Firehouse Bassist Found Dead

Yahoo! Music, Sep 5, 2003 7:00 am PDT
(9/5/03, 7 a.m. ET) -- Former Firehouse bassist David Waibel was found dead at his Florida home on Tuesday (September 2). No word on the cause of death will be released until an autopsy is completed.

Waibel, who was 39, was born in Dover, New Jersey, but had lived in Florida for the last 20 years. He played in Firehouse for three years and had previously performed with the Allman Brothers Band.

Firehouse is releasing a new album, Prime Time, on November 23 in Japan and Southeast Asia. It is also available for order through the band's official website.

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