About
John Giblin (26 February 1952 – 14 May 2023) was a Scottish musician who worked as an acoustic and electric bass player spanning jazz, classical, rock, folk, and avant-garde music. He was a member of Brand X in 1979 and Simple Minds from 1985 to 1988. Giblin also worked as a session musician for a variety of artists including Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Kate Bush and Elkie Brooks.
Member of
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Simple Minds bass guitar
Links
Official
Reference
Also known as
John Gilbin · John Joseph Giblin
Tags
- session
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 2bd348b8-1fce-41a9-a2fb-dbf45cba9df1
- ISNI
- 0000000057738226
- IPI
- 00046727662
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.