- Gary Day (musician)
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Name = Gary Day
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Background = bass_player
Birth_name = Gary Day
Born = birth date and age|1965|6|27|df=yesEngland
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Instrument =Bass Guitar
Genre =Alternative rock Rockabilly
Occupation = Bass Player
Years_active = 1985-Present
Label = Various
Associated_acts =Morrissey
URL =Gary Day (born
June 27 1965 ) is a Britishbass guitar player. He was best known for playing bass forMorrissey and is particularly noticeable for histattoos .Day originally played for Morrissey from 1991 until he was fired in 1994. He was then re-hired in 1999 for Morrissey's Oye Esteban tour. He remained the band's bassist until he parted ways at the end of the 2006 tour, with the intention of working on his own material. Day did not participate in any of Morrissey's recording sessions' in 2007.
Day's own group, "The Gazmen" (which feature fellow Morrissey guitarist Alain Whyte) has recently released a song, 'Kid From Mars'. The group has also released a single in Japan entitled 'Rigamortis Rock'. Aside from working on his own project, Day is also a frequent DJ.
Throughout his career, he has played with a number of London-based
rockabilly bands including The Caravans,Frantic Flintstones , Colbert Hamilton, The Nitros and The Sharks.Recently Gary has been playing with the group Empress of Fur .
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