Jimmy Bain

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.

This article is about the rock musician. For other persons with similar names, see James Bain (disambiguation).

Jimmy Bain
Bain performing in 1983
Background information
Birth nameJames Stewart Bain
Born(1947-12-19)19 December 1947
Newtonmore, Highland, Scotland
Died23 January 2016(2016-01-23) (aged 68)
The Bahamas
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • songwriter
  • singer
Instrument(s)
  • Bass
  • keyboards
  • vocals
  • guitar
Years active1975–2016
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