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Jimmy Bain

Jimmy Bain

Acting
Born: 1947-12-19
Highland, Scotland, UK

Biography

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 Last In Line the following day. The performance did not go ahead, and band members informed fans on the cruise that he had been battling pneumonia for some time. The cause of death was determined to be lung cancer tho he had not been diagnosed with cancer and was aware only of his pneumonia. He is interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), not far from his bandmate Ronnie James Dio.

Known For

7 Works
The Hear 'n Aid Sessions

The Hear 'n Aid Sessions

1986

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Dio | Finding the Sacred Heart
6.3

Dio | Finding the Sacred Heart

2013

movie

Dio | Super Rock '85 in Japan

Dio | Super Rock '85 in Japan

1985

movie

Dio: Evil or Divine
7.0

Dio: Evil or Divine

2003

movie

Dio | A Special from the Spectrum
5.7

Dio | A Special from the Spectrum

1984

movie

Dio - Live in Holland
5.2

Dio - Live in Holland

1983

movie

Dio: We Rock

Dio: We Rock

2005

movie