{"id":116951,"date":"2022-12-22T13:22:58","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T18:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=116951"},"modified":"2022-12-22T13:26:17","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T18:26:17","slug":"the-tubes-bassist-rick-anderson-dies-at-75-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=116951","title":{"rendered":"The Tubes Bassist Rick Anderson Dies at 75 &#8211; Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=116951\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=116951\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-116952 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/attachment-rick_anderson_the_tubes_2017-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/attachment-rick_anderson_the_tubes_2017-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/attachment-rick_anderson_the_tubes_2017.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Geoffrey Huchel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rick Anderson, the bass guitarist for the band The Tubes, passed away December 16, 2022. Anderson\u2019s cause of death has not been announced at this time. He was 75.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson his fellow bandmates formed The Tubes on March 22, 1972, in San Francisco, California. Their 1975 debut album included the single \u201cWhite Punks on Dope\u201d, and their popular single \u201cShe\u2019s a Beauty\u201d was a top-10 U.S. hit. The video for that song was frequently played during the early days of MTV. After the release of their debut album, The Tubes followed with an additional seven studio albums. In addition, the band appeared in the film XANADU (1980), singing the rock portion of the cross-genre song \u201cDancin\u2019\u201d opposite big band. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Ringside Report sends our condolences to Rick Anderson\u2019s family during their time of grief.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fee Waybill: The Tubes, Solo Career, New Music, Movies, Covid-19, Life &amp; So Much More...\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QAM1MXDd9uM?start=4&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Geoffrey Huchel Rick Anderson, the bass guitarist for the band The Tubes, passed away December 16, 2022. Anderson\u2019s cause of death has not been announced at this time. He was 75. Anderson his fellow bandmates formed The Tubes on March 22, 1972, in San Francisco, California. 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