Ole Beich

Ole Beich (1955 – October 16, 1991) was a Danish musician best known as the bassist for the original lineups of L.A. Guns and Guns N' Roses. Born in the city of Esbjerg, Beich, in his youth, achieved a degree of fame amongst local musicians and fans. He played both guitar and bass with several Danish bands before he decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue his music career. L.A. Guns were first formed in 1983 by guitarist Tracii Guns. The first lineup included singer William Bailey (who would later change his name to Axl Rose), Beich and drummer Rob Gardner. Bailey would leave the group to front Rapidfire before going on to form Hollywood Rose with Izzy Stradlin and Chris Weber. Singer Michael Jagosz was brought in to replace Rose with...