Rodney Appleby

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Rodney Appleby is a bass guitarist who was part of Ian Gillan's backing band on the Deep Purple frontman's US solo tour in August and September 2006.

In November 2006, Appleby was shot in the jaw.{{cite news |title=IAN GILLAN's Touring Bassist Shot In Jaw |url=http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=62977 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930154552/http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=62977 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-09-30 |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=2006-11-29 |access-date=2006-12-01}}

A native of Buffalo, New York, Appleby was inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame in 1995.[http://www.buffalomusic.org/1995_rappleby.html R Appleby] buffalomusic.org {{dead link|date=July 2023}} His daughter, Zuri Appleby is a bass guitarist and vocalist herself and is touring with Nick Jonas