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Edward John Gagliardi (February 13, 1952 – May 11, 2014) was an American bass guitarist, best known as the original bass player for the 1970s rock band Foreigner. He was a member of Foreigner from the beginning in 1976. Gagliardi, most notably, played a Fireglo Rickenbacker bass guitar, left-handed even though he was naturally right-handed.
Dec 3, 2014 · Ed Gagliardi, original bassist for GRAMMY-nominated rock band Foreigner, died May 11 following a bout with cancer. He was 62. Foreigner's original recording lineup comprised Gagliardi, vocalist Lou Gramm, guitarist Mick Jones, keyboardist Al Greenwood, drummer Dennis Elliott, and multi-instrumentalist Ian McDonald.
May 12, 2014 · Ed Gagliardi, the original bassist for Foreigner, has reportedly passed away at the age of 62. The news comes courtesy of Gagliardi's former bandmate Lou Gramm, who posted a note to his...
May 12, 2014 · Original Foreigner bassist Ed Gagliardi has passed away after a eight years of battling cancer. He was 62. Gagliardi was the final member added to create Foreigner in 1976. The native New Yorker was of the American half of the band while the other three members of the sextet were British.
May 13, 2014 · Ed Gagliardi, the original bassist for Foreigner from 1976 to 1979, died at age 62 on Sunday after eight years of battling cancer. The news was broken late Sunday night by Gagliardi’s...
Foreigner is a British-American rock band formed in New York City in 1976 by guitarist Mick Jones, vocalist Lou Gramm, drummer Dennis Elliott, keyboardist Al Greenwood, bassist Ed Gagliardi and multi-instrumentalist Ian McDonald, the last of whom was also a founding member of King Crimson.
May 13, 2014 · Ed Gagliardi, the original bassist for Foreigner from 1976 to 1979, died at age 62 on Sunday after eight years of battling cancer. The news was broken late Sunday night by Gagliardi’s...
