1. James Stewart Bain was a Scottish musician, best known for playing bass guitar in the bands Rainbow and Dio.
22 Facts About Jimmy Bain
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Jimmy Bain worked with Kate Bush and Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, co-writing on his solo albums.
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Jimmy Bain was born in Newtonmore, Badenoch and Strathspey, Highland, and played in several provincial amateur bands as a young teen.
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Jimmy Bain was asked to join Rainbow after Ritchie Blackmore had watched him performing at The Marquee in London.
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Jimmy Bain recorded the studio album Rising with them and played on their following world tour.
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Jimmy Bain then toured Europe with Velvet Underground's John Cale.
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Jimmy Bain was the lead vocalist, songwriter, as well as bassist for the band, which included ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson, drummer Clive Edwards and guitarist Neil Carter.
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Jimmy Bain regrouped Wild Horses as a five-piece with ex-Lautrec members Reuben Archer and Laurence Archer, and The Next Band's Frank Noon, but they disbanded shortly after.
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Jimmy Bain then worked with the former Family main-man Roger Chapman, Roy Harper, Gary Moore, and Kate Bush.
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Jimmy Bain co-wrote with his close friend Phil Lynott for the Lizzy man's two solo albums.
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Jimmy Bain was secretly brought in by the German hard rockers Scorpions to play bass guitar on their 1984 album Love at First Sting.
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In late 1982, Jimmy Bain linked up again with ex-Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio for the band Dio.
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Jimmy Bain co-wrote several other songs for the following albums, The Last in Line, Sacred Heart, Intermission, Dream Evil and Killing the Dragon.
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Jimmy Bain co-wrote the song, "Stars," with Vivian Campbell and Ronnie James Dio, which became the Heavy Rock world's answer to "We Are The World".
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Jimmy Bain donated all of his shares of the proceeds to one of his favourite charities, Children of the Night.
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In 2005, Jimmy Bain again joined forces with former Black Sabbath and Dio drummer, Vinny Appice, for two projects, The Hollywood All Starz and 3 Legged Dogg.
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Jimmy Bain toured with Hollywood Allstarz, a supergroup featuring a number of 1980s metal stars.
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In 1979, Jimmy Bain married Lady Sophia Crichton-Stuart, daughter of John Crichton-Stuart, 6th Marquess of Bute.
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On 23 January 2016, Jimmy Bain died while in his cabin on Def Leppard's "Hysteria on the High Seas" cruise.
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Jimmy Bain was due to perform on the cruise with his group Last In Line the following day.
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Jimmy Bain had not been diagnosed with cancer and was aware only of his pneumonia.
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Jimmy Bain is interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, not far from his bandmate Ronnie James Dio.