13 Facts About Bob Daisley

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Bob Daisley has worked with prominent rock acts including Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Gary Moore, Chicken Shack and Uriah Heep, among others.

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Bob Daisley began playing guitar at age 13 and went on to bass at 14.

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Bob Daisley came to international notice as a bass player and member of the English blues band Chicken Shack in 1972, before going on to play with Mungo Jerry in 1973 and on their 1974 album Long-Legged Woman Dressed in Black.

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Bob Daisley remained with Rainbow until 1979 when he was replaced by Blackmore's ex-Deep Purple bandmate Roger Glover.

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In October 1979, Bob Daisley met Ozzy Osbourne at a venue called the Music Machine in Camden Town, after Osbourne had been fired from the band Black Sabbath.

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Bob Daisley contributed bass, songwriting and co-production on the group's first album, Blizzard of Ozz, and co-wrote all of the material on the follow-up album Diary of a Madman but both he and drummer Lee Kerslake were fired before the second album was released.

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Bob Daisley maintained his working relationship with the Osbournes up until 1991's No More Tears album, which featured his bass playing on all tracks.

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Bob Daisley was offered the bassist's spot in Black Sabbath but turned it down due to his commitment to Gary Moore, with whom he continued to work from time to time until the guitarist's death in 2011.

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Since the 1980s, Bob Daisley has contributed to a wealth of recordings as bassist, lyricist and producer, including albums by Yngwie Malmsteen, Takara, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath and Jeff Watson of Night Ranger.

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On 7 February 2003 Bob Daisley recorded a live show at The Basement in Sydney with Australian blues band The Hoochie Coochie Men, for a live DVD and CD release.

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In September 2014, Bob Daisley was hired to produce the debut album of Adelaide-based hard rock band Cherry Grind.

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Bob Daisley uses Mark Bass heads, and Picato Strings since 1972.

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Bob Daisley recorded Ozzy Osbourne's solo debut Blizzard of Ozz with a white Gibson EB-3 from 1961, through one of Randy Rhoads' Marshall stacks, and continues to use an early-1960s EB-3 to this day.