Doug Wimbish

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Doug Wimbish
Wimbish performing in New York City, 2016
Background information
Birth name	Douglas Arthur Wimbish
Born	(1956-09-22) September 22, 1956 (age 67) Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Genres	Hard rock funk rock alternative metal hip hop industrial
Occupation(s)	Musician songwriter
Instruments	Vocals bass guitar
Labels	Sugarhill Enja On-U Sound
Website	dougwimbish.com

Douglas Arthur Wimbish (born September 22, 1956) is an American bassist, primarily known for being a member of rock band Living Colour and funk/dub/hip hop collective Tackhead, and as a session musician with artists such as Sugarhill Gang,^[1] Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, The Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger, Depeche Mode, James Brown, Annie Lennox, Tarja Turunen, and Barrington Levy (as well as his studio work for the rap/hip hop label Sugarhill Records and the experimental dub label On-U Sound).