Howie Epstein
- January 4, 2024
- Bassist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Howie Epstein |
| Occupation | Bassist |
| Date Of Birth | Jul 21, 1955(1955-07-21) |
| Age | 69 |
| Date Of Death | 2003-02-23 |
| Birthplace | Milwaukee |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Wisconsin |
| Horoscope | Cancer |
Howie Epstein Biography
| Name | Howie Epstein |
| Birthday | Jul 21 |
| Birth Year | 1955 |
| Place Of Birth | Milwaukee |
| Home Town | Wisconsin |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
| Siblings | Bradley Epstein, Craig Epstein |
| Children(s) | Jamie Leffler |
Howie Epstein is one of the most popular and richest Bassist who was born on July 21, 1955 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. A bassist who was a member of Bassist who played with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for twenty years before his death from a drug overdose., the Heartbreakers and for 20 years before he died from a drug overdose.
Epstein recorded many tracks with In addition to work with Tom Petty, Epstein also recorded several tracks with Bob Dylan. in addition to his work with Tom Petty.
Howard Norman Epstein (July 21, 1955 – February 23, 2003) was an American musician best known as a bassist with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Howie played mostly rhythm guitar or mandolin and sang in a number of both rock and roll and country Milwaukee bands that were regionally popular, including MHB Experience, Egz, Winks, Forearm Smash, and The Craze. When he felt he had gone as far as he could go in Milwaukee, Epstein decided to move to New York City, but before he could pack his gear, he was lured to the West Coast by a drummer friend to play bass in a new band that singer-songwriter John Hiatt was forming in Los Angeles. He stuck with Hiatt for two years and two albums (Slug Line and Two Bit Monsters)
His father Sam was a producer and worked with 1960s and 1950s soul bands.
Howie Epstein Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Bassist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Howie Epstein is one of the richest Bassist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Howie Epstein 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
In the late 1970s, he was the bassist of He was the bassist for John Hiatt in the late 1970s, recording his 1980 album Two Bit Monsters. and recorded his 1980 album Two Bit Monsters.
After his time with the Heartbreakers, he stayed with Petty and was now producing. His drug issues became quite public.
Epstein was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and grew up in a musical household. His father, Sam, was a top local record producer who worked with various rock and roll and soul groups in the 1950s and 1960s. Epstein often visited the music studios, watching his father work and occasionally making recordings under his father’s watchful eye at a very young age. He recalled, “I would go into the bars with my father to check out the bands he was thinking of working with, and a couple of times he let me use groups he was working with as back- up musicians for stuff I’d record.” Howie attended Nicolet High School in Glendale, Wisconsin, graduating in 1973.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 0 in |
Howie Epstein height 6 ft 0 in Howie weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Howie Epstein Dating?
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He earned acclaim as a songwriter and a producer. Epstein produced two albums for John Prine, 1991’s The Missing Years, which won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Recording, and Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings. He also produced Eric Andersen’s Memory Of The Future (1998).
Facts & Trivia
Howie Ranked on the list of most popular Bassist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Howie Epstein celebrates birthday on July 21 of every year.
Is Howie Epstein dead?
February 23, 2003
What happened to Howie of the Tom Petty band?
Howie Epstein, 47, a former bass player for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, died Sunday in a Santa Fe, N.M., hospital of a suspected drug overdose. Friends told investigators he had been using heroin and was taking antibiotics after suffering from flu, stomach problems and an abscess on his leg.
What year did Howie Epstein leave the Heartbreakers?
The dead man in the lyric, Petty had told Rolling Stone a few days before, was Milwaukee’s Howie Epstein, bassist and harmony singer in the Heartbreakers for 20 years before a devastating drug habit got him fired from the band in 2002.
Why did Howie Epstein leave the Heartbreakers?
Heartbreakers’ (bassist) Howie Epstein was cut loose because of his heroin addiction. And he died soon after. Petty’s also addicted, and he gets to work his way out of his.
Who replaced Howie Epstein?
“Those records changed my life thanks to Howie.” But Epstein struggled with drug addiction in the later years of his life, and was replaced by original Heartbreakers bassist Ron Blair two months after the Rock Hall induction. Epstein died the following February. He was 47.