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John Giblin (26 February 1952 – 14 May 2023) was a Scottish musician who worked as an acoustic and electric bass player spanning jazz, classical, rock, folk, and avant-garde music. He was a member of Simple Minds from 1985 to 1988, and worked as a session musician for a variety of artists including Peter Gabriel , Phil Collins and Kate Bush .
May 17, 2023 · Bassist John Giblin died at age 71 on May 14. The Scottish bassist started working with Kate Bush in 1980 and continued with her until the end of Bush's Before the Dawn London residency in 2014 ...
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May 16, 2023 · John Giblin was a session musician who played with Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Elton John and many others. He also joined Simple Minds for a brief period and collaborated with Osibisa until his death in Cheltenham.
- Tom Skinner
May 17, 2023 · John Giblin, a prolific session player and former Simple Minds member, died at 71. He worked with many artists, including Kate Bush, who shared a heartfelt tribute and remembered him as a "beautiful man" and a "wonderful person".
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May 17, 2023 · John Giblin, a famed bassist who worked with musicians like Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel, has died. He was 71. Osibisa, the band he recently worked with, confirmed the saddening news through a ...
May 18, 2023 · “Gutted to hear the terribly sad news about John Giblin,” wrote bassist Guy Pratt. “His playing on Peter Gabriel 3 alone is a landmark performance, let alone his amazing contribution to so many great artists. When Joan Armatrading toured Australia and NZ with Bryan Ferry back in 2007, John was an indispensable member of the gang, and many ...
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Mar 20, 2024 · In Memoriam: John Giblin. John Giblin, a studio and touring bassist who was part of the ’70s new wave in the U.K., died May 14. He was 71. Born in Scotland to a family of musicians, he started playing in rock and pop bands as a teen, then emerged as a later member of the fusion band Brand X before playing on Peter Gabriel’s No Self Control ...
