1924-2001
1926-2002
Jack Bruce is considered one of greatest bassists of all time. As the lead singer and bass guitarist for the band Cream, he wrote and sang "Sunshine of Your Love" and "White Room," among several other hits.
1943-
Anita Carter is best known for singing with Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters, a family band of early country music.
1933-1999
Adam Clayton is a Grammy Award-winning bass guitarist for the politically active rock and roll band U2.
1960-
1961-
1915-1992
Nicknamed "The Ox," bass guitarist John Entwistle was a founding member of the legendary rock band the Who.
1944-2002
With the Red Hot Chili Peppers, bassist Flea has scored numerous hit albums, including 1991's BloodSugarSexMagik and 2006's Stadium Arcadium.
1962-
Kim Gordon is the bass player for the band Sonic Youth as well as an artist and clothing designer.
1953-
Record producer and musician Randy Jackson is notable mostly as a judge on the talent-search TV show American Idol
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1956-
1975-
Phil Lesh is best known as being a founding member and bass player for the 1960s rock group Grateful Dead.
1940-
As the bassist of the grunge band Nirvana, Krist Novoselic was a part of the music revolution that brought alternative rock to the mainstream.
1965-
1900-1957
Gene Simmons is best known as the frontman for KISS, the rock band he co-founded in the early 1970s, as well as for his TV show Gene Simmons Family Jewels.
1949-
English musician Paul Simonon was bass player for the punk rock band The Clash.
1955-
Nikki Sixx founded and played bass in the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. He has written two autobiographies, and hosts the radio show Sixx Sense.
1958-
Bassist John Taylor first rose to fame in the 1980s as a member of the internationally successful band Duran Duran.
1960-
Punk rocker Sid Vicious became famous as bassist for the Sex Pistols before his entanglement with drugs and Nancy Spungen ended his career and life.
1957-1979
Roger Waters was the singer, songwriter and bassist for the British rock band Pink Floyd. He also has had an extensive solo career.
1943-
Tina Weymouth is best known as the bassist in the band The Talking Heads.
1950-
English rocker Ron Wood became the Rolling Stones' guitarist in the mid-1970s, and is now a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee.
1947-
Bill Wyman is best known for being the bass player for The Rolling Stones with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
1936-