FIREHOUSE Bassist Passes!
September 3, 2003, 20 years ago
According to a recent press release, FIREHOUSE bassist Bruce Waibel has passed away. Waibel who was 39, was born in Dover, NJ but had been living in Florida for 20 plus years. Waibel turned professional in his early teens and started off with GREGG ALLMAN as a roadie and soon became a guitarist in the band. He appears on records from THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND (Dreams from 1989 where he played bass) and two records from the Gregg Allman Band where he plays bass, guitar and vocals: I'm No Angel (1986), Just Before the Bullets Fly (1988). His most recent recorded work was Firehouse’s O2 from 2000. He was with the band for three years. Funeral services are pending. BW&BK; offers condolences to Bruce’s family, friends and fans.