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R.I.P. Legendary Bass Player Herbie Flowers At Age 86

English bass player Herbie Flowers has died at the age of 86. Flowers played with rock icons on some of the greatest albums of all-time.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, bass, Blue Mink, CCS, Herbie Flowers, T. Rex, UK

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Long Time Rolling Stones Bass Player Darryl Jones Subject Of New Documentary

by Paul Cashmere

A new documentary about long time Rolling Stones bass player Darryl Jones is on the way.

Tagged as: 90s, bass, blues, Darryl Jones, jazz, Miles Davis, rock, Rolling Stones, USA

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Alec John Such, The Founding and Original Bon Jovi Bass Player, Dies At Age 70

by Paul Cashmere

Bon Jovi’s original bass player Alec John Such has died at the age of 70.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Alec John Such, bass, Bon Jovi, rock, Tico Torres, USA

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Phil Chen of the Rod Stewart and Jeff Beck Bands Dead At 80

by Paul Cashmere

Jamaican bass player Phil Chen has died at age 80 from cancer. Chen was the bass player for Rod Stewart from 1977 to 1980 as well as Jeff Beck.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, bass, Jamaica, Jeff Beck, Phil Chen, rock, Rod Stewart

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Robbie Shakespeare of Sly & Robbie Fame Dead At 68

by Paul Cashmere

Bass player and producer Robbie Shakespeare has died at the age of 68 following kidney surgery in Florida.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, bass, Jamaica, producer, reggae, Robbie Shakespeare, Sly & Robbie, Sly Dunbar

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Australian Bass Player Tim Partridge Has Passed Away

by Paul Cashmere

Tributes for Australian bass player Tim Partridge are flooding through the music industry after his son Mitchell announced his father’s passing.

Tagged as: 70s, Aunty Jack, Australia, bass, Company Caine, Mighty Kong, Ross Wilson, Tim Partridge

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Leland Sklar Is Selling His Billy Thorpe Rig

by Paul Cashmere

Bass guitar legend Leland Sklar is selling PA System as used by Billy Thorpe as used from his days with Billy Thorpe’s band.

Tagged as: bass, Billy Thorpe, Judith Owen, Leland Skalr, USA

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Want Instruments Owned By Rise Against? Here’s How!

by Tim Cashmere

Rise Against bassist Joe Principe has set up an online store to do a bit of spring cleaning and offload his impressive collection of instruments.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, bass, guitar, reverb, Rise Against, sale, shop, signature, store

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One-Time AC/DC And Rose Tattoo Member Neil Smith Loses Battle With Cancer

by Paul Cashmere

Aussie bass player Neil Smith, a one-time member of AC/DC and Rose Tattoo, has lost his battle with cancer.

Tagged as: 70s, AC/DC, Australia, bass, Neil Smith, rock, Rose Tattoo

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Foreigner Premiere Previously Unreleased ‘4’ Track ‘Fool If You Love Him Ahead of Box Set Release

Foreigner have premiered the previously unreleased ‘Fool If You Love Him’, a song recorded but not used on the ‘4’ album.

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Two Supertramp Classics Remastered for 50th Anniversary

Supertramp’s 1974 classic ‘Crime of the Century’ and 1975 classic ‘Crisis? What Crisis?’ have been remastered to mark the 50th anniversary of the released.

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Cold Chisel To Release Live DVD/Blu-Ray From Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Cold Chisel’s ‘The Big Five-O Live’ show, recently broadcast of television, will be available on CD, vinyl, DVD and Blu-Ray in August.

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Phil Manning and Warren Morgan Team Up For Exclusive Melbourne Show

Phil Manning of Chain and Warren Morgan of The Aztecs and also Chain will get together in Melbourne this Saturday night for a one-off performance.

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Lou Gramm Reclaims The Songs Of Foreigner With Live Show

With Foreigner not being or sounding like Foreigner for years, original lead singer Lou Gramm is reclaiming lost ground with his almost all-Foreigner setlist.

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