Jimmy Bain

Born: 1947-12-19

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.


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Dio | Finding the Sacred Heart

as Bass/Backing Vocals
Released: 2013-05-27

Concert video filmed at The Spectrum in Philadelphia on June 17, 1986 during the second leg of...

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The Hear 'n Aid Sessions

as Self [Dio]
Released: 1986-01-01

Hear 'n Aid was a one-time collaboration of various individual hard rock and heavy metal artists...

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Dio: Evil or Divine

as Himself - Bass
Released: 2003-07-01

On a rain-soaked Friday the 13th in December of 2002, the mastery of DIO took full command of...

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Dio | A Special from the Spectrum

as Self
Released: 1984-12-31

A live concert performance by the band Dio, recorded at The Spectrum in Philadelphia. Originally...

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Dio | Super Rock '85 in Japan

as Self
Released: 1985-08-10

Recorded live at Super Rock Festival in Tokyo, Japan on August 10th, 1985 1. King Of Rock And...

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Dio: We Rock

as uncredited
Released: 2005-08-05

We Rock - Consists of Live In Concert and A Special from the Spectrum videos, minus a couple of...

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Dio - Live in Holland

as Self/ Bass
Released: 1983-12-04

Live at Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands - Dec 4 1983

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