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Jimmy Bain

1947 - 2016

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jimmy Bain is the 1,160th most popular musician (up from 1,167th in 2019), the 3,232nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,068th in 2019) and the 201st most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jimmy Bain ranks 1,160 out of 3,175. Before him are Pat Martino, Andrej Hoteev, Chris Wolstenholme, Stanley Clarke, Vinnie Paul, and Armand van Helden. After him are José Cura, Alan White, Chester Thompson, Larry Carlton, Adolf Busch, and Nick Rhodes.

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Among people born in 1947, Jimmy Bain ranks 424. Before him are Tatiana Tarasova, Goran Paskaljević, Kim Yoon-ok, Đurđica Bjedov, Stephen A. Schwarzman, and Gøsta Esping-Andersen. After him are Apasra Hongsakula, Prince Hassan bin Talal, Kiki Dee, George Lam, Stuart Gordon, and Kakhi Asatiani. Among people deceased in 2016, Jimmy Bain ranks 279. Before him are Jean-Christophe Yoccoz, László Sárosi, Yang Jiang, Alphons Egli, Pen Sovan, and Garry Shandling. After him are Yvette Chauviré, Rune Larsson, Pierre Aubert, Ken Adam, Raoul Coutard, and Abu Ali al-Anbari.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jimmy Bain ranks 3,233 out of 8,785. Before him are David Watson (1946), James Somerville (1882), Richard Dadd (1817), John Pond (1767), Justin Welby (1956), and Richard Cobden (1804). After him are Nobby Stiles (1942), James Legge (1815), Ida of Bernicia (450), Ralph Erskine (1914), Michael Berry (1941), and Alan White (1949).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Jimmy Bain ranks 201. Before him are Julian Bream (1933), Trevor Pinnock (1946), Dick Parry (1942), Lita Ford (1958), Philip Catherine (1942), and Chris Wolstenholme (1978). After him are Alan White (1949), Nick Rhodes (1962), Brian Connolly (1945), Gary Barlow (1971), Maxim (1967), and Dave Holland (1948).

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