Herbie Flowers

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Herbie Flowers (born Brian Keith Flowers in Isleworth, Middlesex, on 19 May 1938; died 5 September 2024) was an English musician specialising in bass guitar, double-bass and tuba, who came to prominence performing with David Bowie and Elton John, and later with Lou Reed; it is his bass that opens Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side" and underpins Bowie's "Space Oddity" as well as the Harry Nilsson song "Jump into the Fire". He also played bass on the Serge Gainsbourg album Histoire de Melody Nelson, Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, and several George Harrison solo albums. In 1969 Flowers co-founded the group Blue Mink and played on their song "Melting Pot", which reached #3 in the UK Singles Chart. He was a member of CCS, and later featured in a mid-1970s line-up of T. Rex. In 1979, shortly after taking part in the annual A Song For Europe contest, performing "Mr. Moonlight" with his group, "The Daisies", he became a co-founder of the band Sky, which had considerable success in the United Kingdom and Australia. Since the band's demise in the early 1990s, Flowers has spent most of his time playing jazz. He also worked as a bass guitar teacher at Ardingly College, and led many 'rockshops' at schools, helping children to create and perform their own songs, as well as covering many others. Flowers is also remembered for having composed the novelty hit "Grandad" for Clive Dunn, a fact that has tended to overshadow his many other achievements. According to Flowe

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KPM 1000 Series: Bass Guitar and Percussion (Volume 1)

KPM 1000 Series: Bass Guitar and Percussion (Volume 2)

KPM 1000 Series: Bass Guitar and Percussion, Vol. 1

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Christmas Jazz - Colourful Interpretations Of Christmas Favorites

Dusty Fingers Volume Twelve

Live In London

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KPM 1000 Series: Bass Guitar and Percussion (Volume 3)

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Dusty Fingers Vol. 12

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Dusty Fingers Volume 12

Plant Life

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Voices Of The Valley: The Ultimate Collection

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Dusty Fingers, Volume 12

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