Herbie Flowers

[Cucking Funt]

RIP. If you've got a record collection, chances are he's in it. And he wrote Clive Dunn's classic 'Grandad', too.

Bass guitarist Herbie Flowers dies aged 86

The acclaimed guitarist worked with David Bowie, Paul McCartney and Sir Elton John.

www.bbc.com

 

[Teddy Eagle]

RIP. If you've got a record collection, chances are he's in it. And he wrote Clive Dunn's classic 'Grandad', too.

Bass guitarist Herbie Flowers dies aged 86

The acclaimed guitarist worked with David Bowie, Paul McCartney and Sir Elton John.

www.bbc.com

There's a Sky programme about the making of Lou Reed's Transformer where he talks about overdubbing the bass line on Walk on the Wild Side
"I played it on the upright bass then suggested I could overdub it on bass guitar. It's an old session musician's trick to get double money for the same track. So I got an extra £12". For one of the most recognised bass lines ever.
He also says he was told not to make it sound like the Velvet Underground - "Which was lucky 'cos I'd never heard of the Velvet Underground".

RIP.

 

[Eagleman13]

Iconic on Lou Reed's Walk On The Wild Side as well as teaming up with John Williams in Sky. RIP.

 

[Runningman]

Also played on Bowie’s Space Oddity & Diamond Dogs albums

 

[ASCPFC]

RIP Herbie.

 

[Allanc]

Tuba Smarties on Sky 1
Brilliant.

 

[Pete53]

He lived just around the corner from me. He was a very humorous, and much loved man in our village, and there was great sadness amongst everyone who knew him on hearing the news of his passing.