who played bass for dio
Jimmy Bain. This article is about the rock musician. For other persons with similar names, see James Bain (disambiguation). James Stewart Jimmy Bain (19 December 1947 â 23 January 2016) was a Scottish musician, best known for playing bass guitar in the bands Rainbow and Dio. He also worked with Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, co-writing on his solo albums.