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Hart, one of the original members of Isbell's backing band, took a leave of absence from the group earlier this year Jimbo Hart, one of the founding members of Jason Isbell’s backing band the 400 Unit, has officially departed the group. Hart, the band’s bassist, shared the news in an online post on Monday morning. “I’m no longer a member of the 400 Unit. I’m grateful for all the years, all the faces I’ve played for in the course of the band’s history and proud of all we accomplished,” Hart…

Randy Meisner, the bassist and founding member of the Eagles who sang lead vocal on the band’s first big hit, “Take It to the Limit,” has died. He was 77. Meisner died Wednesday night in Los Angeles of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the Eagles announced on their website. “Randy was an integral part of the Eagles and instrumental in the early success of the band. His vocal range was astonishing, as is evident on his signature ballad, ‘Take It to the Limit,'” a statement…

Rolling Stones’s Bassist Bill Wyman Is Back In The Band’s New Album (Picture Credit: Instagram) Legendary British rock band Rolling Stones will be reuniting with their former bassist Bill Wyman after 30 years since his departure from the band. 86-year-old Wyman was last seen in the band’s 1989 LP ‘Steel Wheels’ after which. He quit the band in 1993. However, Wyman did briefly reunite with the band and played on stage with Jagger, Watts, Keith Richards, and Ronnie Wood for their 50th anniversary tour in 2012. Since…

Bill Lee, a jazz bassist who played with Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Aretha Franklin and Duke Ellington, who was also the father of filmmaker Spike Lee, died at his Brooklyn home Wednesday morning. He was 94.Spike Lee confirmed his father’s death via Instagram, sharing a series of black-and-white portraits taken by younger brother David Charles Lee.Bill Lee composed scores for several of Spike Lee’s early films, including “She’s Gotta Have It” (1986), “School Daze” (1988), “Do The Right Thing” (1989) and “Mo’…

Chas Newby, an English rock bassist and brief member of the Beatles in the early 1960s, died this week at 81. Friends and members of the Liverpool rock scene confirmed Newby’s death on Tuesday, with many remembering him as “the first left-handed bass guitarist in the Beatles.” Paul McCartney became the second when he eventually moved over to bass. Newby’s cause of death was not immediately disclosed.“Both Pete and I and the whole Best family absolutely to hear the very sad news with regards to one of the families…

Chas Newby, the British musician who played bass guitar for the Beatles during their early days, has died at the age of 81. A cause of death has not been revealed.Tributes to the Beatles’ first left-handed bassist, who also played with John Lennon in his first band, The Quarrymen, began spreading on social media on Tuesday morning.A brother of the former Beatles drummer Pete Best confirmed the news on Tuesday on Facebook. “Both Pete and I and the whole Best family absolutely devastated to hear the very sad news with…

Andy Rourke, the bassist for indie legends the Smiths, has died aged 59.The news was announced by guitarist Johnny Marr on social media, who wrote: It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Andy Rourke after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer. Andy will be remembered as a kind and beautiful soul by those who knew him and as a supremely gifted musician by music fans. We request privacy at this sad time. Rourke played on the Smiths’ classic back catalogue including hits such as This Charming Man and…

Duff McKagan is honouring Mental Health Awareness Month with today’s premiere of ‘This Is The Song’, a brand new, three-track EP available today at all DSPs and streaming services. Produced by longtime collaborator Martin Feveyear (Mark Lanegan, Brandi Carlile), the EP’s title track is joined by an official companion video premiering today on YouTube. “THIS IS THE SONG was written in the middle of a panic attack,” Duff McKagan says in a personal statement about the EP. “I couldn’t breathe and couldn’t see straight, and…

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