Herbie Flowers RIP

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We lose Herbie at 86. What a CV he had, Elton John, Bowie, TRex, Blue Mink...the list goes on. I knew the name but never connected him with those names

BBC News - T. Rex and Blue Mink bass guitarist Herbie Flowers dies aged 86

Bass guitarist Herbie Flowers dies aged 86

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

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[Idaho]

RIP Herbie

 

[Ground Elder]

I saw Herbie Flowers playing at the Big Green Gathering years back. What he was doing there amongst the Green Gathering's line up of dire hippy reggae bands and cosmic space jams I've no idea. No one other than me seemed to have any idea who they were watching

 

[Jennaonthebeach]

I always remembered Herbie Flowers' name from the credits on the back of Space Oddity but i never really thought more about him.

 

[blossie33]

RIP Herbie

As well as the bass line for Walk on the Wild Side he played the bass on the David Essex record Rock On

 

[Jennaonthebeach]

Apparently he's on Diamond Dogs. I should have known that really.

 

[Lotte]

I've bunged on Goodnight Ladies in tribute.

 

[bris]

A sad loss. I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet.



An out and out classic with a remarkably memorable bass line from Herbie.

RIP

 

[GarveyLives]

A sad loss. I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet.



An out and out classic with a remarkably memorable bass line from Herbie.

RIP

It appears to have been mentioned here.

 

[GarveyLives]

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What Bowie, McCartney and Lou Reed all owe to Herbie Flowers

 

[Maggot]

I saw Herbie Flowers name on many records before I saw a picture of him. I always imagined him to be a groovy black American guy, not a white guy from Sussex.

 

[Sasaferrato]

It would be considerably quicker to list the legends that he didn't play with. R.I.P.

 

[Chilli.s]

RIP Herbie