Steve Currie was the bassist for the British rock band T. Rex from 1970 to 1976. A bassist is a musician who plays a double bass or electric bass (also referred to as bass guitar). ... Rock, Rock n Roll, or Rock and Roll is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, a bass guitar, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as keyboards (organ, piano synthesizers) and brass (trumpet, trombone) are common in some styles, however, horns... T. Rex (originally known as Tyrannosaurus Rex, also occasionally spelt T Rex or T-Rex), was a British rock band fronted by Marc Bolan. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...

He died in a car crash in Portugal in 1981. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...