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My Take
Giblin is exactly the kind of musician I find most fascinating: the indispensable sideman whose fingerprints are all over records you love without ever seeing his name on the cover. Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Kate Bush, Simple Minds, Brand X. That is a staggering range of contexts to thrive in, and it speaks to a player who served the song rather than his own ego. The fact that he moved fluidly between jazz, classical, rock, and the avant-garde tells me he was a genuine listener first. His 2023 passing closed a quietly remarkable career, but the low end he laid down endures.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- John Giblin
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン・ギブリン
- Reading
- じょん・ぎぶりん
- Born
- February 26, 1952 – May 14, 2023
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Dragon
- Origin
- Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- bassist / guitarist / musician / bass singer
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.johngiblin.com
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AE%E3%83%96%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3
Frequently asked questions
When was John Giblin born?
February 26, 1952 – May 14, 2023.
Where is John Giblin from?
John Giblin is from Lanarkshire, United Kingdom.
What does John Giblin do?
John Giblin works as bassist, guitarist, musician, bass singer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.