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Jimmy Bain
real name James Stewart Bain
Newtonmore, United Kingdom
Jimmy Bain is credited on 934 releases across 197 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1976–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
934
Credits
197
Albums
6
Decades active
455
In collections
Biography
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Jimmy Bain (born 19 December 1947, Newtonmore, Highland, Scotland – died 24 January 2016) was a Scottish bassist best known for playing in the bands Rainbow and Dio with Ronnie James Dio. He also worked with Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, co-writing on his solo albums.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
934 releases · 197 albums · active 1976–2025
- Performance · 1,780
- Other credits · 65
- Production · 15
Studios: Musicland Studios · Good Earth Studios · Compass Point Studios · Odyssey Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Holy Diver
1983
The Last In Line
1984
Rainbow Rising
1976
The Dreaming
1982
Dream Evil
1987
Sacred Heart
1985
Black Rose (A Rock Legend)
1979
On Stage
1977
Lock Up The Wolves
1990
Vision Quest (Original Motion Picture Sound Track)
1985
Doomed Heavy Metal
2020
Intermission
1986
Magica
2000
Holy Diver Live
2006
Greatest Hits
2004
Killing The Dragon
2002
The Best Of Rainbow
1981
Solo In Soho
1980
Keel
1987
The Very Beast Of Dio
Donington '87
2022
Hear 'n Aid (An All-Star Album For Famine Relief)
1986
Rainbow In The Dark
1983
Heavy Crown
2016
Frequent collaborators
- Dio (2)
- Rainbow
- Various
- Philip Lynott
- Wild Horses
- Thin Lizzy
- The Corrs
- Jorn (4)
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