John Mole (musician)

John Mole (25 April 1949 – 1 August 2006) was an English bass guitar player.

Mole was born in Stratford, London. A member of Jon Hiseman's reformed Colosseum II, he went on to work with fellow band members Gary Moore and Don Airey. He also played with the UK jazz-funk band Morrissey–Mullen during the late 1970s, and as a session musician, with artists such as Barbra Streisand and John Dankworth.

He was the first-call bassist for Andrew Lloyd Webber, appearing on the latter's Variations album as well as the successful Cats and Starlight Express musicals during the 1980s and 1990s.

References

Obituary in The Bass Player Magazine 2006