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Bill was the best friend you could have
Isobel Jensen Katz
March 16, 2023 | Friend
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William Ray Lanphier
Los Angeles, California
Jul 18, 1949 – Nov 4, 2022
About
BORN
July 18, 1949
DIED
November 4, 2022
LOCATION
Los Angeles, California
Obituary
Send FlowersBill Lanphier was most widely known as the bassist for Madonna's Virgin tour, which included performing on keyboard bass at the 1985 Live Aid concert. He also toured with The Rippingtons as their original bassist with credits on their first two albums. A busy session player, Bill recorded and...
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I was curious to see if I could find Bill after not seeing him since 1968. We went to college together for a year 1967-68) and he and I were regulars around the jam sessions in the campus rec center. I lived a couple miles from his Deerfield home and would go over to the house and play ragtime music with him when I was home that summer. He was creative, kind, funny and at that time quite experimental with electronics and music. I am saddened to know that he passed. I had some very good...
Rod Williams
February 21, 2023 | Friend
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Bill was a diamond, great company and a fine musician. Very sad he is gone.
Tony Corman
November 20, 2022 | Friend
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One of Bill's early pics (he's visible in the sunglasses). I'll miss him dearly. He's the one who got me interested in odd time signatures. Gone way too soon.
Bill Tibbetts
November 16, 2022 | Friend
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My dear Bill Many thanks for the good times we shared in LA and Europe.
Grégory
November 14, 2022 | Friend
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