associated_acts death_place death_date years_active birth_place birth_date instrument background article_title name
t. rex the rumble band algarve , portugal 28 april 1981 -lrb- aged 33 -rrb- 1970 -- 1981 grimsby , lincolnshire , england 19 may 1947 bass guitar non_vocal_instrumentalist steve currie
 steve currie
steve currie

steve currie -lrb- 19 may 1947 -- 28 april 1981 -rrb- was born in grimsby , north east lincolnshire , england .
he was best known as the bass player and long-term member of the english glam rock band t. rex .
whilst working for the local tax office , currie played with local grimsby group `` the rumble band '' .
he joined t. rex -lrb- recently renamed from tyrannosaurus rex -rrb- as bass guitarist in november 1970 -lrb- although the band were still listed as a duo -rrb- and continued to play with them until late 1976 .
he appeared on all of marc bolan 's most memorable hit singles from `` hot love '' -lrb- 1971 -rrb- to `` laser love '' -lrb- 1976 -rrb- , as well as the albums `` electric warrior '' -lrb- 1971 -rrb- to `` dandy in the underworld '' -lrb- 1977 -rrb- .
his innovative and , for the time , sophisticated bass playing can be seen to good effect in the movie `` born to boogie '' .
after leaving t. rex , he went into session work , working for chris `` motorbikin ' '' spedding .
he died in a car crash on 28 april 1981 , whilst returning to his home near vale de parra , algarve , portugal .
his death came less than four years after t. rex lead singer marc bolan had died in a car crash in barnes , south west london , and just six months after steve took 's death .
the site where marc bolan died has since become a shrine which in 2007 was recognised by the english tourist board -lrb- enjoy england -rrb- as a site of rock 'n roll importance .
steve currie is commemorated with a memorial plaque on the steps at bolan 's rock shrine , as are mickey finn , steve took , june bolan -lrb- née child -rrb- -lrb- his widow -rrb- and later member of t. rex dino dines .
