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    Jimmy Bain

    1947-12-19 (76 years old) in Highland, Scotland, UK

    James Stewart Bain (19 December 1947 – 23 January 2016) was a Scottish musician, best known for playing bass guitar in the bands Rainbow and Dio. He also worked with Kate Bush and Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, co-writing on his solo albums. On 23 January 2016, he died while in his cabin on Def Leppard's "Hysteria on the High Seas" cruise. He was due to perform on the cruise with his group Last In Line the following day. The performance did not go ahead, and band members informed fans on the cruise that he had been battling pneumonia for some time. The cause of death was determined to be lung cancer tho he had not been diagnosed with cancer and was aware only of his pneumonia. He is interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), not far from his bandmate Ronnie James Dio.

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    Dio | Finding the Sacred Heart
    63 %|May 27, 2013
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    Dio: We Rock
    0 %|Aug 5, 2005
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    Dio: Evil or Divine
    70 %|Jul 1, 2003
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    The Hear 'n Aid Sessions
    0 %|Jan 1, 1986
    Documentary, Music
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    Dio | Super Rock '85 in Japan
    0 %|Aug 10, 1985
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    Dio | A Special from the Spectrum
    57 %|Dec 31, 1984
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    Dio - Live in Holland
    52 %|Dec 4, 1983
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