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Craig M. Gruber (June 15, 1951 – May 5, 2015) was an American rock bassist, best known as the original bassist in Rainbow. He also played in Elf, consisting of vocalist Ronnie James Dio, keyboardist Mickey Lee Soule, drummer Gary Driscoll, and guitarist David Feinstein.
May 6, 2015 · Craig Gruber, who played on RAINBOW's first album and worked with Ronnie James Dio and Gary Moore, passed away in 2015 at 63. He recalled how he joined RAINBOW after Ritchie Blackmore left DEEP PURPLE and wrote '16th Century Greensleeves'.
May 6, 2015 · Original Rainbow bass player Craig Gruber has died of cancer at the age of 63. Gruber passed away in Florida, USA, on Tuesday while under the care of members of the Faith Tabernacle Church, who tell TeamRock they had been looking after him for the last six months of his life.
May 6, 2015 · Craig Gruber, a longtime former collaborator of Ronnie James Dio's, died yesterday after a bout with prostate cancer. He was 63.
Sep 18, 2016 · Learn about the life and career of Craig Gruber, who played bass for Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Gary Moore and more. He died of prostate cancer in 2015 at age 59.
May 6, 2015 · Sad news to report as Craig Gruber, bassist in the Ronnie James Dio groups Elf and Rainbow, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, at the age of 63 after battling prostate cancer.
May 6, 2020 · Craig Gruber, the original bass player in Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, has sadly passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 64-years-old. Craig Gruber’s career in music took off in 1974 when he joined Elf, the band fronted by Ronnie James Dio.
