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Sam Rivers (born on 2 September1977, in Jacksonville, Florida) is the bass guitarist and one of the founding members of the band Limp Bizkit. He is the cousin of the band's drummer, John Otto. He uses custom made Warwick basses, with leds in the fretboard. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Limp Bizkit (pronounced limp biscuit) is an American rapcore band who, with Korn, is often credited with starting the popularization of the genre sometimes dubbed nu metal. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (246th in leap years). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... The Jacksonville skyline and the Acosta Bridge. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 22nd 170,451 km² 260 km 800 km 17. ... Fender Precision Bass Bass Guitar is a commonly spoken phrase used to refer to the electric bass and horizontal acoustic basses, a stringed instrument similar in design to the electric guitar, but larger in size, commonly fretted and sometimes fretless and with a lower range. ... Limp Bizkit (pronounced limp biscuit) is an American rapcore band who, with Korn, is often credited with starting the popularization of the genre sometimes dubbed nu metal. ... A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... John Otto is the drummer and an original member of the band Limp Bizkit. ... Warwick is a bass guitar company founded in Germany in 1982. ...
Rivers was previously thought to have been born in 1930.
Rivers moved to Boston, Massachusetts in 1947, to study at the Boston Conservatory of Music.
Rivers was signed by Blue Note Records, for whom he recorded four albums as leader, although one was not issued until 1975, and made several sideman appearances.