Drucker, rock bassist, Stray Cats-Gonna Ball 1961 Birthday Curt Smith, born in Bath, England, rock bassist/vocalist, Tears For Fears 1961 Birthday Mark Drillich, Dutch pop bassist, Kong-Slauerhoff 1961 Birthday Dirk de Vries, Dutch pop bassist, Kong-Slauerhoff 1960 Birthday Les Nemes, rock bassist, Haircut 100 1960 Birthday John Taylor, born in England, rock bassist, Duran Duran-Girls on Film 1960 Birthday Theo Vogelaars, pop bassist, Trockener Kecks/Paid Love 1960 Birthday Adam Clayton, born in Oxfordshire, rock bassist, U2-I Will Follow 1960 Birthday Mikey Craig, rock bassist, Culture Club-Do You Really Want to Hurt Me 1960 Birthday Michael Craig, rock bassist, Culture Club-Do You Want to Hurt Me 1960 Birthday Eddie Jackson, bassist, Queensryche-Breaking the Silence 1959 Birthday Frank Maudsley, rock bassist/vocalist, Flock Of Seagulls 1959 Birthday Jerry Only, born in Lodi, New Jersey, Gerald Caiafa, bassist, singer for the Misfits, horror punk, hardcore punk genres, creator, Devilock, hair style 1959 Birthday Earl Falconer, British reggae bassist, UB40-Red Red Wine 1959 Birthday Pete Trewavas, Middlesbrough, bassist, Marillion-Clutching at Straws 1959 Birthday Carl Chas Smash Smyth, rock bassist, Madness-Our House 1958 Birthday Mike Mills, U.S. pop bassist, REM-One I Love 1958 Birthday Jan Dijksma, Dutch bassist, Weekend at Waikiki 1958 Birthday Dana Strum, Washington D.C., rock bassist, Slaughter-Stick it Live 1958 Birthday Randy DeBarge, Grand Rapids, Michigan, rock vocalist/bassist, Debarge 1958 Birthday Simon Francken, Dutch bassist, Ivy Green 1958 Birthday Henk Wanders, Dutch bassist, Frank Boeijen Group 1958 Birthday Mick Karn, born in Nicosia, Cypress, rocker, instrumentalist, musician, songwriter, bassist for art rock band Japan 1958 Birthday Vincent Henar, Surinam, bassist, Fra Fra Sound 1958 Birthday Lee Pattinson, rock bassist, Echo and Bunnymen-Heaven Up Here 1958 Birthday Tony James, rock bassist, Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111 1958 Birthday Gary Brian Tibbs, London, rock bassist, Adam and The Ants, Roxy Music 1957 Birthday Ian Burden, S Yorks England, rock bassist, Human League-Only Human 1957 Birthday Mike Watt, U.S. bassist, Rockband Firehose 1957 Birthday John Ryder, rock bassist, Face To Face 1957 Birthday Sid Vicious, John Simon Ritchie, England, bassist, Sex Pistols 1957 Birthday Richie C. Robertson, rock bassist/vocalist, Fabulous Poodles 1957 Birthday Steve Harris, born in London, hard rock bassist, Iron Maiden-Gypsy's Kiss 1956 Birthday Glen Matlock, rock bassist, Sex Pistols 1956 Birthday Mark Mendoza, born in Long Island, New York, born Mark Glickman, known as Mark 'The Animal' Mendoza, bassist, songwriter, musician, member of band, Twisted Sister, also performed with The Dictators, Blackfoot, genres include hard rock, shank rock 1956 Birthday Bart van Poppel, Dutch bassist/guitarist/singer, Tambourine 1956 Birthday Dick Kemper, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, rock vocalist/bassist, Vandenberg 1956 Birthday Peter O'Toole, Irish pop bassist, Hothouse Flowers-People 1956 Birthday Mark Evans, born in Melbourne, Australia, rock bassist, AC/DC 1956 Birthday Peter Hook, English rock bassist, New Order-Round and Round, Run 1956 Birthday Malcolm Foster, rock bassist, Pretenders-Mystery Achievement 1955 Birthday Paul Simonon, English pop bassist, Clash-Havana 3 AM 1955 Birthday Steven Severin, British pop bassist, Siouxsie and Banshees-Wild Thing 1955 Birthday Mike Porcaro, rock bassist, Toto-Roseanna, Africa 1955 Birthday Louis Johnson, born in Los Angeles, California, rock bassist/vocalist, Brothers Johnson 1955 Birthday Scott Smith, rock bassist, Loverboy-Get Lucky 1954 Birthday George McArdle, rock bassist, Little River Band Melbourne 1954 Birthday Ab Bryant, rock bassist/vocalist, Chilliwack 1954 Birthday Mario Cipollina, California, rock bassist, Huey Lewis and The News 1954 Birthday Barry Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock bassist, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1954 Birthday Patrick O'Hearn, rock bassist, Missing Persons 1954 Birthday 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 1954 Birthday Captain Sensible, born in Balham, London, rocker, musician, songwriter, bassist, member of Johnny Moped band, Oasis, co-founded punk rock band The Damned, wore signature red beret 1954 Birthday Jack Blades, rock bassist, Damn Yankees-Coming of Age, Night Ranger 1954 Birthday Kim Stone, bassist, Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance 1954 Birthday Jon Brant, rock bassist, Cheap Trick 1954 Birthday Richard Finch, rock bassist, KC and Sunshine-That's the Way I Like It 1953 Birthday Robbie Shakespeare, Jamaica, reggae bassist, Sly and Robbie-DJ Riot 1953 Birthday Jeff Jones, Red Rider, rock bassist/vocalist, Red Rider 1953 Birthday Geddy Lee, born in Toronto, Canada, lead vocalist/bassist, Rush-Tom Sawyer 1953 Birthday Bruce Hall, Champaign, Illinois, rock bassist, Reo Speedwagon 1952 Birthday Mickey Jones, Washington D.C., rock bassist 1952 Birthday Alec John Such, born in Yonkers, New York, rocker, musician, former bassist for band Bon Jovi, managed local New Jersey bands and Heaven band in Chicago with James Young of Styx 1952 Birthday Bernard Edwards, Greenville, North Carolina, bassist, Chicago-Addicted to Love 1952 Birthday Bob Curiano, rock bassist, Mink Deville 1952 Birthday Ron Blair, born in Macon, Georgia, rock bassist, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers 1952 Birthday Glenn Hughes, born in Cannock, England, bassist, vocalist, member of Black Sabbath, also played with Trapeze, Deep Purple 1952 Birthday Wayne Haner, rock bassist, Axe 1952 Birthday Jimmy Lea, England, rock bassist, Slade 1952 Birthday Andy Shernoff, born in Bronx, New York, pen name Adny Shernoff, rocker, musician, singer, songwriter, founding member of The Dictators, punk band, bassist with The Fleshtones 1989 - 1990 1952 Birthday Jean-Jacques Brunel, rock bassist, Stranglers-Dreamtime 1952 Birthday Ed Gagliardi, New York City, rock bassist, Foreigner-Cold As Ice 1952 Birthday Hans Van de Lubbe, Dutch bassist/singer, Dike 1952 Birthday Tommy Ramone, Erdelyi, Hungary, rock drummer/bassist [Ramones 1951 Birthday Tom Hamilton, Colorado Springs Co, rock bassist, Aerosmith-Dream On 1951 Birthday William "Bootsy" Collins, U.S. bassist, Psychotic bump school 1951 Birthday Dee Dee Ramone, Virg, Douglas Colvin, rock bassist, Ramones 1951 Birthday Phil Lynott, Dublin Ireland, rock bassist, Thin Lizzy 1951 Birthday Verdine White, U.S. bassist, Earth, Wind and Fire 1951 Birthday Greg T. Walker, rock bassist, Blackfoot 1951 Birthday Stanley Clarke, born in Philadelphia, rock bassist, New Barbarians-Find Out Hideaway 1951 Birthday Clifford Archer, bassist, Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover 1951 Birthday Mel Schacher, born in Michigan, bassist, Grand Funk Railroad-Some Kind of Wonderful 1951 Birthday Alphonso Johnson, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, bassist, jazz, jazz fusion genres, considered one of the world's best bassists, played on Weather Report album Mysterious Traveller 1951 Birthday William Nelson, Jr., U.S. bassist, Connections and Disconnections 1951 Birthday Andy Hummell, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock bassist, Big Star 1950 Birthday [Ma]Tina Weymouth, Coronado California, rock bassist, Talking Heads-& She Was 1950 Birthday Michael Rutherford, English pop bassist, Genesis-Silent Sun 1950 Birthday Tom Petersson, Rockford, Illinois, rock bassist, Cheap Trick 1950 Birthday Darryl Hunt, English pop bassist, Pogues-Pair of Brown Eyes 1950 Birthday Riff West, rock bassist, Molly Hatchet 1950 Birthday Steve Priest, London, rock bassist, Sweet Hayes 1950 Birthday Walter Becker, New York City, rock bassist, Steely Dan-Peg 1950 Birthday Michael Goodroe, rock bassist, Motels-Only the Lonely 1950 Birthday Bill Cunningham, rock keyboardist/bassist, Box Tops 1950 Birthday William Cunningham, rock bassist/pianist, Box Tops-Letter 1949 Birthday Cliff Williams, Sydney Australia, rock bassist, AC/DC-Highway to Hell 1949 Birthday David Green, Melbourne Australia, rock bassist, Air Supply 1949 Birthday Dave Hope, rock bassist, Kansas 1949 Birthday Richard Hell, Richard Myers, Lexington, Kentucky, rock bassist, Television 1949 Birthday Tony Stevens, born in Willesden, London, bassist, musician, played bass with Foghat, Savoy Brown, releases include 'Looking In' 1949 Birthday Morris "B B" Dickerson, born in Torrence, California, bassist, War, Low Rider, Outlaw 1949 Birthday Mike Vale, rock bassist, Tommy James and The Shondells 1949 Birthday Terry "Geezer" Butler, born in Birmingham, rock bassist, Black Sabbath 1949 Birthday John Illsley, born in Leicester, England, rock bassist, Dire Straits 1949 Birthday Larry Junstrom, rock bassist, .38 Special 1949 Birthday Michael Lutz, bassist, Brownsville Station 1949 Birthday John Wetton, born in Willington, Derbyshire, musician, keyboardist, singer, bassist, guitarist, principal songwriter for ASIA, a pop rock band 1949 Birthday Mike Levine, rock keyboardist/bassist, Triumph 1949 Birthday Overend Watts, rock bassist, Mott the Hoople-All the Young Dudes 1949 Birthday Fran Sheehan, rock bassist, Boston-More than a Feeling 1949 Birthday Steve Lang, born in Montreal, Canada, rock bassist, April Wine 1949 Birthday Fran Sheehan, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock bassist, Boston-More than a Feeling 1949 Birthday Terry "Tex" Comer, bassist/guitarist 1949 Birthday Fred Frith, English guitarist, violinist and bassist, Skeleton Crew 1949 Birthday Alan Lancaster, bassist, Status Quo-Down Down, On the Level 1949 Birthday Ross Valory, SF, rock bassist, Journey-Who's Crying Now, Open Arms 1948 Birthday Bryan "Chas" Changler, Newcastle, rock bassist, Animals 1948 Birthday Rich Gooch, rock bassist, Quarterflash 1948 Birthday Henny Vrienten, Dutch bassist/singer, Doe Maar 1948 Birthday Pete Sears, bassist, Jefferson Starship 1948 Birthday Steve Winwood, England, rock bassist, A Higher Love 1948 Birthday Richard Tandy, rock bassist, ELO 1948 Birthday Chris Squire, born in London, rock bassist, Yes-Fish Out of Water 1948 Birthday Mark Andes, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, rock bassist, Spirit, Heart, Fireball 1948 Birthday Mick Taylor, rock bassist, Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar 1947 Birthday Dick Diamonde, Van Der Sluys, Hilversum, rock bassist, Easybeats 1947 Birthday Miroslav Vitous, born in Prague, Czech Republic, bassist, double bass, electric bass, jazz musician, compared to Dave Holland, Christian McBride 1947 Birthday Dave Pegg, British pop bassist, Jethro Tull-Crest of a Wave 1947 Birthday Rick Anderson, rock bassist, Tubes 1947 Birthday Karl Greene, Manchester, rock bassist, Herman's Hermits 1947 Birthday Peter Banks, born in Barnet, London, bassist, rocker, played with the progressive rock band Yes 1947 Birthday Tom Evans, born in Liverpool, rock bassist/vocalist, Badfinger 1947 Birthday Pete "Overend" Watts, rock bassist, Mott The Hoople-All Young Dudes 1947 Birthday Glenn Cornick, rock bassist, Jethro Tull-Thick as a Brick 1947 Birthday John Weider, bassist, Family-Family Entertainment 1947 Birthday Lonnie Turner, bassist/vocalist, Steve Miller Band-Abracadabra 1947 Birthday Tony Butler, rock bassist, Big Country-It's a Big Country, Wonderland 1947 Birthday Guus Willemse, Dutch bassist/singer, Solution 1946 Birthday Bert Bouquet, bassist, Earth and Fire, Focus 1946 Birthday Aston Barrett, Jamaican reggae bassist, I Shot the Sheriff 1946 Birthday Rinus Gerritsen, Dutch rock bassist/keyboardist, Golden Earring 1946 Birthday Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond, rock bassist, Jethro Tull 1946 Birthday Alan Gorrie, Scotland, rock bassist and singer, Average White Band 1946 Birthday John Paul Jones, rock bassist, Led Zeppelin 1946 Birthday Danny Klein, New York City, rock bassist, J Geils Band-Centerfold 1946 Birthday Graham Gouldman, Manchester, England, bassist, 10cc-No Milk Today 1946 Birthday Nick Fortune, Nicholas Fortuna, rock bassist, Buckinghams Chicago 1946 Birthday Ronnie "Plonk" Lane, born in London, rock bassist, Small Faces-Hey Girl 1946 Birthday Randy Meisner, rock bassist and vocalist, Poco, Eagles-Take it Easy 1946 Birthday Rick Allen, Arkansas, rock bassist, Box Tops-Letter 1946 Birthday Kim Gardner, England, rock bassist, Ashton, Gardner and Dyke 1946 Birthday Bob Lang, rock bassist, Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders 1945 Birthday Roger Glover, British hard rock bassist, Episode Six-Deep Purple 1945 Birthday John McVie, British rock bassist, Fleetwood Mac-Rumours, Tusk 1945 Birthday Rick Grech, Bordeaux France, rock bassist, Blind Faith, Traffic 1945 Birthday Lee Dorman, born in St. Louis, Missouri, rock bassist, Iron Butterfly 1945 Birthday Chris Copping, Essex England, rock bassist, Procol Harum 1945 Birthday Robin Muyser, Dutch bassist, Les Baroques 1945 Birthday James Rodford, English rock vocalist/bassist, Kinks-Mr Pleasant 1945 Birthday Dave Knights, born in London, rock bassist, Procol Harum-Conquistador 1945 Birthday Paul Goddard, born in Georgia, rock bassist, Atlanta Rhythm Section 1945 Birthday Stu Cook, rock bassist, Creedence Clearwater Revival-Proud Mary 1945 Birthday Chuck Portz, born in Santa Monica, California, bassist, Turtles-Happy Together 1945 Birthday Paul Newton, rock bassist 1945 Birthday Joe Schermie, Madison Wi, bassist, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World 1944 Birthday Rob Grill, born in Los Angeles, California, rock bassist/vocalist, Grass Roots 1944 Birthday Alan Henderson, Belfast, rock bassist, Them 1944 Birthday Charlie Coe, rock bassist, Paul Revers and The Raiders 1944 Birthday Roger Waters, born in Cambridge, England, rock bassist, Pink Floyd-Wall 1944 Birthday Rick Price, born in Birmingham, England, bassist, rock music, bass player, played with Electronic Light Orchestra, ELO, The Move 1944 Birthday Gene Cornish, Ottawa, rock bassist/vocalist, Fotomaker, Rascals 1944 Birthday Jack Casady, born in Washington D.C., rock bassist, Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane 1944 Birthday Rod Allen, B Rodney Bainbridge, rock bassist/vocalist, Fortunes 1944 Birthday Arnold Muhren, Dutch pop bassist/singer, The Cats-Sailin' Home 1943 Birthday Peter Quaife, Devon England, rock bassist, Kinks-Long Tall Sally 1943 Birthday Leo Lyons, Standbridge Beds, rock bassist, Ten Years After 1943 Birthday C Fred Turner, rock bassist/vocalist, Bachman-Turner Overdrive 1943 Birthday Nick St. Nicholas, Hamburg Germany, rock bassist, Steppenwolf 1943 Birthday Steve Boone, North Carolina, rock vocalist/bassist, Lovin' Spoonful 1943 Birthday John Lodge, Birmingham, bassist, Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin 1943 Birthday Jack Bruce, Lanarkshire Scotland, bassist, Cream-White Room 1943 Birthday Les Chadwick, bassist, Gerry and Pacemakers-Ferry Crossed the Mersy 1943 Birthday Jim Pons, born in Santa Monica, California, bassist, Turtles-Happy Together 1943 Birthday Chris White, rock bassist, Zombies-Never Even Thought 1943 Birthday Eric Haydock, bassist, Hollies-He Aint Heavy He's My Brother 1943 Birthday Gavin Bryars, born in Goole, England, composer, bassist, performed in trio Joseph Holbrooke, founding member, Portsmouth Sinfonia 1942 Birthday Bob Mosley, Paradise Valley California, rock bassist, Moby Grape 1942 Birthday Bernie Calvert, rock bassist, Hollies 1942 Birthday Brian Cole, born in Tacoma, Washington, rock vocalist/bassist, Association 1942 Birthday Heinz Burt, Hargin Germany, rock bassist, Tornados 1942 Birthday Klaus Voorman, rock bassist, Manfred Mann-Mighty Quinn 1942 Birthday Jeff Neighbour, U.S. bassist, Joy of Cooking 1942 Birthday John London, bassist, Michael Nesmith band 1941 Birthday Donald "Duck" Dunn, Tennessee, bassist, Booker T-Mar-Keys, Walkin' the Dog 1941 Birthday Glenn Moore, born in Portland, Oregon, rocker, jazz bassist, played with saxophonist Jim Pepper, recorded 'This is It' with Nick Brignola, 'Bird on Wire' with Tim Hardin 1941 Birthday Alan Howard, rock bassist, Brian Poole and The Tremeloes 1941 Birthday Otis Redding, Dawson, Georgia, rock bassist, Sitting on the Dock of the Bay 1941 Birthday Pete Birrell, rock bassist, Freddie and The Dreamers 1940 Birthday Tony Jackson, born in Liverpool, rock bassist/vocalist, Searchers 1940 Birthday Clint Warwick, born in Birmingham England, bassist, Moody Blues, 1940 Birthday Phil Lesh, Chapman, born in California, rock bassist, Grass Roots, Grateful Dead 1939 Birthday Ray Jones, rock bassist, Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas 1939 Birthday Jay Siegel, Brooklyn, rock bassist, Tokens-Lion Sleeps Tonight 1939 Birthday Jet Harris, born in London, rock bassist, Drifters 1938 Birthday David Freiberg, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock bassist, Quicksilver Messenger 1937 Birthday Olly Wilson, born in St. Louis, Missouri, composer, double bassist, musicologist, contemporary classical music, preeminent African American composer, studied with Robert Wykes, earned PhD from University of Iowa 1937 Birthday Ron Carter, jazz bassist, Ron Carter Meets Bach 1937 Birthday Bob Bogle, Portland, rock bassist/guitarist, Ventures-Batman Theme 1936 Birthday Cornelius Boyson, bassist 1936 Birthday Lawrence Bernard "Larry" Gales, bassist 1936 Birthday Eldee Young, U.S. bassist, Young Holt Unlimited-Hang on Sloopy 1935 Birthday Gene Cherico, born in Buffalo, New York, Eugene Valentino Gene Cherico, bassist, American jazz, toured with Toshiko Akiyoshi, recorded with Paul Desmond, accompanied singer Peggy Lee 1931 Birthday George Chambers, MS, rock bassist/vocalist, Chambers Brothers 1928 Birthday Lloyd Lambert, bassist 1926 Birthday Bill Black, born in Memphis, Tennessee, musician, rocker, bassist for Elvis Pressley, played for "Heartbreak Hotel", "Mystery Train", "Hound Dog", "Jailhouse Rock" 1925 Birthday Billy Pinkney, Sumter, South Carolina, rock bassist/vocalist, Drifters 1924 Birthday Julian B Coco, Curacao guitarist/bassist, Utrecht Symphony Orchestra 1922 Birthday Charles Mingus, born in Arizona, jazz bassist, Pithecanthropus Erectus 1921 Birthday Eddie Calhoun, jazz bassist 1915 Birthday Willie Dixon, born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, bassist, Walkin' the Blues 1912 Birthday Eddie Williams, blues/Jazz Bassist
