premise: Ed Gagliardi died on April 11, 2014.
hypothesis: Edward John ` Ed ' Gagliardi ( February 13 , 1952 -- May 11 , 2014 ) was an American bass guitarist , best known as the original bass player for the 1970s rock band Foreigner . Gagliardi died of cancer on May 11 , 2014 , after battling cancer for eight years .