Jimmy Bain

Jimmy Bain
Bain performing in 1983
Bain performing in 1983
Background information
Birth nameJames Stewart Bain
Born(1947-12-19)19 December 1947
Newtonmore, Highland, Scotland
Died23 January 2016(2016-01-23) (aged 68)
The Bahamas
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
  • singer
Instruments
  • Bass
  • keyboards
  • vocals
  • guitar
Years active1975–2016

James Stewart Bain (19 December 1947 – 23 January 2016)[1] was a Scottish musician, best known for playing bass guitar in the bands Rainbow and Dio.[2] He also worked with Kate Bush and Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, co-writing on his solo albums.

  1. ^ "Hell-raising bassist with Rainbow who married into the aristocracy". The Independent. 25 March 2016. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. ^ Prato, Greg. "Biography: Dio". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 June 2010.