1. Ian Rilen was bass guitarist and songwriter with rock and roll band Rose Tattoo, and led punk rock group X on guitar and vocals.
12 Facts About Ian Rilen
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Ian Rilen was a member of 1970s progressive blues group Band of Light and other bands, including Space, Blue Aliens, Blackfeather, Sardine v, Hell to Pay, Skindiver and Illustrated Men.
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Ian Rilen was diagnosed with bladder cancer early in 2006 and died on 30 October, aged 59.
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Ian William Rilen was born on 12 August 1947 in Bendigo, Victoria to Jean and William Rilen.
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Ian Rilen left in mid-1974 and the band broke up by year's end.
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Ian Rilen joined on bass guitar to allow Wells to concentrate on his slide guitar.
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The band's debut single "Bad Boy for Love" was written by Ian Rilen, who left to form punk rock group, X, prior to its release in October 1977.
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Ian Rilen just walked by and played a line on the keyboards.
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Ian Rilen reinstated X in 1983, which included drummer Cathy Green from 1984, with whom he later formed a domestic partnership.
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Ian Rilen was invited to the Jack Awards in 2006, to play in an all-star tribute band for his departed Rose Tattoo bandmate Pete Wells who had died of prostate cancer on 27 March.
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Ian Rilen was married twice, first to Stephanie Falconer and second to Sofia Fitzpatrick.
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Ian Rilen had five children: Alicia Ann Macfarlane, Jai Jai Ian Rilen, Gentilla, Tallulah and Romeo.