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Craig M. Gruber (June 15, 1951 – May 5, 2015) was an American rock bassist, best known as the original bassist in Rainbow. He also played in Elf, consisting of vocalist Ronnie James Dio, keyboardist Mickey Lee Soule, drummer Gary Driscoll, and guitarist David Feinstein.
May 6, 2015 · Bassist Craig Gruber died on Tuesday (May 5) at the age of 63 after a battle with prostate cancer. Albeit not a household name, Gruber is best known as the original...
May 6, 2015 · Craig Gruber, a longtime former collaborator of Ronnie James Dio 's, died yesterday after a bout with prostate cancer. He was 63. Gruber most memorably appeared on 1975's Ritchie Blackmore 's...
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May 6, 2015 · Original Rainbow bass player Craig Gruber has died of cancer at the age of 63. Gruber passed away in Florida, USA, on Tuesday while under the care of members of the Faith Tabernacle Church, who tell TeamRock they had been looking after him for the last six months of his life.
May 6, 2015 · Sad news to report as Craig Gruber, bassist in the Ronnie James Dio groups Elf and Rainbow, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, at the age of 63 after battling prostate cancer.
May 6, 2020 · Craig Gruber, the original bass player in Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, has sadly passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 64-years-old. Craig Gruber’s career in music took off in 1974 when he joined Elf, the band fronted by Ronnie James Dio.
May 6, 2015 · Craig Gruber, former bassist for ’70s rock acts Elf and Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, passed away yesterday after a battle with prostate cancer. News of Gruber’s passing was posted on the Facebook page of his former Elf bandmate, keyboardist Mickey Lee Soule:
