# R.I.P. Jimmy Bain, bassist for Rainbow & Dio **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 27, 2016, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-jimmy-bain-bassist-for-rainbow-dio/744347 "2016-01-27T04:17:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-jimmy-bain-bassist-for-rainbow-dio/744347/1 "2016-01-27T04:17:03Z")
Jimmy Bain was part of Rainbow’s classic _Rising_ lineup and was also the original bassist for Dio, appearing on six studio albums. He was also a brief member of Thin Lizzy and had worked on side projects with Phil Lynott, Gary Moore, and Brian Robertson. Until recently, he was a member of the Ronnie James Dio tribute band “Last in Line” which featured the original _Holy Diver_ lineup plus singer Andrew Freeman. The band had been scheduled to appear on Def Leppard’s “Hysteria on the High Seas” cruise which ran from January 21st to the 25th. No cause of death has been reported, though band members say he had been battling pneumonia for some time. > **[Jimmy Bain, Bassist for Dio and Rainbow, Dead at 68](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jimmy-bain-bassist-for-dio-and-rainbow-dead-at-68-173287/)** > > “He was a very kind and gentle and generous soul and our lives were greatly enriched for having known him,” Vivian Campbell writes ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-jimmy-bain-bassist-for-rainbow-dio/744347/2 "2016-01-27T04:19:54Z")
Dude…I love Rainbow and Dio…though not enough to know this guy’s name. But his music will be played, very loudly, tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-jimmy-bain-bassist-for-rainbow-dio/744347/3 "2016-01-27T04:43:40Z")
That’s a shame, Rainbow Rising is my favourite hard rock album of all, and Holy Diver is a stone cold classic. Run with the wolf, Mr Bain. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-jimmy-bain-bassist-for-rainbow-dio/744347/4 "2016-01-27T05:13:10Z")
> [@Penfeather](#): > > That’s a shame, Rainbow Rising is my favourite hard rock album of all… And I’ve just made myself realising that three of the four men who recorded it are dead now ☹ I hope Blackmore wraps up warm this winter, the grumpy old bugger. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-jimmy-bain-bassist-for-rainbow-dio/744347/5 "2016-01-27T05:30:04Z")
> [@Penfeather](#): > > And I’ve just made myself realising that three of the four men who recorded it are dead now ☹ I hope Blackmore wraps up warm this winter, the grumpy old bugger. [Tony Carey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Carey) called, he would also like a blanket please. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-jimmy-bain-bassist-for-rainbow-dio/744347/6 "2016-01-27T05:49:52Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > [Tony Carey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Carey) called, he would also like a blanket please. 😛 Hang on tight, Mr Carey!