(1955-07-21)July 21, 1955 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died
February 23, 2003(2003-02-23) (aged 47) Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.
Occupations
Musician, songwriter, producer
Instruments
Bass guitar, vocals, guitar, mandolin
Musical artist
Howard Norman Epstein (July 21, 1955 – February 23, 2003)[1] was an American musician best known as a bassist with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
^Wawzenek, Bryan (23 February 2011). "This Day in Music Spotlight: The Heartbreaking Loss of Howie Epstein : February 23, 2003". Gibson.com. Gibson Guitar Corp. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
February 2011). "This Day in Music Spotlight: The Heartbreaking Loss of HowieEpstein : February 23, 2003". Gibson.com. Gibson Guitar Corp. Archived from...
weary of the touring lifestyle, departed the band. His replacement, HowieEpstein, stayed with the band for the next two decades. In 1991, Scott Thurston...
the album was also the band's first to feature HowieEpstein on bass and harmony vocals. Epstein's vocals are prevalent throughout the album and from...
group after a 20-year hiatus, replacing his own replacement, the late HowieEpstein. Blair's father was a Navy man, so the family relocated every few years...
the U.S., where in 1988 she met musician HowieEpstein, bassist in Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. Epstein helped Carter get her career back on track...
singer-songwriter Howie Dorough (born 1973), American musician with Backstreet Boys HowieEpstein (1955–2003), American musician Howie Gordon (later known...
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, and HowieEpstein—the album has a distinct "80s style" aesthetic. Fans and critics continue...
but drummer Stan Lynch contributed to the album. Benmont Tench and HowieEpstein initially were not happy about playing the Full Moon Fever songs live...
Ron Blair on bass guitar, replacing his own replacement, the ailing HowieEpstein. His return was late in the recording process, however, and Petty and...
Mixed Blessings was produced by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers bassist HowieEpstein, who produced Prine's 1991 Grammy Winning comeback album The Missing...
group and was replaced on the fifth album, Long After Dark (1982), by HowieEpstein; the resulting lineup lasted until 1994. The album contained the hit...
Malinson at Grammys Robert Shaw at Grammys Paul Simon at Grammys Steven Epstein at Grammys Kirk Franklin at Grammys Adele at Grammys Eminem at Grammys...
which begins the music of "You Got Lucky." The other band members, HowieEpstein, Benmont Tench and Stan Lynch, arrive in a sidecar racing motorcycle...
in 2002, played on select tracks on The Last DJ. He was replaced by HowieEpstein, who continued to play until his removal in 2002 due to deteriorating...
Moon" and "Gridlock" Chick Corea – piano on "The Long Arm of the Law" HowieEpstein – banjo, mandolin on "Networking"; bass on "Down in the Mall" Jerry...
guitar Carolyn Dennis – background vocals Steve Douglas – saxophone HowieEpstein, James Jamerson, Jr., John McKenzie, Vito Sanfilippo, Carl Sealove,...
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