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1997 Ronnie Lane, bassist (Faces), dies of multiple sclerosis at 50
1996 John Kahn, bassist, dies at 47 1995 Lloyd Lambert, bassist, dies at 67 1995 Lawrence Bernard "Larry" Gales, bassist, dies at 59 1995 Ernie Furtado, bassist, dies at 72 1995 Eddie Williams, blues/Jazz Bassist, dies at 82 1994 Norman "Doc" Jones, bassist, dies at 68 1994 Gene Cherico, bassist, American jazz, toured with Toshiko Akiyoshi, recorded with Paul Desmond, dies at 59 1994 Cornelius Boyson, bassist, dies at 57 1994 Eddie Calhoun, jazz Bassist, dies at 72 1992 Keith "Red" Mitchell, US/Swedish jazz bassist, dies 1992 Robert Paul Haynes, bassist (Jody Grind), dies at 26 in a car crash 1992 Red Callender, U.S. jazz bassist (Unfinished dream), dies at 76 1990 Bobby Nunn, U.S. bassist (Coasters-Down in Mexico), dies at about 65 1986 Cliff Burton, rock bassist (Metallica), dies in bus crash at 24 1983 Pete Farndon, rock bassist (Pretenders), dies 1980 Pete Comita replaces Tom Peterson as bassist of Cheap Trick 1980 Carl Radle, bassist (Derek and Dominoes), dies of a kidney ailment 1979 Sid Vicious, John Simon Ritchie, bassist (Sex Pistols), OD's at 31 1979 Charles Mingus, U.S. jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56 1979 Charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack 1977 Nigel Harrison replaces Gary Valentine as bassist of Blondie 1972 Berry Oakley, U.S. rock bassist, Allman Brothers-Motor Breakdown 1972 Berry Oakley, U.S. rock bassist (Allman Bro), dies in car crash at 24 1972 Brian Cole, vocalist/bassist (Association), dies of overdose at 29 1972 Jeroen Thesseling, pop bassist, Pestilence, Spheres 1970 Zac Foley, rock bassist, EMF-Unbelievable 1970 Alonza Bevan, London, bassist/tabla, Kula Shaker 1969 Craig Logan, born in Scotland, rock bassist, Bros Front, Bon Jovi-New Jersey 1968 Larry Laronde, U.S. funk metal bassist, Primus-Frizzle Fry 1968 Paulo, Jr., Brazilian pop bassist, Sepultura, Morbid Visions 1967 Jerry Dixon, heavy metal bassist, Warrant-Cherry Pie 1967 Jasper Teule, Dutch rock singer/bassist, Pilgrims-Once to Everything 1967 Pat Badger, heavy metal bassist, Extreme-More Than Words 1967 Jayce Fincher, Jr., heavy metal bassist, Southgang-Tainted Angel 1966 Mike Inez, U.S. rock bassist, Alice in Chains-Facelift 1966 Johnny Colt, Cherry Point, North Carolina, rock bassist, Black Crowes 1966 Graeme Clark, bassist, Wet Wet Wet-Angel Eyes, Love is All Around 1966 Al Jaworsky, Alan Doughty, pop bassist, Jesus Jones 1965 Bill Black, musician, rocker, bassist for Elvis Pressley, dies at 39 1965 Kyle Kyle, Kensington, Pennsylvania, rock bassist, Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals 1964 Ed Jongsma, Dutch pop bassist, Sleeze Beez-Look Like Hell 1964 Justin Currie, Scottish rock vocalist/bassist, Del Amitri 1964 Dave Ellefson, bassist, Megadeth 1964 Ewen Vernal, British pop bassist, Deacon Blue-Your Town 1964 Mark O'Toole, bassist/drummer, Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax 1963 Gay "Mani" Mournfield, English pop bassist, Stone Roses 1963 Les Claypool, U.S. funk metal singer/bassist, Primus-Suck on This 1963 John Philipson, pop bassist, Rowwen Heze, Kroenenberg 1963 Frank Bello, U.S. heavy metal bassist, Anthrax-Soldiers of Metal 1963 Perry Richardson, South Carolina, bassist, Firehouse-Love of a Lifetime 1963 Billy Gould, born in Los Angeles, California, rock bassist, Faith No More 1963 Frans Koenn, Dutch rock bassist, Lois Lane-Precious 1963 Jason Newstedt, U.S. heavy-metal bassist for Metallica, Kill 'em All 1963 MDV, Michiel de Vos, Dutch pop bassist, Burma Shave-Stash 1963 Paul Brindley, English pop bassist, Sundays, Can't Be Sure 1962 Brian Wheat, rock bassist, Tesla-Psychotic Supper 1962 Flea, Michael Balzary, bassist, Red Hot Chili Peppers 1962 Stuart Sutcliffe, bassist (Beatles), dies of brain hemorrhage at 21 1962 Stan Cullimore, bassist, Housemartins-Happy Hour, Over There 1962 Duff McKagan, Michael, born in Seattle, Washington bassist, Guns and Roses 1961 Martin Kemp, London, rock bassist, Spandau Ballet 1961 Mark "Bedders" Bedfored, London, rock bassist, Madness 1961 Lee Rocker, Leon Drucker, rock bassist, Stray Cats-Gonna Ball 1961 Lawrence Donegan, rock bassist 1961 Curt Smith, born in Bath, England, rock bassist/vocalist, Tears For Fears 1961 Mark Drillich, Dutch pop bassist, Kong-Slauerhoff 1961 Dirk de Vries, Dutch pop bassist, Kong-Slauerhoff 1960 Les Nemes, rock bassist, Haircut 100 1960 John Taylor, born in England, rock bassist, Duran Duran-Girls on Film 1960 Theo Vogelaars, pop bassist, Trockener Kecks/Paid Love 1960 Wally Langdon, bassist, Bob Color 1960 Adam Clayton, born in Oxfordshire, rock bassist, U2-I Will Follow 1960 Mikey Craig, rock bassist, Culture Club-Do You Really Want to Hurt Me 1960 Michael Craig, rock bassist, Culture Club-Do You Want to Hurt Me 1960 Eddie Jackson, bassist, Queensryche-Breaking the Silence 1959 Frank Maudsley, rock bassist/vocalist, Flock Of Seagulls 1959 Jerry Only, born in Lodi, New Jersey, Gerald Caiafa, bassist, singer for the Misfits, horror punk, hardcore punk genres, creator, Devilock, hair style 1959 Earl Falconer, British reggae bassist, UB40-Red Red Wine 1959 Pete Trewavas, Middlesbrough, bassist, Marillion-Clutching at Straws 1959 Carl Chas Smash Smyth, rock bassist, Madness-Our House 1958 Mike Mills, U.S. pop bassist, REM-One I Love 1958 Jan Dijksma, Dutch bassist, Weekend at Waikiki 1958 Dana Strum, Washington D.C., rock bassist, Slaughter-Stick it Live 1958 Randy DeBarge, Grand Rapids, Michigan, rock vocalist/bassist, Debarge 1958 Simon Francken, Dutch bassist, Ivy Green 1958 Henk Wanders, Dutch bassist, Frank Boeijen Group 1958 Mick Karn, born in Nicosia, Cypress, rocker, instrumentalist, musician, songwriter, bassist for art rock band Japan 1958 Vincent Henar, Surinam, bassist, Fra Fra Sound 1958 Lee Pattinson, rock bassist, Echo and Bunnymen-Heaven Up Here 1958 Tony James, rock bassist, Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111 1958 Gary Brian Tibbs, London, rock bassist, Adam and The Ants, Roxy Music 1957 Ian Burden, S Yorks England, rock bassist, Human League-Only Human 1957 Mike Watt, U.S. bassist, Rockband Firehose 1957 John Ryder, rock bassist, Face To Face 1957 Sid Vicious, John Simon Ritchie, England, bassist, Sex Pistols 1957 Richie C. Robertson, rock bassist/vocalist, Fabulous Poodles 1957 Steve Harris, born in London, hard rock bassist, Iron Maiden-Gypsy's Kiss 1956 Glen Matlock, rock bassist, Sex Pistols 1956 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 Bart van Poppel, Dutch bassist/guitarist/singer, Tambourine 1956 Dick Kemper, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, rock vocalist/bassist, Vandenberg 1956 Peter O'Toole, Irish pop bassist, Hothouse Flowers-People 1956 Mark Evans, born in Melbourne, Australia, rock bassist, AC/DC 1956 Peter Hook, English rock bassist, New Order-Round and Round, Run 1956 Malcolm Foster, rock bassist, Pretenders-Mystery Achievement 1955 Paul Simonon, English pop bassist, Clash-Havana 3 AM 1955 Steven Severin, British pop bassist, Siouxsie and Banshees-Wild Thing 1955 Mike Porcaro, rock bassist, Toto-Roseanna, Africa 1955 Louis Johnson, born in Los Angeles, California, rock bassist/vocalist, Brothers Johnson 1955 Scott Smith, rock bassist, Loverboy-Get Lucky 1954 George McArdle, rock bassist, Little River Band Melbourne 1954 Ab Bryant, rock bassist/vocalist, Chilliwack 1954 Mario Cipollina, California, rock bassist, Huey Lewis and The News 1954 Barry Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock bassist, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1954 Patrick O'Hearn, rock bassist, Missing Persons 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 1954 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 Jack Blades, rock bassist, Damn Yankees-Coming of Age, Night Ranger 1954 Kim Stone, bassist, Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance 1954 Jon Brant, rock bassist, Cheap Trick 1954 Richard Finch, rock bassist, KC and Sunshine-That's the Way I Like It 1953 Robbie Shakespeare, Jamaica, reggae bassist, Sly and Robbie-DJ Riot 1953 Jeff Jones, Red Rider, rock bassist/vocalist, Red Rider 1953 Geddy Lee, born in Toronto, Canada, lead vocalist/bassist, Rush-Tom Sawyer 1953 Bruce Hall, Champaign, Illinois, rock bassist, Reo Speedwagon 1953 Aart Mol, Dutch bassist, Catapult 1952 Mickey Jones, Washington D.C., rock bassist 1952 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 Bernard Edwards, Greenville, North Carolina, bassist, Chicago-Addicted to Love 1952 Bob Curiano, rock bassist, Mink Deville 1952 Ron Blair, born in Macon, Georgia, rock bassist, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers 1952 Wayne Haner, rock bassist, Axe 1952 Jimmy Lea, England, rock bassist, Slade 1952 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 Jean-Jacques Brunel, rock bassist, Stranglers-Dreamtime 1952 Ed Gagliardi, New York City, rock bassist, Foreigner-Cold As Ice 1952 Hans Van de Lubbe, Dutch bassist/singer, Dike 1952 Tommy Ramone, Erdelyi, Hungary, rock drummer/bassist [Ramones 1951 Tom Hamilton, Colorado Springs Co, rock bassist, Aerosmith-Dream On 1951 William "Bootsy" Collins, U.S. bassist, Psychotic bump school 1951 Dee Dee Ramone, Virg, Douglas Colvin, rock bassist, Ramones 1951 Phil Lynott, Dublin Ireland, rock bassist, Thin Lizzy 1951 Verdine White, U.S. bassist, Earth, Wind and Fire 1951 Greg T. Walker, rock bassist, Blackfoot 1951 Stanley Clarke, born in Philadelphia, rock bassist, New Barbarians-Find Out Hideaway 1951 Clifford Archer, bassist, Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover 1951 Mel Schacher, born in Michigan, bassist, Grand Funk Railroad-Some Kind of Wonderful 1951 Alphonso Johnson, jazz bassist 1951 William Nelson, Jr., U.S. bassist, Connections and Disconnections 1951 Andy Hummell, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock bassist, Big Star 1950 [Ma]Tina Weymouth, Coronado California, rock bassist, Talking Heads-& She Was 1950 Michael Rutherford, English pop bassist, Genesis-Silent Sun 1950 Tom Petersson, Rockford, Illinois, rock bassist, Cheap Trick 1950 Darryl Hunt, English pop bassist, Pogues-Pair of Brown Eyes 1950 Riff West, rock bassist, Molly Hatchet 1950 Steve Priest, London, rock bassist, Sweet Hayes 1950 Walter Becker, New York City, rock bassist, Steely Dan-Peg 1950 Michael Goodroe, rock bassist, Motels-Only the Lonely 1950 Bill Cunningham, rock keyboardist/bassist, Box Tops 1950 William Cunningham, rock bassist/pianist, Box Tops-Letter 1949 Cliff Williams, Sydney Australia, rock bassist, AC/DC-Highway to Hell 1949 David Green, Melbourne Australia, rock bassist, Air Supply 1949 Dave Hope, rock bassist, Kansas 1949 Richard Hell, Richard Myers, Lexington, Kentucky, rock bassist, Television 1949 Tony Stevens, born in Willesden, London, bassist, musician, played bass with Foghat, Savoy Brown, releases include 'Looking In' 1949 Morris "B B" Dickerson, born in Torrence, California, bassist, War, Low Rider, Outlaw 1949 Mike Vale, rock bassist, Tommy James and The Shondells 1949 Terry "Geezer" Butler, born in Birmingham, rock bassist, Black Sabbath 1949 John Wetton, rock vocalist/bassist, Asia, King Crisom 1949 John Illsley, born in Leicester, England, rock bassist, Dire Straits 1949 Larry Junstrom, rock bassist, .38 Special 1949 Michael Lutz, bassist, Brownsville Station 1949 Mike Levine, rock keyboardist/bassist, Triumph 1949 Overend Watts, rock bassist, Mott the Hoople-All the Young Dudes 1949 Fran Sheehan, rock bassist, Boston-More than a Feeling 1949 Steve Lang, born in Montreal, Canada, rock bassist, April Wine 1949 Fran Sheehan, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock bassist, Boston-More than a Feeling 1949 Terry "Tex" Comer, bassist/guitarist 1949 Fred Frith, English guitarist, violinist and bassist, Skeleton Crew 1949 Alan Lancaster, bassist, Status Quo-Down Down, On the Level 1949 Ross Valory, SF, rock bassist, Journey-Who's Crying Now, Open Arms 1948 Bryan "Chas" Changler, Newcastle, rock bassist, Animals 1948 Rich Gooch, rock bassist, Quarterflash 1948 Henny Vrienten, Dutch bassist/singer, Doe Maar 1948 Pete Sears, bassist, Jefferson Starship 1948 Steve Winwood, England, rock bassist, A Higher Love 1948 Richard Tandy, rock bassist, ELO 1948 Chris Squire, born in London, rock bassist, Yes-Fish Out of Water 1948 Mark Andes, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, rock bassist, Spirit, Heart, Fireball 1948 Mick Taylor, rock bassist, Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar 1947 Dick Diamonde, Van Der Sluys, Hilversum, rock bassist, Easybeats 1947 Miroslav Vitous, born in Prague, Czech Republic, bassist, double bass, electric bass, jazz musician, compared to Dave Holland, Christian McBride 1947 Dave Pegg, British pop bassist, Jethro Tull-Crest of a Wave 1947 Rick Anderson, rock bassist, Tubes 1947 Karl Greene, Manchester, rock bassist, Herman's Hermits 1947 Tom Evans, born in Liverpool, rock bassist/vocalist, Badfinger 1947 Pete "Overend" Watts, rock bassist, Mott The Hoople-All Young Dudes 1947 Glenn Cornick, rock bassist, Jethro Tull-Thick as a Brick 1947 John Weider, bassist, Family-Family Entertainment 1947 Lonnie Turner, bassist/vocalist, Steve Miller Band-Abracadabra 1947 Tony Butler, rock bassist, Big Country-It's a Big Country, Wonderland 1947 Guus Willemse, Dutch bassist/singer, Solution 1946 Bert Bouquet, bassist, Earth and Fire, Focus 1946 Aston Barrett, Jamaican reggae bassist, I Shot the Sheriff 1946 Rinus Gerritsen, Dutch rock bassist/keyboardist, Golden Earring 1946 Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond, rock bassist, Jethro Tull 1946 Alan Gorrie, Scotland, rock bassist and singer, Average White Band 1946 John Paul Jones, rock bassist, Led Zeppelin 1946 Danny Klein, New York City, rock bassist, J Geils Band-Centerfold 1946 Graham Gouldman, Manchester, England, bassist, 10cc-No Milk Today 1946 Nick Fortune, Nicholas Fortuna, rock bassist, Buckinghams Chicago 1946 Ronnie "Plonk" Lane, born in London, rock bassist, Small Faces-Hey Girl 1946 Randy Meisner, rock bassist and vocalist, Poco, Eagles-Take it Easy 1946 Rick Allen, Arkansas, rock bassist, Box Tops-Letter 1946 Kim Gardner, England, rock bassist, Ashton, Gardner and Dyke 1946 Bob Lang, rock bassist, Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders 1945 Roger Glover, British hard rock bassist, Episode Six-Deep Purple 1945 John McVie, British rock bassist, Fleetwood Mac-Rumours, Tusk 1945 Rick Grech, Bordeaux France, rock bassist, Blind Faith, Traffic 1945 Lee Dorman, born in St. Louis, Missouri, rock bassist, Iron Butterfly 1945 Chris Copping, Essex England, rock bassist, Procol Harum 1945 Robin Muyser, Dutch bassist, Les Baroques 1945 James Rodford, English rock vocalist/bassist, Kinks-Mr Pleasant 1945 Dave Knights, born in London, rock bassist, Procol Harum-Conquistador 1945 Paul Goddard, born in Georgia, rock bassist, Atlanta Rhythm Section 1945 Stu Cook, rock bassist, Creedence Clearwater Revival-Proud Mary 1945 Chuck Portz, born in Santa Monica, California, bassist, Turtles-Happy Together 1945 Paul Newton, rock bassist 1945 Joe Schermie, Madison Wi, bassist, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World 1944 Rob Grill, born in Los Angeles, California, rock bassist/vocalist, Grass Roots 1944 Alan Henderson, Belfast, rock bassist, Them 1944 Charlie Coe, rock bassist, Paul Revers and The Raiders 1944 Roger Waters, born in Cambridge, England, rock bassist, Pink Floyd-Wall 1944 Rick Price, born in Birmingham, England, bassist, rock music, bass player, played with Electronic Light Orchestra, ELO, The Move 1944 Gene Cornish, Ottawa, rock bassist/vocalist, Fotomaker, Rascals 1944 Jack Casady, born in Washington D.C., rock bassist, Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane 1944 Rod Allen, B Rodney Bainbridge, rock bassist/vocalist, Fortunes 1944 Arnold Muhren, Dutch pop bassist/singer, The Cats-Sailin' Home 1943 Peter Quaife, Devon England, rock bassist, Kinks-Long Tall Sally 1943 Leo Lyons, Standbridge Beds, rock bassist, Ten Years After 1943 C Fred Turner, rock bassist/vocalist, Bachman-Turner Overdrive 1943 Nick St. Nicholas, Hamburg Germany, rock bassist, Steppenwolf 1943 Steve Boone, North Carolina, rock vocalist/bassist, Lovin' Spoonful 1943 John Lodge, Birmingham, bassist, Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin 1943 Jack Bruce, Lanarkshire Scotland, bassist, Cream-White Room 1943 Les Chadwick, bassist, Gerry and Pacemakers-Ferry Crossed the Mersy 1943 Jim Pons, born in Santa Monica, California, bassist, Turtles-Happy Together 1943 Chris White, rock bassist, Zombies-Never Even Thought 1943 Eric Haydock, bassist, Hollies-He Aint Heavy He's My Brother 1943 Gavin Bryars, born in Goole, England, composer, bassist, performed in trio Joseph Holbrooke, founding member, Portsmouth Sinfonia 1942 Bob Mosley, Paradise Valley California, rock bassist, Moby Grape 1942 Bernie Calvert, rock bassist, Hollies 1942 Brian Cole, born in Tacoma, Washington, rock vocalist/bassist, Association 1942 Heinz Burt, Hargin Germany, rock bassist, Tornados 1942 Klaus Voorman, rock bassist, Manfred Mann-Mighty Quinn 1942 Jeff Neighbour, U.S. bassist, Joy of Cooking 1942 John Cale, Welsh/US bassist/altviolist/singer, Velvet Underground 1942 John London, bassist, Michael Nesmith band 1941 Donald "Duck" Dunn, Tennessee, bassist, Booker T-Mar-Keys, Walkin' the Dog 1941 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 Alan Howard, rock bassist, Brian Poole and The Tremeloes 1941 Otis Redding, Dawson, Georgia, rock bassist, Sitting on the Dock of the Bay 1941 Pete Birrell, rock bassist, Freddie and The Dreamers 1940 Tony Jackson, born in Liverpool, rock bassist/vocalist, Searchers 1940 Clint Warwick, born in Birmingham England, bassist, Moody Blues, 1940 Phil Lesh, Chapman, born in California, rock bassist, Grass Roots, Grateful Dead 1939 Ray Jones, rock bassist, Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas 1939 Jay Siegel, Brooklyn, rock bassist, Tokens-Lion Sleeps Tonight 1939 Jet Harris, born in London, rock bassist, Drifters 1938 David Freiberg, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock bassist, Quicksilver Messenger 1937 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 Ron Carter, jazz bassist, Ron Carter Meets Bach 1937 Bob Bogle, Portland, rock bassist/guitarist, Ventures-Batman Theme 1936 Cornelius Boyson, bassist 1936 Lawrence Bernard "Larry" Gales, bassist 1936 Eldee Young, U.S. bassist, Young Holt Unlimited-Hang on Sloopy 1935 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 George Chambers, MS, rock bassist/vocalist, Chambers Brothers 1928 Lloyd Lambert, bassist 1926 Bill Black, born in Memphis, Tennessee, musician, rocker, bassist for Elvis Pressley, played for "Heartbreak Hotel", "Mystery Train", "Hound Dog", "Jailhouse Rock" 1925 Billy Pinkney, Sumter, South Carolina, rock bassist/vocalist, Drifters 1924 Julian B Coco, Curacao guitarist/bassist, Utrecht Symphony Orchestra 1922 Charles Mingus, born in Arizona, jazz bassist, Pithecanthropus Erectus 1921 Eddie Calhoun, jazz bassist 1915 Willie Dixon, born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, bassist, Walkin' the Blues 1912 Eddie Williams, 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