Jim Rodford

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Jim Rodford was an English bassist best known for his long tenures with Argent, The Kinks, and later The Zombies.

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Jim Rodford canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bassist
human
musician
activeYearsEnd 2018
activeYearsStart 1950s
associatedAct Argent NERFINISHED
Mike Cotton Sound NERFINISHED
Phoenix NERFINISHED
The Bluetones NERFINISHED
The Kinks NERFINISHED
The Zombies NERFINISHED
birthName James Walter Rodford NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath fall at home (complications from injuries)
child Steve Rodford NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1941-07-07
dateOfDeath 2018-01-20
familyRelation cousin of Rod Argent
genre pop rock
progressive rock
rock
instrument bass guitar
language English
memberOf Argent NERFINISHED
The Kinks NERFINISHED
The Zombies NERFINISHED
name Jim Rodford NERFINISHED
nationality English
notableFor long tenure as bassist for Argent
long tenure as bassist for The Kinks
long tenure as bassist for The Zombies
notableInstrument Fender Precision Bass NERFINISHED
occupation bassist
singer
performedWith Argent in the 1970s NERFINISHED
The Kinks during the 1980s and 1990s
The Zombies on reunion tours
placeOfBirth St Albans, Hertfordshire, England NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath St Albans, Hertfordshire, England NERFINISHED
recordLabel Arista Records
Epic Records
RCA Records
relative Rod Argent NERFINISHED
residence St Albans, Hertfordshire, England NERFINISHED
spouse Jean Rodford NERFINISHED

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- If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list.
- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
- Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf".
- Do not get too wordy.
- Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
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Subject: Jim Rodford
Description of subject: Jim Rodford was an English bassist best known for his long tenures with Argent, The Kinks, and later The Zombies.

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The Kinks member Jim Rodford