Jimmy Bain

Jimmy Bain
Jimmy Bain
	Bain performing in 1983
Background information
Birth name	James Stewart Bain
Born	19 December 1947; Newtonmore, Highland, Scotland
Died	23 January 2016 (aged 68); The Bahamas
Genres	Hard rock; blues rock; heavy metal;
Occupations	Musician; songwriter; singer;
Instruments	Bass; keyboards; vocals; guitar;
Years active	1975–2016

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.

^ "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.
^ Prato, Greg. "Biography: Dio". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 June 2010.

[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.

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