British bassist Herbie Flowers, who played on hundreds of recordings during a 50-year career and was a sideman to some of the biggest music stars of the 1970s and 1980s, has died aged 86. NME reportedFlowers played with David Bowie, Elton John, Bryan Ferry, Harry Nilsson, The three Beatles (not John), and dozens of other artists. He played the iconic bass lines – both of them – on and on Lou Reedof “Walk on the wild side,” the late Velvet Underground singer’s biggest hit. It is the most influential glam rock band T. Also a member of Rex’s final lineup, playing on the band’s Swan Song album, 1977. Dandy in the underworld.
Born in 1938 in Middlesex, Flowers became a musician after enlisting in the Royal Air Force, playing tuba before moving on to double bass and electric bass. In the 1960s, he became a London-area session player and was a founding member of the group Blue Mink, which scored a hit UK single with 1968’s “”The melting pot“
“Apart from his incredible musicianship over many decades, he was a beautiful soul and a very funny man,” David Bowie’s estate said in a statement. “He will be greatly missed.”
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