20th-century English bass guitarists

Sir James Paul McCartney is an English musician and songwriter. He gained global fame with the Beatles, for whom he was the bassist and keyboardist, and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. McCartney is known for his melodic approach to bass-playing, versatile tenor vocal range and musical eclecticism, exploring genres ranging from pre-rock and roll pop to classical, ballads and electronica. His songwriting partnership with Lennon is the most successful in music history.

British musician (born 1951)

English bassist (1957–1979)

Ian Fraser Kilmister (24 December 1945 – 28 December 2015), better known as Lemmy, was an English musician. He was the founder, lead vocalist, bassist and primary songwriter of the rock band Motörhead, of which he was the only continuous member. Kilmister had previously been a member of Hawkwind from 1971 to 1975, before being sacked from that band.

British musician, bassist and songwriter (born 1951)

British bassist

British bassist

British musician (born 1963)

English bassist (born 1949)

British musician, former bassist of the Rolling Stones

English bassist, guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and producer (1947–2016)

English musician; bassist for The Who (1944–2002)

English musician

British bassist, member of Judas Priest

British musician

English singer-songwriter, record producer (1944–2013)

English musician (Bass guitarist, vocalist, songwriter) and visual artist

English rock and roll guitarist (1945–2003)

British bassist

British musician (1964–2023)

English musician, record producer and manager (1938–1996)

British bass guitarist

British bassist

British bass guitarist (born 1960)

English rock musician (1946–1997)

British singer and bassist (1946–2006)

English bass guitarist (1945–2009)

British bassist and singer

English bass player

British musician (1951–1979)

British bassist (1950–2020)

English musician (1947–1983)

English musician (1949–1980)

British musician (1945–1990)

English musician and record producer (1948-1991)

English musician (1961–2007)

English bassist (1946–1992)

British musician (1949–2023)

British bass guitarist

English bass guitarist (1942–1973)

English rock musician (1942-2004)

English musician

British musician

British musician (1952-1983)

British musician (1946–1978)

British bassist (1937–2009)

English bass player and sound engineer

English musician

American Irish musician (born 1963)

British musician (1947–2003)

British musician (1950–2022)

British musician

British musician (1948-1991)