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Also known as James Bain

Scottish bassist (1947–2016)

Person · Open Library

Works
3

Top works

  • Bumble on Beale Street
  • Long Drop Goodbye
  • Bumble's End

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Film & TV

Highland, Scotland, UK

James Stewart Bain (19 December 1947 – 23 January 2016) was a Scottish musician, best known for playing bass guitar in the bands Rainbow and Dio. He also worked with Kate Bush and Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, co-writing on his solo albums. On 23 January 2016, he died while in his cabin on Def Leppard's "Hysteria on the High Seas" cruise. He was due to perform on the cruise with his group…

Known for

  • Dio | Finding the Sacred Heart — Bass/Backing Vocals2013
  • Dio: We Rock2005
  • Dio: Evil or Divine — Himself - Bass2003
  • The Hear 'n Aid Sessions — Self [Dio]1986
  • Dio | Super Rock '85 in Japan — Self1985
  • Dio | A Special from the Spectrum — Self1984
  • Dio - Live in Holland — Self/ Bass1983

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1947-12-19
Active to
2016-01-24

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Listeners
7,629
Total plays
22,708

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James Stewart 'Jimmy' Bain (born 19 December 1947; died 24 January 2016) was a Scottish bassist most famous for playing in the bands Rainbow and Dio with Ronnie James Dio. He worked with Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, co-writing on his solo albums. Bain was born in Newtonmore, Highland, in Scotland. Jimmy Bain played in several provincial amateur bands as a young teen. Bain's parents and younger brothers relocated to Vancouver, Canada. By this point Bain was playing professionally in Street

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Newtonmore
Place of death
Atlantic Ocean
Occupation
bassist
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
British English
Instrument
synthesizer
Image
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cause of death
lung cancer
Commons category
Jimmy Bain
manner of death
natural causes
date of birth
1947-12-19
date of death
2016-01-23
start of work period
1975-00-00
birth name
James Stewart Bain
member of
Wild Horses
name in native language
Jimmy Bain
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