stewblack Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 Which bass player shares your birthday? Paul McCartney for me.Ā šš¼Ā 1 Quote
joeystrange Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 No bass players for me. Just Jools Holland. Quote
stewblack Posted June 18, 2021 Author Posted June 18, 2021 1 minute ago, joeystrange said: No bass players for me. Just Jools Holland. Good enough though!Ā 1 Quote
stewblack Posted June 18, 2021 Author Posted June 18, 2021 1 minute ago, bartelby said: Greg Ridley and Rob TrujilloĀ Humble Pie! Cool.Ā 1 Quote
Cat Burrito Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 37 minutes ago, stewblack said: Which bass player shares your birthday? Paul McCartney for me.Ā šš¼ Happy birthday for today then!!! Quote
Hellzero Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 (edited) Phil Lynott.Ā š And Dave Brock, Jamie Cullum, Marcel Dadi, Dimebag Darrell, Fred Durst, Isaac Hayes,Ā John Hiatt, Ralf HĆ¼tter, Robert Plant, @Dad3353, ... Without forgetting Emily BrontĆ« and H.P. Lovecraft, who were not musicians, just in case...Ā š Edited June 19, 2021 by Hellzero š¤Ŗ 1 Quote
Paul S Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 Martin Turner.Ā Still Blowin' Free. Also Julie Andrews. Quote
stewblack Posted June 18, 2021 Author Posted June 18, 2021 45 minutes ago, Paul S said: Also Julie Andrews š¬ 1 hour ago, Cat Burrito said: Happy birthday for today then!!! Oh yeah!Ā Quote
ambient Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, stewblack said: Which bass player shares your birthday? Paul McCartney for me.Ā šš¼ Happy birthday š Edited June 18, 2021 by ambient 1 Quote
rushbo Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 Scott Shriner, bassist with Weezer as well as Richie Sambora, Suzanne Vega and... Tommy Vance! 1 Quote
Bobthedog Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 Of those still alive: Alex James - bass Myles Heskit (Wolfmother) and Jim Brown (UB40) - drumists Bjork Ā / Carly Ray Jepsen / Steven Curtis Chapman(no idea who he is) / Lorna LuftĀ - singists Gary Pihl (Boston / Sammy Hagar band) - guitarist John "Rabbit" Bundrick (the Who and sessionsĀ with others including Eric Burdon, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Roger Waters) - keys. Looks like I could form a band, although may not get past Alex in the audition. 1 1 Quote
TheGreek Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 (edited) I used this:Ā https://www.famousbirthdays.com/ Ā Lots of "Internet stars"... Nick Smith ( @doctor_of_the_bass) Stan Lee (Marvel Comics) Edited June 18, 2021 by TheGreek 1 Quote
yorks5stringer Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 Meters bassist George Porter Jnr. I'm well happy with that. Dunno what Dr John is on but it's not prescription.... Ā Ā 1 Quote
lowdown Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 Alicia Keys AntĆ“nio Carlos Jobim Etta James Ā And Bassist, Calum Thomas Hood (yeah, I've never heard of him either....) Australian singer-songwriter and musician, known for being a member of the Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. Since 2014, 5 Seconds of Summer have sold more than 10 million albums, sold over 2 million concert tickets worldwide, and the band's songs streams surpass 7 billion, making them one of the most successful Australian musical exports in history. Ā Ā 1 Quote
Nail Soup Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 (edited) Way back in the height of my fandom with The Stranglers, my brother told me that I sharedĀ my birthday with JJ Burnel. He was lying, but we didn't have Google then š. Ā Ā Edited June 18, 2021 by Nail Soup Quote
upside downer Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 ZZ Top's boogiemeister Dusty Hill. Also Ho Chi Minh, president of Vietnam and session bassist on Miles Davis'Ā Kind of Blue,Ā so I've heard from a bloke down the pub after a lager frenzy. Quote
casapete Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 Cliff Burton, apparently with some band called Metallica ? Also Roberta Flack. 1 Quote
Fishfacefour Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 Gladys Knight and Kylie Minogue for me - should've been a singer!Ā 1 Quote
meterman Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 Josh Klinghoffer might beĀ the closest to a bassist on my birthday. Well, heās played bass, not sure if that counts? Otherwise, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lindsey Buckingham, Ā Eddie Cochran, Chubby Checker, Steve Reich and Gwen Stefani. Quote
Barking Spiders Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 (edited) No bassists but there is/was Sam Cooke, Michael Hutchence, Steve Perry the vocalist with Journey, Todd Rundgren, Steven Adler the original drummer for Guns n' Roses, DJ Jazzy Jeff (as of with Fresh Prince of Bel Air fame) plus non-musosĀ Linda Blair, Lord Byron, John Hurt, Francis Bacon (the philosopher), Walter Raleigh, Bill Bixby, Nigel Benn, Malcolm McLaren, Sergei Eisenstein, Frank Leboeuf, Dixie Dean, Tyrone Power, Sir Alf Ramsey, Mohammed Sissoko,Ā And lots of YT, Tik Tok and Instgram 'stars' ! WTF. I don't get it, when has having a social media channel made somebody a 'star'? Edited June 18, 2021 by Barking Spiders Quote
Chezz55 Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 Done a search on the interweb thing-um-mijig and it seems I share my birthday with ....................... Leo Fender (born 1909 apparently). Quote
stewblack Posted June 18, 2021 Author Posted June 18, 2021 43 minutes ago, Chezz55 said: Done a search on the interweb thing-um-mijig and it seems I share my birthday with ....................... Leo Fender (born 1909 apparently). Nice one!Ā Quote
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