Dale Hibbert
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Dale Hibbert (born December 16, 1961), is a musician from Manchester, England, best known for being the original bassist in The Smiths.
After forming their songwriting partnership and deciding they wanted to build a band around it, Morrissey and Marr set to work auditioning prospective band members. They recruited Hibbert on bass and drummer Mike Joyce. Hibbert had the additional advantage of being a factotum in a local recording studio and so able to provide after-hours recording time for the band's demos.
Neither Hibbert's personality nor his style of bass sat very well with the other band members, however, and he was replaced after the band's debut gig by an old acquaintance of Marr's, Andy Rourke. He has formally denied the long-circulated story that he only became aware of his dismissal after arriving at a session to find Rourke setting up his gear, stating that he was fired by Marr prior to Rourke's appointment. [1] Hibbert is believed to have dropped out of music since, opening and running a bar in Manchester before migrating to Australia.
[edit] References
- ^ Goddard, Simon (2004). The Smiths: Songs That Saved Your Life. Reynolds & Hearn. ISBN 1-903111-84-6.
| The Smiths |
| Morrissey - Johnny Marr - Andy Rourke - Mike Joyce |
| Craig Gannon - Dale Hibbert |
| Discography |
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| Albums: The Smiths | Meat Is Murder | The Queen Is Dead | Strangeways, Here We Come | Rank (live) |
| Singles: Hand in Glove | This Charming Man | What Difference Does It Make? | Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now | William, It Was Really Nothing | How Soon Is Now? | Shakespeare's Sister | That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore | The Boy with the Thorn in His Side | Bigmouth Strikes Again | Panic | Ask | Shoplifters of the World Unite | Sheila Take a Bow | Girlfriend in a Coma | I Started Something I Couldn't Finish | Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me | There Is a Light That Never Goes Out |
| Band-assembled compilations: Hatful of Hollow | The World Won't Listen | Louder Than Bombs |
| Other compilations: Stop Me | Best...I | ...Best II | Singles | The Very Best of The Smiths |
| Related |
| Rough Trade Records |
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