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A black twill Versus Versace jacket custom made for Bob Birch at the request of Elton John for the 1992-1993 The One world tour. The jacket has gold tone lion head buttons and hardware. The back is embellished with gold tone studs and a large "1" applique. The piece still has original tags as Birch did not wear this as it was not his personal taste. Size large. Legendary bass player Bob Birch provided his rhythmic bass lines for superstar Elton John’s incredible music for the last twenty years, the longest run of any of Elton’s bass players. Birch also lent his talent to the music of other iconic artists such as Billy Joel, Eric Clapton, Sting, Stevie Wonder and Tina Turner, to name a few. In 1995, Birch was badly injured when he was hit by a pickup truck while walking the streets of Montreal with his fellow band members. He was thrown over twenty feet before landing on the asphalt, breaking both his legs and severely damaging his back and spine. The doctors initially told him that he would never walk again, but within three months he was back on tour with Elton John, and continued to do so for the next seventeen years. Throughout those years, Birch struggled with constant headaches, dizziness, vertigo, and severe pain throughout his body. During his final tour before his death, Birch was forced to perform while seated on a chair because of the pain he was enduring, which had been aggravated by a fall accident at the start of the tour. His talent and his friendship ar


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2014-05-17

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