Jimmy Bain
Biography
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.
Known For & Full Filmography7 Titles
Movie - 2003, 2h 15m • as Himself - Bass
On a rain-soaked Friday the 13th in December of 2002, the mastery of DIO took full command of New York City's famous Roseland Ballroom. In grand fashion, the formidable quintet was unleashed upon a rabid sold-out crowd, delivering a memorable performance that was nothing less than a heavy metal history lesson.
Movie - 1986, 2h 15m • as Self [Dio]
Hear 'n Aid was a one-time collaboration of various individual hard rock and heavy metal artists in 1985 to raise money for famine relief in Africa. According to Ronnie James Dio's MySpace profile, the project raised $1 million within a year.
Movie - 1983, 2h 15m • as Self/ Bass
Live at Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands - Dec 4 1983
Movie - 2005, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
We Rock - Consists of Live In Concert and A Special from the Spectrum videos, minus a couple of songs.
Movie - 2013, 2h 15m • as Bass/Backing Vocals
Concert video filmed at The Spectrum in Philadelphia on June 17, 1986 during the second leg of the "Sacred Heart" tour, which featured new guitarist Craig Goldy. Now for the first time the full concert is being released in the original running order, restored from the original 16mm film and with remastered sound.
Movie - 1984, 2h 15m • as Self
A live concert performance by the band Dio, recorded at The Spectrum in Philadelphia. Originally released on VHS in 1984, most of the performance has been re-released on the We Rock DVD, minus the opening track of "Stand Up and Shout."
Movie - 1985, 2h 15m • as Self
Recorded live at Super Rock Festival in Tokyo, Japan on August 10th, 1985 1. King Of Rock And Roll 2. Like The Beat Of a Heart 3. Don't Talk To Strangers 4. Hangry For Heaven 5. The Last In Line Holy Diver The Last In Line Heaven And Hell Sacred HeartB 6. Rock'And'Roll Children Long Live Rock'N'Roll Man On the Silver Mountan Rock'N'Roll Children 7. Rainbow In The Dark 8. Stand Up And Shout