Jimmy Bain (bass)

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BANDS:

• Nick And The Sinners
• The Embers [1969]
• Street Noise
• Choker [1972-1973]
• Harlot [Jan 74-Jul 75]
• Rainbow [Jul 75-Jan 77]
• John Cale Band
• Wild Horses [Mar 77-Oct 81]
• The Greedy Bastards [Feb 78] (Casual band - 1 gig)
• The Greedy Bastards [Jul 78] (Casual band - 1 gig)
• John Cale Band [Jun 80] (Casual band - 1 gig)
• Scorpions
• Phil Lynott Band [Oct 82]
• Dio [Oct 82-Jun 89]
• Cinderella [1988]
• Band Of Thieves
• WWIII
• C C DeVille Band
• Dio [1992-Mar 93]
• The Key
• Dio [1999-2003]
• The Hollywood AllStarz [2004-present]
• 3 Legged Dogg [2004-?]
• Last In Line [2013-2016]

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BIOGRAPHY:


Jimmy Bain

Very powerful bassist, he has played with some of best bands in hard rock scene, and he´s still active, which makes me very glad!

Jimmy Bain was born James Stewart Bain on December 19th, 1947, in Newtonmore, Scotland.

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NICK AND THE SINNERS

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As far as I know, this was Jimmy Bain´s first band, in Dunbar, Scotland. Sorry, I don´t have any other details about them.

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THE EMBERS

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Then, Jimmy Bain joined The Embers circa 1969. I´ve been told that they were a tremendous band at the time, up with their Glasgow rivals The Beatstalkers, both well supported band but never hit the big time.

But I haven´t any additional info about The Embers, so if someone can help...

After that, Jimmy emigrated to Vernon, British Columbia in Canada with his parents, but that fact didn´t stop his musical career, as we´re going to read.

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STREET NOISE

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Street Noise was a Canadian band, based on Vernon, BC. They had several lineups, and I don´t have complete info, but for some time, they were a trio:

STREET NOISE #?	?
Jimmy Bain † bass, vocals	Jim Bibby keyboards, vocals	Dave Jonsson drums, vocals

I know there were more lineups as a quartet, also with Jimmy Bain, but can´t find that info. Can someone help, please? I guess Jimmy´s mate Robert (Smiggy) Smith also played at the same time here.

In 1972, they acted as backup band for John Lee Hooker!

Other info on members of Street Noise (I know up to 7 members)
Not enough info (6):	Jim Bibby, Dave Jonsson, Doug Louie, Linnie Patterson, Jim Powell, Robert Smith

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CHOKER

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Choker was formed by Jimmy Bain and Robert Smith, after returning from Canada to Scotland:

CHOKER #1		1972-1973
Rod MacKenzie guitar	Robert Smith guitar	Jimmy Bain † bass	Derek Weir drums
The Ratsê	Blueê

They even recorded an Emidisc promo acetate in 1973.

Other info on members of Choker (I know up to 4 members)
Not enough info (3):	Rod MacKenzie, Robert Smith, Derek Weir

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HARLOT

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This was the lineup for the band, formed in January 1974:

HARLOT #1		Jan 74-Jul 75
Mick Dyche guitar	Mike Japp guitar	Jimmy Bain † bass	Ricky Munro drums

Jimmy Bain left the band in July 1975, when he got a call from Ritchie Blackmore.

Other info on members of Harlot (I know up to 4 members)
Old pages (1):	Mick Dyche
Not enough info (2):	Mike Japp, Ricky Munro

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RAINBOW

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Rainbow live: overall vision of the stage

In July 1975, Jimmy Bain joins Rainbow after turning down an invitation to join The Babys:

RAINBOW #2			Jul 75-Aug 75
		êHarlot
Ronnie James Dio † vocals	Ritchie Blackmore guitar	Jimmy Bain † bass	Mickey Lee Soule keyboards	Gary Driscoll † drums

And very soon, the change of musicians in Rainbow's band starts... In August 1975, Driscoll leaves.

In August 1975, the great Cozy Powell replaces Gary Driscoll:

RAINBOW #3			Aug 75-Oct 75
				êStrange Brew
Ronnie James Dio † vocals	Ritchie Blackmore guitar	Jimmy Bain † bass	Mickey Lee Soule keyboards	Cozy Powell † drums

And in October 1975, new lineup...

Rainbow lineup: From left to right: Tony Carey, Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore, Cozy Powell, Jimmy Bain

In October 1975, Tony Carey replaces Mickey Lee Soule:

RAINBOW #4			Oct 75-Jan 77
Ronnie James Dio † vocals	Ritchie Blackmore guitar	Jimmy Bain † bass	Tony Carey keyboards	Cozy Powell † drums
		Wild Horsesê

So, at this moment, none from the Elf members (except Ronnie Dio) remained in Rainbow.

This was one of the more stable (and superb) lineups. They released a fantastic album, Rising. They also released a very good live album On stage (2LP, now 1CD).

Along the years, as it happens with Deep Purple, there has been released more live material from the band. In 1990, it was released Live in Germany, a double CD from the Rainbow 1976 European tour (On stage had been recorded in the Japanese tour).

But in January 1977, Jimmy Bain is fired.

Other info on members of Rainbow (I know up to 27 members)
Already covered (1):	Ronnie James Dio
Old pages (2):	Don Airey, Cozy Powell
To be covered (23):	Dee Beale, Ritchie Blackmore, Graham Bonnet, Chuck Burgi, Tony Carey, Mark Clarke, Bob Daisley, Gary Driscoll, Roger Glover, Jack Green, Craig Gruber, John Miceli, Paul Morris, Candice Night, John O´Reilly, Lin Robinson, Bobby Rondinelli, David Rosenthal, Greg Smith, Mickey Lee Soule, David Stone, Joe Lynn Turner, Doogie White

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JOHN CALE BAND

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For a while, he played with John Cale, but I haven't details about the lineups. Help, please!

He recorded a 12" EP with Cale, Animal justice. The musicians featured are: Chris Spedding (guitar), Ritchie Fliegler (guitar), Jimmy Bain (bass), Bruce Brody (keyboards), Kevin Currie (drums).

Jimmy played live with John Cale again in 1980, as we´re going to read.

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GOING SOLO...

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Around 1978, Jimmy Bain recorded some demos, produced by Matthew Fisher (from Procol Harum fame), but they still remain unreleased. A pity...

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THE GREEDY BASTARDS

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This was a fun band, usually comprising members of the band Thin Lizzy. This was the lineup announced for a February 1978 gig:

THE GREEDY BASTARDS #?			Feb 78
Phil Lynott † vocals, bass	Gary Holton † vocals	Gary Moore † guitar	Jimmy Bain † bass	Rat Scabies drums

As we can see, it also included members of Heavy Metal Kids, The Damned. Finally, the gig was cancelled.

A different lineup in July 1978 was:

THE GREEDY BASTARDS #?				Jul 78
Phil Lynott † vocals, bass	Gary Moore † guitar	Scott Gorham guitar	Chris Spedding guitar	Steve Jones guitar	Jimmy Bain † bass

Paul Cook drums

Brian Downey drums

This time, with members of Thin Lizzy and Sex Pistols.

Other info on members of The Greedy Bastards (I know up to 12 members)
Already covered (1):	Gary Moore
Old pages (1):	Larry Wallis
To be covered (6):	Brian Downey, Scott Gorham, Gary Holton, Phil Lynott, Brian Robertson, Chris Spedding
Not enough info (3):	Paul Cook, Steve Jones, Rat Scabies

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WILD HORSES

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The first news about Brian Robertson and Jimmy Bain making plans for a joint project, Wild Horses, arise in March 1977, a few months before Robertson leaves Thin Lizzy.

In a very unknown episode, Jimmy McCulloch was for a very short time a part of Wild Horses.

WILD HORSES #		? - 1978
êThin Lizzy		êRainbow
Brian Robertson guitar, vocals	Jimmy McCulloch † guitar, vocals	Jimmy Bain † bass, vocals	Kenny Jones drums

During Jimmy´s short stint with Wild Horses, he was merely a guitar player / backing vocalist, with Brian Robertson and Jimmy Bain doing the lead vocals.

They were rehearsing for a while, but Jimmy was soon replaced by Neil Carter still in 1978.

The drummer chosen is ex-Small Faces drummer, Kenny Jones:

WILD HORSES #2		1978-?
Brian Robertson guitar, vocals	Neil Carter guitar	Jimmy Bain † bass, vocals	Kenny Jones drums
			The Whoê

But Kenny Jones left them to join The Who, just when Wild Horses were to start a tour.
Wild Horse get a new drummer around November 1978:

WILD HORSES #3		Nov 78-Jan 79
Brian Robertson guitar, vocals	Neil Carter guitar	Jimmy Bain † bass, vocals	Dixie Lee drums

But Dixie left them soon, in January 1979.


Wild Horses

New drummer in Wild Horses was Clive Edwards:

WILD HORSES #4		Jan 79-Oct 80
Brian Robertson guitar, vocals	Neil Carter guitar	Jimmy Bain † bass, vocals	Clive Edwards drums
	UFOê

They appeared at Reading Rock Festival in August 1979.

This was the lineup that recorded The first album, produced by Trevor Rabin, in the period between December 1979 and January 1980.

After several tours (where they had some special guests from time to time, such as Phil Lynott or Michael Schenker), Neil Carter left them in October 1980 (or was August 1980?) to join UFO.

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JOHN CALE BAND (again)

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John Cale assembled a one-off band for a festival in Holland in June 1980:

JOHN CALE BAND #?				Jun 80
John Cale vocals	Ollie Halsall † guitar	Jimmy Bain † bass	Chris Thompson keyboards	Jeff Reynolds trumpet	Rudy Van Dyck sax

Clive Edwards drums

Judy Nylon backing vocals

Other info on members of John Cale Band (I know up to 24 members)
Already covered (1):	Clive Edwards
Old pages (2):	Timi Donald, Pat Donaldson
To be covered (14):	John Cale, Ollie Halsall, Andy Heermans, David Lichtenstein, Judy Nylon, Deantoni Parks, Jeff Reynolds, Chris Spedding, Joe Stefko, Jeff Thall, Chris Thomas, Chris Thompson, Rudy Van Dyck, David Young
Not enough info (6):	Marc Aaron, Joe Bidewell, Doug Bowne, Deerfrance, Paul Page, George Scott

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WILD HORSES (again)

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They get John Lockton to replace Neil Carter around October 1980:

WILD HORSES #5		Oct 80-Jun 81
Brian Robertson guitar, vocals	John Lockton guitar	Jimmy Bain † bass, vocals	Clive Edwards drums

They released a second album, Stand your ground, released in May 1981. But the group's stability was damaged when Brian 'Robbo' Robertson and Clive Edwards left the band in June 1981 at the end of a tour.

Jimmy Bain quickly recruited new musicians, and they made their first live gig at The Marquee in August 1981:

WILD HORSES #6			Jun 81-Oct 81
êLionheart				êLionheart
Reuben Archer vocals	John Lockton guitar	Laurence Archer guitar	Jimmy Bain † bass	Frank Noon drums
Stampedeê		Stampedeê

But Reuben & Laurence Archer soon leave the band to form Stampede, and they finally split in October 1981.

Other info on members of Wild Horses (I know up to 11 members)
Already covered (1):	Clive Edwards
Old pages (3):	Reuben Archer, John Lockton, Jimmy McCulloch
To be covered (6):	Laurence Archer, Neil Carter, Kenny Jones, Dixie Lee, Frank Noon, Brian Robertson

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SCORPIONS

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In a very confusing episode, I remember how I read in a magazine that Jimmy Bain and Bobby Rondinelli had joined Scorpions for their new studio album, thus considering Francis Buchholz and Herman Rarebell out of the band:

SCORPIONS #?			?
Klaus Meine vocals	Rudolf Schenker guitar	Matthias Jabs guitar	Jimmy Bain † bass	Bobby Rondinelli drums

But, according later magazines, they finally decided calling Francis and Herman back to the band. The album, Love at first sting, was finally released, and Bain and Rondinelli are not credited. But, many years later, I read in an interview that Bobby Rondinelli confirms the fact, and he says he still thinks some of the tracks in the album feature Jimmy and Bobby. Who knows the truth? :)

Other info on members of Scorpions (I know up to 21 members)
To be covered (8):	Mario Argandoña, Francis Buchholz, James Kottak, Herman Rarebell, Bobby Rondinelli, Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker, John Young
Not enough info (12):	Ariane Arcu, Johann Daansen, Wolfgang Dziony, Lother Heimberg, Matthias Jabs, Christian Kolonovits, Rudi Lenners, Pavel Maciwoda, Klaus Meine, Ralph Rieckermann, Jurgen Rosenthal, Rudolf Schenker

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PHIL LYNOTT BAND

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During a short hiatus in Thin Lizzy, Phil Lynott also made a short solo Scandinavian tour in October 1982 under the name Phil Lynott And The Soul Band, with this lineup:

PHIL LYNOTT BAND #?				Oct 82-Nov 82
êThin Lizzy				êThin Lizzy
Phil Lynott † vocals, guitar	Gus Isidore guitar	Jerome Rimson bass	Jimmy Bain † keyboards	Darren Wharton keyboards	Mark Nauseef drums

Yes, Jimmy Bain played as keyboardist in the tour! :) Many people don't know, but Jimmy is a very skilled keyboardist. Here, Bain played as extra keyboard player behind Darren Warton.

Lemmy and old mate Brian Robertson made guest appearances in some gig in Sweden.

In December 1982, Phil Lynott also made a brief Irish tour, with this new lineup:

PHIL LYNOTT BAND #?				Dec 82
					êThin Lizzy
Phil Lynott † vocals, bass	Gus Isidore guitar	Jerome Rimson bass	Jimmy Bain † keyboards	Darren Wharton keyboards	Brian Downey drums
Thin Lizzyê				Thin Lizzyê	Thin Lizzyê

Other info on members of Phil Lynott Band (I know up to 9 members)
To be covered (6):	Brian Downey, Gus Isidore, Phil Lynott, Mark Nauseef, Jerome Rimson, Darren Wharton
Not enough info (2):	Robbie Brennan, Trevor Knight

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DIO

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After leaving Black Sabbath, Ronnie James Dio started his own project. Originally called Bible Black, it finally adopted the name of Dio:

DIO #1		Oct 82-May 83
êBlack Sabbath			êBlack Sabbath
Ronnie James Dio † vocals	Vivian Campbell guitar	Jimmy Bain † bass	Vinny Appice drums

It was formed with his old friends Bain and Appice, and recruiting a young and superb Vivian Campbell on guitar. They start this new venture around October 1982.

They release a superb debut, Holy diver, a must in everybody´s heavy collection. Everybody´s playing here fantastically.

In May 1983, their lineup is augmented with keyboardist Claude Schnell for their first tour:

DIO #2			May 83-Mar 86
Ronnie James Dio † vocals	Vivian Campbell guitar	Jimmy Bain † bass	Claude Schnell keyboards	Vinny Appice drums

Their 2nd album is The last in line.

This lineup also released a song, ´Hungry for heaven´, in the soundtrack for the movie Vision quest (1985). Other artists appearing in the soundtrack: Journey, John Waite, Red Rider, Sammy Hagar, Foreigner, etc.

After their 3rd album, Sacred heart, Vivian Campbell leaves the band in March 1986.

In March 1986, Vivian Campbell is replaced by Craig Goldie:

DIO #3			Mar 86-1988
	êDriver
Ronnie James Dio † vocals	Craig Goldie guitar	Jimmy Bain † bass	Claude Schnell keyboards	Vinny Appice drums

Their next work is a live mini-LP, Intermission.

This lineup also released a song, ´Hide in the rainbow´, in the soundtrack for the movie Iron Eagle (1986). Other artists appearing in the soundtrack: Queen, King Kobra (with Carmine Appice), Helix, Eric Martin, etc.

In 1987, they release Dream evil. But soon after, Ronnie James Dio started making lots of changes in the band. First to leave is Craig Goldie.

After a long period, Dio chooses a very young guitar player, Rowan Robertson:

DIO #4			1988-Jun 89
Ronnie James Dio † vocals	Rowan Robertson guitar	Jimmy Bain † bass	Claude Schnell keyboards	Vinny Appice drums

But soon, Jimmy Bain and Claude Schnell also leave, around June 1989.

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CINDERELLA

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In July 1988, while he still was a member of Dio, Jimmy lends a hand to the band Cinderella, as their bassist Eric Brittingham had a baby, and decided not to tour with them. So, Jimmy Bain is called to play the American tour:

CINDERELLA #?		1988
		êDio
Tom Keifer vocals	Jeff LaBar guitar	Jimmy Bain † bass	Fred Coury drums
		Dioê

Other info on members of Cinderella (I know up to 10 members)
To be covered (2):	Jody Cortez, Kevin Valentine
Not enough info (7):	Eric Brittingham, Gary Corbett, Fred Coury, Tony Destra, Tom Keifer, Jeff LaBar, Michael Smerick

Jimmy was supposed to come back to Dio to record a new album during Christmas 1988.

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BAND OF THIEVES

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Spanish edition of Metal Hammer magazine announced in November 1989 that Jimmy was playing with this band, but I can't find info on them! Help, please!

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WWIII

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This was next project by Jimmy Bain and Vinny Appice:

WWIII #?		?
Mandy Lion vocals	Tracy G guitar	Jimmy Bain † bass	Vinny Appice drums

They released a self-titled album, WWIII, including a cover of a T.Rex song, ´Children of the revolution´. But after some time, Bain and Appice leave the band.

Other info on members of WWIII (I know up to 4 members)
To be covered (2):	Vinny Appice, Tracy G
Not enough info (1):	Mandy Lion

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C C DEVILLE BAND

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Around February 1992, rock magazines told that guitarist C.C. De Ville (from Poison) had formed his own solo band, with:

C C DEVILLE BAND #		1992
C C DeVille guitar	Jimmy Bain † bass	Carmine Appice drums	+ vocalist unknown to me. Help, please!

But I never heard about it again. Has anybody more info about it, please?

Other info on members of C C DeVille Band (I know up to 3 members)
To be covered (1):	Carmine Appice
Not enough info (1):	C C DeVille

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DIO (again)

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In 1992, after leaving Black Sabbath for a 2nd time, Dio and Vinny Appice call his old mate Jimmy Bain again, trying to resurrect Dio:

DIO #?	1992-Mar 93
êBlack Sabbath		êBlack Sabbath
Ronnie James Dio † vocals	Jimmy Bain † bass	Vinny Appice drums

They started looking for a guitarist, but in March 1993, Jimmy Bain is out of the band again.

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THE KEY

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Next I heard about Jimmy was a new project called The Key, around 1996. Info needed, please!

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DIO (again)

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And in 1999, it happens again. After different temptative lineups for recording a new studio album, Magica (at first, rumour had it about the album scheduled to be recorded with Aynsley Dunbar and Bob Daisley, although the musicians used were Bain and Wright), it finally marks Jimmy Bain´s return to Dio. In fact, all the musicians had been in Dio in the past:

DIO #?				1999-Jan 02
Ronnie James Dio † vocals	Craig Goldie guitar	Jimmy Bain † bass	OR	Chuck Garric bass	Scott Warren keyboards

Simon Wright drums

But some other commitments by Jimmy Bain prevented him to play in some of the tours, so Chuck Garric filled his spot in some of the tours (for example, when they played in my city...).

In January 2002, Craig Goldie left Dio again, being replaced by the great Doug Aldrich:

DIO #?			Jan 02-Apr 03
Ronnie James Dio † vocals	Doug Aldrich guitar	Jimmy Bain † bass	Scott Warren keyboards	Simon Wright drums
	Whitesnakeê

But in April 2003, Aldrich leaves.

In April 2003, Craig Goldie is back in Dio again (although the first name announced was Warren De Martini):

DIO #?			Apr 03-2003
Ronnie James Dio † vocals	Craig Goldie guitar	Jimmy Bain † bass	Scott Warren keyboards	Simon Wright drums

But at the end of 2003, Jimmy Bain leaves them.

Other info on members of Dio (I know up to 18 members)
Already covered (1):	Ronnie James Dio
Old pages (2):	Jens Johansson, Rudy Sarzo
To be covered (14):	Doug Aldrich, Vinny Appice, Vivian Campbell, Teddy Cook, Larry Dennison, Tracy G, Chuck Garric, Craig Goldie, James Kottak, Jeff Pilson, Rowan Robertson, Claude Schnell, Scott Warren, Simon Wright

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THE HOLLYWOOD ALLSTARZ

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When Jeff Pilson left, Vinny Appice called his mate Jimmy Bain:

THE HOLLYWOOD ALLSTARZ #?		?
Chas West vocals	Carlos Cavazo guitar	Jimmy Bain † bass	Vinny Appice drums

The whole band also plays under the name 3 Legged Dogg.

They augment the lineup to include two drummers, thus enriching their sound:

THE HOLLYWOOD ALLSTARZ #?			?
Chas West vocals	Carlos Cavazo guitar	Jimmy Bain † bass	Vinny Appice drums	Krigger drums

I know there has been more lineups (Mick Brown on drums, Craig Goldie on guitar, for example or Sean McNabb depping for Bain), but don´t know the details, so if someone can help here, it would be very appreciated, please...

Other info on members of The Hollywood AllStarz (I know up to 9 members)
To be covered (6):	Vinny Appice, Mick Brown, Carlos Cavazo, Craig Goldie, Sean McNabb, Jeff Pilson
Not enough info (2):	Krigger, Chas West

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3 LEGGED DOGG

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Band formed with members of The Hollywood AllStarz, plus Brian Young:

3 LEGGED DOGG #1		?
Chas West vocals	Brian Young guitar	Jimmy Bain † bass	Vinny Appice drums

After a while, they expanded into a quintet adding Carlos Cavazo.

This is the 2nd lineup for 3 Legged Dogg, now as a quintet:

3 LEGGED DOGG #2			?
Chas West vocals	Carlos Cavazo guitar	Brian Young guitar	Jimmy Bain † bass	Vinny Appice drums
				Heaven And Hellê

They released their first album, Frozen summer in 2006.

When Vinny Appice was called to join Heaven & Hell, the band was put on hold for a while.

Other info on members of 3 Legged Dogg (I know up to 5 members)
To be covered (2):	Vinny Appice, Carlos Cavazo
Not enough info (2):	Chas West, Brian Young

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LAST IN LINE

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In 2013, a few years after Ronnie James Dio´s demise, his four founding members in Dio reunite under the new monicker Last In Line, with new vocalist Andrew Freeman:

LAST IN LINE #?			2013-Jan 16
Andrew Freeman vocals	Vivian Campbell guitar	Jimmy Bain † bass	Claude Schnell keyboards	Vinny Appice drums

Vivian Campbell was still a member of Def Leppard, as well as appearing in other parallel projects.

Other info on members of Last In Line (I know up to 5 members)
To be covered (3):	Vinny Appice, Vivian Campbell, Claude Schnell
Not enough info (1):	Andrew Freeman

And the sad news arrived when it was announced that Jimmy Bain had passed away on January 24th, 2016.

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DISCOGRAPHY: (43 albums known to me - Status: Quite advanced)

ALBUMS AS A BAND MEMBER (22 credits)

• Rising - Rainbow (July 1976)


• Members: Ritchie Blackmore, Tony Carey (RIP: Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio, Cozy Powell)
• Guests: (RIP: Rainer Pietsch)
• Producer: Martin Birch
• On stage - Rainbow (July 1977) (LIVE)


• Members: Ritchie Blackmore, Tony Carey (RIP: Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio, Cozy Powell)
• Producer: Martin Birch
• My opinion: Superb live album.
• Animal justice (EP) - John Cale (September 1977)


• Members: John Cale (RIP: Jimmy Bain)
• Guests: Kevin Currie
• Criminal tendencies / The rapist (SINGLE) - Wild Horses (November 1979)


• Members: Neil Carter, Clive Edwards, Brian Robertson (RIP: Jimmy Bain)
• Solo in Soho - Phil Lynott (April 1980)


• Members: Brian Downey, Mark Nauseef, Jerome Rimson (RIP: Phil Lynott + Jimmy Bain)
• Guests: Bob C Benberg, Scott Gorham, Huey Lewis, Midge Ure, Snowy White + Andy Duncan, Mark Knopfler, Fiachra Trench (RIP: Gary Moore + Tony Charles)
• Comments: Solo in Soho features Scott Gorham (guitar), Mark Knopfler (guitar), Gary Moore (guitar), Snowy White (guitar), Jerome Rimson (bass), Jimmy Bain (keyboards), Midge Ure (keyboards), Billy Currie (keyboards), Brian Downey (drums), Mark Nauseef (drums), Bob C. Benberg (drums), Tony Charles (drums), Huey Lewis (harmonica).
• The First album - Wild Horses (April 1980)


• Members: Neil Carter, Clive Edwards, Brian Robertson (RIP: Jimmy Bain)
• Guests: (RIP: Larrie Londin)
• Producer: Trevor Rabin
• Comments: The CD reissue from 1999 contains 2 bonus live tracks, but the new CD reissue from 2009 contains 3 different bonus live tracks.
• Everlasting love (SINGLE) - Wild Horses (1981)


• Members: Clive Edwards, John Lockton, Brian Robertson (RIP: Jimmy Bain)
• Producer: (RIP: Phil Lynott)
• Stand your ground - Wild Horses (May 1981)


• Members: Clive Edwards, John Lockton, Brian Robertson (RIP: Jimmy Bain)
• Comments: The CD reissue from 1999 contains 2 bonus tracks, but the new CD reissue from 2009 contains 4 different bonus live tracks.
• The Philip Lynott album - Phil Lynott (1982)


• Members: Brian Downey, Mark Nauseef, Jerome Rimson, Darren Wharton (RIP: Phil Lynott + Jimmy Bain)
• Guests: Bob C Benberg, Scott Gorham, Huey Lewis, Midge Ure + Mel Collins, Mark Knopfler (RIP: Pierre Moerlen)
• Comments: The Philip Lynott album is quite different from what he recorded with Thin Lizzy, but a beautiful album anyway. Featuring many of his usual friends: Mark Knopfler (guitar), Midge Ure (guitar, keyboards), Scott Gorham (bass), Jimmy Bain (bass), Jerome Rimson (bass), Darren Wharton (keyboards), Mel Collins (sax), Huey Lewis (harmonica), Brian Downey (drums), Pierre Moerlen (drums), Mark Nauseef (drums), Rusty Egan (drums), Bob C. Benberg (drums, from Supertramp).
• Holy diver - Dio (1983)


• Members: Vinny Appice, Vivian Campbell (RIP: Ronnie James Dio + Jimmy Bain)
• Technical: Lee Herschberg (RIP: George Marino)
• My opinion: A magnificent album, absolutely powerful. Special mention to Vivian Campbell on guitar in the best tradition of guitar heroes. I love it!
• The Last in line - Dio (1984)


• Members: Vinny Appice, Vivian Campbell, Claude Schnell (RIP: Ronnie James Dio + Jimmy Bain)
• Technical: (RIP: George Marino)
• Sacred heart - Dio (1985)


• Members: Vinny Appice, Vivian Campbell, Claude Schnell (RIP: Ronnie James Dio + Jimmy Bain)
• Technical: Greg Fulginiti
• Intermission - Dio (1986)


• Members: Vinny Appice, Craig Goldie, Claude Schnell (RIP: Ronnie James Dio + Jimmy Bain)
• Technical: Greg Fulginiti
• Comments: Live EP with 6 tracks (including 1 new studio track).
• Dream evil - Dio (1987)


• Members: Vinny Appice, Craig Goldie, Claude Schnell (RIP: Ronnie James Dio + Jimmy Bain)
• Live in Germany - Rainbow (1990) (LIVE)


• Members: Ritchie Blackmore, Tony Carey (RIP: Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio, Cozy Powell)
• WWIII - WWIII (1990)


• Members: Vinny Appice, Tracy G (RIP: Jimmy Bain)
• Live in Europe - Rainbow (1996) (LIVE)


• Members: Ritchie Blackmore, Tony Carey (RIP: Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio, Cozy Powell)
• Magica - Dio (March 2000)


• Members: Craig Goldie, Simon Wright (RIP: Ronnie James Dio + Jimmy Bain)
• Guests: John Keane
• Technical: Eddy Schreyer
• The Very beast of Dio - Dio (October 2000)


• Members: Vinny Appice, Vivian Campbell, Teddy Cook, Jens Johansson, Jeff Pilson, Rowan Robertson, Claude Schnell, Simon Wright (RIP: Ronnie James Dio + Jimmy Bain)
• Producer: Tony Platt
• Technical: Don Evans, Bill Inglot
• Killing the dragon - Dio (May 2002)


• Members: Doug Aldrich, Scott Warren, Simon Wright (RIP: Ronnie James Dio + Jimmy Bain)
• Technical: Eddy Schreyer
• Evil or divine - Dio (July 2003) (LIVE)


• Members: Doug Aldrich, Scott Warren, Simon Wright (RIP: Ronnie James Dio + Jimmy Bain)
• Technical: Eddy Schreyer
• Comments: Live DVD recorded in December 2002.
• Frozen summer - 3 Legged Dogg (October 2006)


• Members: Vinny Appice, Carlos Cavazo (RIP: Jimmy Bain)

COMPILATIONS AS A BAND MEMBER (7 credits)

• Best of Rainbow - Rainbow (1981)


• Members: Don Airey, Ritchie Blackmore, Graham Bonnet, Tony Carey, Bob Daisley, Roger Glover, Bobby Rondinelli, Mickey Lee Soule, David Stone, Joe Lynn Turner (RIP: Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio, Gary Driscoll, Craig Gruber, Cozy Powell)
• Diamonds - the best of Dio - Dio (1994)


• Members: Vinny Appice, Vivian Campbell (RIP: Ronnie James Dio + Jimmy Bain)
• Producer: Tony Platt
• Seducing down the door - John Cale (July 1994)


• Members: John Cale + Timi Donald, Pat Donaldson, Chris Spedding (RIP: Jimmy Bain)
• Guests: Harvey Brooks, Doreen Chanter, Irene Chanter, Phil Collins, Bobby Colomby, Gerry Conway, Kevin Currie, Brian Eno, Jim Keltner, Sandy Konikoff, Phil Manzanera, Geoff Muldaur, Bill Payne, Liza Strike (RIP: Lou Reed + Wilton Felder, Lowell George, Bobby Gregg, Richie Hayward, Archie Legget, Stan Szelest)
• Producer: Ted Templeman, Chris Thomas
• Technical: Bill Inglot, Ken Perry
• Anthology - Dio (June 1998)


• Members: Vinny Appice, Vivian Campbell, Craig Goldie, Claude Schnell (RIP: Ronnie James Dio + Jimmy Bain)
• The Best of Rainbow - the millenium collection - Rainbow (October 2000)


• Members: Ritchie Blackmore, Chuck Burgi, Tony Carey, Bob Daisley, Roger Glover, Bobby Rondinelli, David Rosenthal, Mickey Lee Soule (RIP: Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio, Gary Driscoll, Craig Gruber, Cozy Powell)
• Guests: (RIP: Rainer Pietsch)
• Producer: Martin Birch, Bill Levenson
• Technical: Suha Gur
• Vagabonds kings warriors angels - Thin Lizzy (January 2002)


• Members: Eric Bell, Brian Downey, Scott Gorham, Brian Robertson, Mark Stanway, John Sykes, Darren Wharton, Snowy White, Eric Wrixon (RIP: Jimmy Bain, Phil Lynott, Gary Moore)
• Guests: Don Airey, John Anthony Helliwell, Huey Lewis + Laurence Archer, Phil Collins, Mark Knopfler, Frankie Miller, Jean Roussel (RIP: Ian McLagan)
• Producer: Ron Nevison, Chris Tsangarides, Tony Visconti
• Technical: Bill Levenson (RIP: Keith Harwood)
• Comments: 4CD boxset with several rare tracks.
• The Very best of Rainbow - Rainbow ( - )


• Members: Don Airey, Ritchie Blackmore, Graham Bonnet, Chuck Burgi, Tony Carey, Bob Daisley, Roger Glover, Bobby Rondinelli, David Rosenthal, Mickey Lee Soule, David Stone, Joe Lynn Turner (RIP: Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio, Gary Driscoll, Craig Gruber, Cozy Powell)
• Guests: (RIP: Rainer Pietsch)
• Producer: Martin Birch, Bill Levenson
• Technical: (RIP: Flemming Rasmussen)

ALBUMS WITH BANDMATES AND FRIENDS (2 credits)

• Black rose - Thin Lizzy (February 1979)


• Members: Brian Downey, Scott Gorham (RIP: Phil Lynott, Gary Moore)
• Guests: Huey Lewis + Judie Tzuke (RIP: Jimmy Bain)
• Producer: Tony Visconti
• Comments: A great band, commanded by the much-missed Phil Lynott. The lineup for this album was: Phil Lynott (vocals, bass) / Scott Gorham (guitar) / Gary Moore (guitar) / Brian Downey (drums). But they got some friends to play with them: Jimmy Bain (bass), Huey Lewis (harmonica, as Bluesy Hughie). The thanks credits mention Mark Nauseef (drums), as he played with the band substituting Brian Downey for a short tour. The album was recorded from December 1978 to February 1979.
• Dirty fingers - Gary Moore (1983)


• Members: Don Airey, Tommy Aldridge, Charlie Huhn, Andy Pyle (RIP: Gary Moore)
• Guests: (RIP: Jimmy Bain)
• Producer: Chris Tsangarides
• Comments: This album wasn't released as an official album, but several years later, it finally appeared. The musicians in the album are: Charlie Huhn (vocals), Andy Pyle (bass), Jimmy Bain (bass), Don Airey (keyboards), and Tommy Aldridge (drums). The album was recorded in the beginning of 1981.

COMPILATIONS WITH BANDMATES AND FRIENDS (1 credit)

• Soldier of fortune - Thin Lizzy (1987)


• Members: Eric Bell, Brian Downey, Scott Gorham, Brian Robertson, Midge Ure (RIP: Phil Lynott, Gary Moore)
• Guests: John Anthony Helliwell, Huey Lewis + Don Airey, Mark Knopfler, Charlie Morgan, Andy Richards (RIP: Jimmy Bain)

COLLECTIVE ALBUMS (5 credits)

• Hear´n aid - VVAA (1986)


• Guests: Tommy Aldridge, Carmine Appice, Vinny Appice, Frankie Banali, Eric Bloom, Mick Brown, Vivian Campbell, Carlos Cavazo, Brad Gillis, Craig Goldie, Rob Halford, George Lynch, Yngwie Malmsteen, Ted Nugent, Jeff Pilson, Donald ´Buck Dharma´ Roeser, Rudy Sarzo, Claude Schnell, Neal Schon, Paul Shortino, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Mark Stein (RIP: Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio, Kevin Dubrow, Jimi Hendrix, Lemmy)
• Producer: Dieter Dierks (RIP: Chas Chandler, Vic Maile)
• Technical: Greg Calbi, Greg Fulginiti
• Comments: Benefit album, with a long track featuring dozens of heavy metal singers and players, assembled by Ronnie James Dio. The album is completed with live tracks by Scorpions, Dio (featuring ´Hungry for heaven´, recorded live at San Diego in December 1985), Y&T, Rush, Motorhead, Accept, Kiss and even a track by Jimi Hendrix.
• My opinion: The track, ´Stars´ is an absolute delight to those who (like me) love guitar solos. Many of my favourites reunited for a good cause. People from Iron Maiden, Journey, Blue Oyster Cult, Judas Priest, Dokken, etc. It was written by Ronnie James Dio, Jimmy Bain & Vivian Campbell. It features a different singer for each verse, plus 6 guitar solos (played by Craig Goldie, Eddie Ojeda, Vivian Campbell, Brad Gillis, Neal Schon, George Lynch, Yngwie Malmsteen, Vivian Campbell (again), George Lynch, Carlos Cavazo, Brad Gillis (again), Craig Goldie (again), Donald 'Buck Dharma' Roeser). After more verses, there's another guitar solo by Neal Schon.
• Metallic assault - a tribute to Metallica - VVAA (February 2001)


• Guests: Doug Aldrich, Tommy Aldridge, Vinny Appice, Frankie Banali, Gregg Bissonette, Eric Bloom, Jason Bonham, Mikkey Dee, Aynsley Dunbar, Tony Franklin, Bob Kulick, Bruce Kulick, Jake E Lee, Tony Levin, Marco Mendoza, Jeff Pilson, Al Pitrelli, Vernon Reid, Phil Soussan, Robert Trujillo (RIP: Jimmy Bain, Lemmy)
• Producer: Bruce Bouillet
• Technical: Joe Gastwirt
• One way street - a tribute to Aerosmith - VVAA (May 2002)


• Guests: Doug Aldrich, Carmine Appice, Vinny Appice, Frankie Banali, Reb Beach, Gregg Bissonette, Tim Bogert, Bruce Bouillet, Vinnie Colaiuta, Aynsley Dunbar, Elliot Easton, Tony Franklin, Craig Goldie, Jimmy Haslip, Bobby Kimball, Bob Kulick, Bruce Kulick, Alex Ligertwood, Steve Lukather, Robin McAuley, Marco Mendoza, Tim ´Ripper´ Owens, Jeff Pilson, Al Pitrelli, Carmine Rojas, Stevie Salas, Blues Saraceno, Jason Scheff, Derek Sherinian, Brian Tichy, Pat Torpey, Joe Lynn Turner, Waddy Wachtel (RIP: Jimmy Bain, Mike Porcaro, Tony Thompson)
• Technical: Billy Sherwood
• Numbers from the beast - an all star salute to Iron Maiden - VVAA (2005)


• Guests: Doug Aldrich, Vinny Appice, Nuno Bettencourt, Jason Bonham, Phil Campbell, Mikkey Dee, Aynsley Dunbar, Tony Franklin, Paul Gilbert, Craig Goldie, Mike Inez, Bruce Kulick, George Lynch, Robin McAuley, Marco Mendoza, Jeff Pilson, Michael Schenker, Billy Sheehan, Alex Skolnick, Chris Slade, Jeff Scott Soto, Brian Tichy, Joe Lynn Turner, Chuck Wright, Simon Wright (RIP: Jimmy Bain, Lemmy)
• Producer: Bob Kulick
• Ronnie James Dio - this is your life - VVAA (April 2014)


• Guests: Doug Aldrich, Vinny Appice, Craig Goldie, Rob Halford, Glenn Hughes, Roy Mayorga, Jeff Pilson, Rowan Robertson, Rudy Sarzo, Brian Tichy, Scott Warren, Simon Wright (RIP: Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio, Lemmy)
• Producer: Bob Kulick
• Technical: Stephen Marcussen
• Comments: Tribute to Ronnie James Dio with covers of some of his songs performed by Anthrax, Motorhead, Scorpions, Doro, Metallica and others by ex-members of Dio.

SESSIONS (5 credits)

• Some things never change - David Kubinec (1978)


• Members: David Kubinec
• Guests: Timi Donald, Pat Donaldson, Chris Spedding (RIP: Jimmy Bain, Ollie Halsall)
• Producer: John Cale
• Comments: This album features the Chris Spedding Band (Chris Spedding on guitar, Pat Donaldson on bass, Timi Donald on drums), plus John Cale, Ollie Halsall (guitar), and Jimmy Bain (bass).
• The Unknown soldier - Roy Harper (1980)


• Members: Roy Harper + Steve Broughton, David Gilmour, Dave Lawson, Andy Roberts (RIP: David Bedford)
• Guests: Hugh Burns, B J Cole, Jim Cuomo, Timi Donald, Preston Heyman, Neil Jason, Will Lee, Tony Levin, Andy Newmark, Jo Partridge, John ´Willie´ Wilson, Pete Wingfield (RIP: Jimmy Bain, Don Grolnick, Jimmy Maelen)
• Producer: Haydn Bendall
• Technical: John Tropea
• Comments: As always, this Roy Harper album features an amazing lineup: Kate Bush (vocals), Hugh Burns (guitar), Andy Roberts (guitar), David Gilmour (guitar), B.J. Cole (pedal steel guitar), Jimmy Bain (bass), Neil Jason (bass), Will Lee (bass), Tony Levin (bass), Pete Wingfield (keyboards), Don Grolnick (keyboards), Dave Lawson (keyboards), David Bedford (keyboards), Jimmy Maelen (percussion), Andy Newmark (drums), Timi Donald (drums), plus Steve Broughton, Jim Cuomo, Sal Di Troia, Jo Partridge.
• The Dreaming - Kate Bush (1985)


• Members: Preston Heyman (RIP: Alan Murphy)
• Guests: Ian Bairnson, Stuart Elliott, David Gilmour, Dave Lawson, Andrew Powell, Danny Thompson, Eberhard Weber (RIP: Jimmy Bain)
• Comments: A great artist. This album features: Ian Bairnson (guitar), Brian Bath (guitar), Alan Murphy (guitar), Jimmy Bain (bass), Danny Thompson (bass), Dave Lawson (keyboards), Geoff Downes (keyboards), Preston Heyman (drums), Stuart Elliott (drums), Donal Lunny (bouzouki), Andrew Powell (arrangements), David Gilmour (backing vocals).
• Leader of the banned - Sam Kinison (March 1990)


• Members: (RIP: Sam Kinison)
• Guests: Mike Baird, Kim Bullard, Lanny Cordola, Jody Cortez, Gary Falcone, Tommy Funderburk, Randy Jackson, Joe Pizzulo, Rudy Sarzo, Slash, Billy Trudell, Leslie West, Richie Wise, Chuck Wright, Richie Zito (RIP: Jimmy Bain)
• Technical: Brian Reeves
• Comments: Sam Kinison was a famous comedian in the States (now deceased), who had many friends among the heavy metal musicians. This album features appearances by: Lanny Cordola (guitar), Leslie West (guitar), Slash (guitar), Dweezil Zappa (guitar), Robert Sarzo (guitar, from Hurricane), C.C. De Ville (guitar, from Poison), Jimmy Bain (bass), Rudy Sarzo (bass), Randy Jackson (bass), David Bryan (keyboards, from Bon Jovi), Kim Bullard (keyboards), Mike Baird (drums), Jody Cortez (drums), Fred Coury (drums, from Cinderella), and backing vocals by Eddie Money, Tommy Funderbunk, Gary Falcone, David Cumming, Billy Trudell, Richie Zito, Chuck Wright.
• Solo - Mike Montgomery (2006)


• Guests: John ´Rabbit´ Bundrick, Morgan Fisher, Scott Gorham, Bob Kulick, Brian Robertson, Paul Thompson (RIP: Jimmy Bain)

COMPILATIONS (SESSIONS) (1 credit)

• This woman´s work - Kate Bush (October 1998)


• Members: Preston Heyman, Kevin McAlea (RIP: Alan Murphy)
• Guests: Ian Bairnson, Stuart Elliott, Larry Fast, John Giblin, David Gilmour, Roy Harper, David Katz, Paul Keogh, Dave Lawson, Bruce Lynch, Duncan Mackay, Max Middleton, Francis Monkman, Mike Moran, David Paton, Eberhard Weber (RIP: Jimmy Bain, Barry De Souza, Michael Kamen, Mick Karn, Morris Pert)
• Technical: Haydn Bendall, Hugh Padgham, Brian Tench, Nigel Walker
• Comments: 8CD boxset comprising Kate´s first 6 albums plus 2 CDs of unreleased material.

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QUESTIONS:

01. Jimmy and Brian Robertson played in an unreleased album by the singer from Heaven. Can someone give me more info about it, please?

02. Was Jimmy a member of the band Three's A Crowd (with his mate Robert ´Smiggy´ Smith)?

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RELATED WEBSITE LINKS: 21


Official site(s) - tell them you saw the link here:

• The Official Cozy Powell website (by Joe Siegler)
• Gary Moore
• Vinny Appice Official Website
• Carmine Appice Official Website

From the superb site Knights in Blue Denim: The British Blues Scene '68 - '70 (by Christer Fridhammar & Vanja), we have:

• Gary Moore

From the great site DME (by Dmitry M. Epstein), we have fantastic interviews:

• Ronnie James Dio
• Neil Carter
• Klaus Meine
• Carmine Appice

From the comprehensive Rockpalast site (by Michael Marsch), we have:

• Rainbow

Wikipedia doesn´t want to include links to this website, but I won´t do the same with them. So, from the great Wikipedia, we have:

• Rainbow
• Cozy Powell
• Phil Lynott
• Gary Moore
• Wild Horses
• John Cale
• Dio
• Thin Lizzy

Assorted links:

• The Ronnie James Dio Pages (by Tapio Keihanen)
• Gary Moore - GAZ's WWW page (by Ole-Johan Backman)
• Thin Lizzy & Phil Lynott (by James Taylor)

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RELATED VIDEO LINKS: 5
Disclaimer: I don´t own or upload any of the videos linked here. I just include links to live videos that are already available, in order to show the work of this musician. Anyway, if someone feels that some link shouldn't be included, please write me at the email address shown below. And if you know of more videos featuring Jimmy Bain, please, also write me with the link.

• Dio - Stand Up And Shout
Dio live in 1983. (Resolution: 240)
Featuring: Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell, Ronnie James Dio.


• The Hollywood AllStarz - Long live rock´n´roll
The Hollywood AllStarz live in October 2006. (Resolution: 240)
Featuring: Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Mick Brown, Carlos Cavazo, Chas West.


• Jimmy Bain - Interview
Audio interview with Jimmy Bain. (Resolution: 360)
Featuring: Jimmy Bain.


• The Hollywood AllStarz - Mob Rules
The Hollywood AllStarz live in January 2007. (Resolution: 360)
Featuring: Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Carlos Cavazo, Krigger, Chas West.


• The Hollywood AllStarz - Immigrant Song
The Hollywood AllStarz live. (Resolution: 360)
Featuring: Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Carlos Cavazo, Krigger, Chas West.

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THANKS:

Very Special Thanks to:

Soren Lindberg: for his very interesting info (1999).

Danny Peyronel: for telling me about how Jimmy Bain offered him to join Rainbow (1998).

Special Thanks to:

Alex Gitlin: my friend, for all his great help (1999).

Marlon Montgomery: for info on Jimmy playing in Mike Montgomery´s album (2007).

Ranjan McArthur: for very interesting info on Street Noise (2007).

Annie: from Dio Fan Club, for notifying that Jimmy Bain wasn´t to attend the gig in my city (2000).

Darrell Sensing: my friend, for info on the episode in Scorpions with Bain and Rondinelli (1997).

Gee Gee: for info on Three Legged Dog and Hollywood All Starz (2005).

Bill Wood: for info on Jimmy´s first steps in Scotland (2004).

Andy J: for additional info (2000).

Sunny Hise: for his message (2005).

Jan Nicholas: for his very interesting message (2003).

Thomas Melletat: for his message about Jimmy Bain´s time with Scorpions (2002).

Lee: for info on Choker (very useful for confirming the info I had previously) (2011).

Thanks to:

Lesly D: for asking (2011).

Neil Watson: for filling the gap in Phil Lynott Band info (2006).

Pere Arenas: for correcting a mistake I had made in my info (2000).

John G: for very interesting info on Street Noise (2002).

Paula Mindyas: for asking (2006).

Chris Di Maggio: for info on Hollywood All Starz (2007).

Stuart Gordon: for his memories of a Wild Horses concert (2003).

Also thanks for writing to:

Sharon Bain (2007), Keir Cracknell (2005).

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WHAT'S NEW:

24/January/2016 - Page updated due to Jimmy´s death.
20/January/2011 - Page added to the blog.
09/May/2000 - Original page written by me (in the old site).

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RELATED MUSICIANS:

Jimmy Bain mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
Ronnie James Dio (20)
Vinny Appice (15)
Craig Goldie (8)
Ritchie Blackmore (7)
Vivian Campbell (7)
Tony Carey (7)
Cozy Powell (7)
Brian Robertson (7)
Claude Schnell (7)
Doug Aldrich (6)

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