Sam Rivers

Name: Sam Rivers
Sex: M
Nationality: American
Birth Date: September 21, 1977
Birth Place: Jacksonville, FL
Profession: musician
Education: Kenny Bishop High School
  Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
Husband/Wife: Roxie McMahon (married on on December 1, 1999 in Greenwitch, CT; daughter of the WWF owner Vince McMahon.)
Father: WWF owner Vince McMahon (father in law)
Cousin: John Otto
Claim to fame: as Limp Bizkit Bassist.
   
FAN MAIL:
Limp Bizkit
P.O. Box 93655
Los Angeles, CA
USA
90093-9998
Interscope Records
10900 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1230
Los Angeles, CA 90024
USA
  

SAM RIVERS NEWS AND TRIVIA
  • Inspired by Seattle grunge and old rock including #800000 Sabbath and Megadeath, Sam is bassist for Limp Bizkit
  • He co-founded Limp Bizkit with lead singer Fred Durst
  • He is the cousin of Limp Bizkit drummer John Otto (II)
  • Sam's first job was at Chik-fil-A a mall in Jacksonville. He also played the tuba in a band at Arlington Middle.
  • Sometimes Credited As: Limp Bizkit
  • 18 years old when 3 Dolla Bill Yall$ was released
  • His inprations include from metal,grunge,jazz, and lots of melodic type stuff
  • Played tuba in the band at Arlington Middle School
  • Has used many ibanez basses including a black SR885, a BTB5005, a custom made ibanez i think an SR885 with a wood finish and the MR 2 bridge that ibanez makes.
  • Once used Tobias basses
  • Now uses Warwick Streamers
  • On June 23 1999, the opening night of the Limptropolis tour 38 minutes into the set Sam's bass wasnt working very well so he smashed it into the ground.
FAN SITES  
  • AbsoluteNow: Limp Bizkit
    http://music.absolutenow.com/bands/limp_bizkit/
  • Limp Bizkit.com
    http://www.limpbizkit.com/
    The official site has lyrics, news, biographies, audio clips, music videos, and multimedia.
  • The Unofficial Sam Rivers Web Site
    http://www.angelfire.com/ri/verssam/Main.html
    This could be the most comprehensive fan site dedicated to Sam Rivers of LB.
  • MenCelebs: Sam Rivers
    http://www.mencelebs.com/c55/showcelebrity_categoryid-5537.h
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    Find links and buy autograph, posters, and movies.
  • All Music Guides: Sam Rivers
    http://www.allmusic.com/cg/x.dll?p=amg&sql=B374247
    Browse through his career life and info.