Jimmy Bain

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

7

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-12-19

Day of death

2016-01-23 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Highland, Scotland, UK

Jimmy Bain

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

  • The Hear 'n Aid Sessions

    The Hear 'n Aid Sessions

  • Dio | Super Rock '85 in Japan

    Dio | Super Rock '85 in Japan

  • Dio: We Rock

    Dio: We Rock

  • Dio: Evil or Divine

    Dio: Evil or Divine

  • Dio | A Special from the Spectrum

    Dio | A Special from the Spectrum

  • Dio | Finding the Sacred Heart

    Dio | Finding the Sacred Heart

  • Dio - Live in Holland

    Dio - Live in Holland