Jo Burt (born 1956) is an English rock musician. He is possibly known for being the bassist for

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during their 1987 tour in support of the album ''

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''. He left the band once the tour ended. Jo Burt was also a founding member of

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with

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- and a member of Virginia Wolf with

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. Burt also appears on Freddie Mercury's solo album, '' Mr. Bad Guy'' playing fretless bass. He has written, toured, and performed with many other artists, including

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, Bob Geldof,

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and many more. Burt continues to write music and now lives in

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with his wife, Antonia (a soprano). Burt still performs regularly in the UK, Europe and North America with his band, The Jo Burt Experience. He calls his southern-style rock with a trippy Beatles-esque English twist sound "Anglicana" - a term he coined himself - and describes it as "Nashville Rock with an English Accent". Burt has independently released three albums: ''Seven Seeds'' (2012), ''Indestructible'' (2015) and ''Spontaneous'' (2017). A fourth album is expected in 2022.

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* 1956 births Living people Black Sabbath members English heavy metal bass guitarists English rock bass guitarists Male bass guitarists People from Sherborne {{UK-bass-guitarist-stub