Q:Facts: - instrument: bass guitar , double bass , keyboards , vocals - website: -lsb- http://www.victorbailey.com official website -rsb- - years active: 1980 -- present - genre: jazz , jazz fusion , pop - notable instruments: fender victor bailey signature - birth date: 27 march 1960 - background: solo_singer - image: victor bailey.jpg - birth place: philadelphia - associated acts: weather report Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of victor bailey -lrb- musician -rrb- .
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victor bailey -lrb- born march 27 , 1960 in philadelphia -rrb- is an american bass guitar player .he was the bass player for weather report during their final years from 1982 to 1986 , and launched a solo career in 1988 .bailey attended the berklee college of music in boston after being disqualified from naval service due to asthma .