Roy Babbington

Roy Babbington earns my admiration the way great bassists always do, by being indispensable yet invisible. Born in Kempston in 1940 and woven into the Canterbury scene through Soft Machine, he sits at the rare intersection of rock and jazz, holding down foundations while keeping an improviser's ear. Progressive rock is a demanding place, balancing intricate composition against open freedom, and lasting there for decades is no accident. The low end is the unglamorous job that everything else depends on. A name still standing past eighty tells me this is craftsmanship of the most honest, durable kind.

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Name (English)

Roy Babbington

Name (Japanese)

ロイ・バビントン

Reading

ろい・ばびんとん

Born

July 8, 1940 (age 86)

Origin

Kempston, United Kingdom

Occupation

bassist / guitarist / jazz musician / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dragon

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy%20Babbington
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%93%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q709602

Tags

• bassist
• guitarist
• jazz musician

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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