What is Rick Laird?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Rick Laird | image = Rick Laird 1973 (cropped).png | caption = Rick Laird in 1973 | birth_name = Richard Quentin Laird | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1941|2|5|df=yes}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|7|4|1941|2|5|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Dublin]], Ireland | death_place = | instrument = {{hlist|Bass guitar|[[double bass]]}} | genre = [[Jazz fusion]] | occupation = | years_active = 1962–2021 | label = | associated_acts = [[Brian Auger]]<br>[[John McLaughlin (musician)|John McLaughlin]] | website = }} '''Richard Quentin Laird''' (5 February 1941 – 4 July 2021) was an Irish musician, photographer, teacher, and author. He was best known as the bassist and founding member of the jazz fusion band [[Mahavishnu Orchestra]]. He performed for them from 1971 to 1973. In early 2021, Laird's daughter announced that he had entered hospice care. Laird died on 4 July, at the age of 80.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicfestnews.com/2021/07/rick-laird-bassist-for-mahavishnu-orchestra-dead-at-80/|title=Rick Laird, Bassist for Mahavishnu Orchestra, Dead at 80|first=Scott|last=Hopkins|date=5 July 2021|publisher=Music Fest News|access-date=5 July 2021|archive-date=29 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029150902/https://musicfestnews.com/2021/07/rick-laird-bassist-for-mahavishnu-orchestra-dead-at-80/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{imdb name|id=3743551}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Laird, Rick}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Irish writers]] [[Category:Irish teachers]] [[Category:Musicians from Dublin]] {{bio-stub}}