Rick Laird

Rick Laird
Rick Laird in 1973.
Background information
Birth name	Richard Quentin Laird
Born	(1941-02-05)5 February 1941 Dublin, Ireland
Died	4 July 2021(2021-07-04) (aged 80) New City, Rockland County, New York, U.S.
Genres	Jazz fusion
Instrument(s)	Bass guitar double bass
Years active	1962–2021

Richard Quentin Laird (February 5, 1941 – July 4, 2021) was an Irish musician, best known as the bassist and a founding member of the jazz fusion band Mahavishnu Orchestra, with which he performed from 1971 to 1973.^[1]