Rick Laird | |
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.png) Rick Laird in 1973. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Richard Quentin Laird |
| Born | 5 February 1941 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 4 July 2021 (aged 80) New City, Rockland County, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz fusion |
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| Years active | 1962–2021 |
Richard Quentin Laird (February 5, 1941 – July 4, 2021) was an Irish musician, best known as the bassist and a founding member of the jazz fusion band Mahavishnu Orchestra, with which he performed from 1971 to 1973.[1]