R.I.P. - Jimmy Bain

Jimmy Bain, bassist for Rainbow and Dio's solo era has passed away at the age of 68. He was currently involved with the Last In Line tribute band.

RIP. there goes one more................

Holy shit! You've got to be kidding me...Another one. This is becoming downright depressing.

R.I.P. Jimmy

Jimmy was cool 

Well, dammit.

RIP Jimmy

RIP. That sucks.

More terrible, sad news.

RIP Jimmy

R.I.P.

Unbelievable

WTH! That sucks big time..

Looking foreword to "the Last In Line" cd


I saw Jimmy with Rainbow on the Rising tour. One of the greatest shows I have ever been to!! a fan ever since.

Not a great start to the year with all the deaths in the rock community..


NP Rainbow - A Light In The Black

assault_attack wrote:

WTH! That sucks big time..

Looking foreword to "the Last In Line"  cd


I saw Jimmy with Rainbow on the Rising tour. One of the greatest shows I have ever been to!! a fan ever since.

Wow, that's one show I'd like to have seen!

This video made a HUGE impression on me, when it came out. Mind you, I was young. Couldn't wait to see it again - back then, it wasn't that easy - lol - the video shocked me, porn stores, business guy - cute gal - but 2:25 - when Bain walks into the scene - overcoat - bad side of town - like he's a pimp or purchaser of items - I mean, when he walked into the scene - his facial expression - I was like, ' oh s*** '- Dio - on the roof top - his bad hair - windy afternoon - Of course, I saw Dio plenty of times in the 80's - those lp releases - Holy Diver
RIP !

Death has been busy...

Wow, I know they always say deaths occur in threes but this more like nines.

RIP

He played on some iconic albums. At least he made one last recording before he departed.

I was just reading about how he and Viv Campbell spurred RJD to do the Hear 'n Aid project last night. Damn. RIP good sir.

This is getting out of control now. I knew the day would come when our Rock and Roll heroes would start to pass away, but I really thought we had another decade or so.

Claimed and ultimately wooed into the arms of the dark lord, Lucifer, forever... Rest in Peace.

1:32 - you can hear Dio - and then end of the song too -3:33

Dang. The Reaper must have quite a punch list for 2016 and is wasting no time. Rest in peace Mr. Bain.

Anyone else think he looks like Lou Reed?

From Vinny Appice:

Jimmy Bain - friend, brother and band mate passed away on Saturday January 23, 2016.
The Medical Examiner report states the official cause of death was lung cancer.

Jimmy didn't know he had lung cancer, but he did know he had pneumonia and was receiving treatment for it.
This didn't stop him or slow him down, we had four rehearsals 4 hours a day, then a flight to Miami for The Def Leppard Rock Cruise.
A pre-sail gig and sound check was scheduled for the following day. At the gig Jimmy played great and even sang that night while holding a heavy bass guitar on his back, never complaining or asking for help.

Next day we preceded to board the cruise ship for a 5 day voyage of which we were scheduled to play Sunday the 4th day.
That gig never happened as Jimmy passed away in his cabin the night before, we were devastated.
Jimmy was a trooper, he gave his all to the band he loved, the music he loved and the fans.He didn't want to let anyone down.
I don't know anyone that would have attempted this schedule while being this sick and not feeling well, a trooper.

He was so happy and proud of the new album we recorded, it so unfortunate and sad he didn't live to see it released.
We were all looking forward to being on the road and playing together again, there was such a magic between us.

Our prayers go out to his family and so many friends and fans who will miss the amazing person that was Jimmy Bain.

Vinny.

RIP Jimmy

RIP. death strikes again...