John Bentley was the bassist

Bassist

A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...

 for Squeeze from 1980 to 1982. He played on the albums Argybargy

Argybargy

Argybargy is a 1980 album by the British New Wave group Squeeze. It would be the last album featuring founding member Jools Holland until Squeeze's first reunion album, 1985's Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti....

and East Side Story, generally considered to be the band's best by critics, as well as the darker and less acclaimed Sweets from a Stranger

Sweets from a Stranger

Sweets from a Stranger is the fifth studio album by the British New Wave group Squeeze. Its surprisingly dark mood and what some perceived as relatively uninspired songwriting led to some of the band's least flattering reviews since their debut. The band split up soon after a world tour for the...

. Squeeze split up in 1982, and upon reforming in 1985 band leaders Chris Difford

Chris Difford

Chris Difford is a singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer....

 and Glenn Tilbrook

Glenn Tilbrook

Glenn Martin Tilbrook is the lead singer and guitarist of the English band Squeeze, a band formed in the mid 1970s who broke through in the new wave era at the decade's end. He generally wrote the melody for Squeeze, while his writing partner, Chris Difford, wrote the lyrics...

 replaced Bentley with Keith Wilkinson. Bentley joined Squeeze once again on the band's "Quintessential Tour 2007" through the US and UK, and for the band's 2008 shows.