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Herbie Flowers

b, eb, *1938 GB, Isleworth
Musician of Rock and Pop
A.k.a. Brian Keith Flowers

English studio musician born 19 May 1938, in Isleworth, Middlesex. Flowers specializes in bass guitar, double-bass and tuba, and became prominent performing with David Bowie, Elton John and then later 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. In 1969, Flowers co-founded the group Blue Mink. He was a member of CCS and later featured in a mid-1970s line-up of T. Rex. In 1979 he became a co-founder of the band Sky. Since the band's demise in the early 1990s, Flowers has spent most of his time playing jazz. He also works as a bass guitar teacher, and leads many 'rockshops' at schools, helping children to create and perform their own songs, as well as covering many others. Flowers is also known for having composed the novelty hit Grandad for Clive Dunn.

     
Instruments
  • Bass
  • Bass guitar
  • Double bass
  • Tuba
Genres
  • Rock
  • Pop
  • R&B/Soul
  • Blues
  • Classical
Popular Tracks   
Light (6) on Kpm 1000 Series: Bass Guitar and Percussion - Volume 1 by Barry Morgan & Herbie Flowers
In the Sun on The Tuba: Herbielife by The Qwarks & Herbie Flowers
Movement (1) on Kpm 1000 Series: Bass Guitar and Percussion - Volume 2 by Barry Morgan & Herbie Flowers
Light (4) on Kpm 1000 Series: Bass Guitar and Percussion - Volume 1 by Barry Morgan & Herbie Flowers
Light (1) on Kpm 1000 Series: Bass Guitar and Percussion - Volume 1 by Barry Morgan & Herbie Flowers
"That" Laugh on Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War Of The Worlds by Jeff Wayne
Lady of the Midnight Sun on Constellations by Moulettes
Light (3) on Kpm 1000 Series: Bass Guitar and Percussion - Volume 1 by Barry Morgan & Herbie Flowers
Dead London - Early Band Run-Through on Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War Of The Worlds by Jeff Wayne
The Red Weed - Early Version on Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War Of The Worlds by Jeff Wayne

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
New York Trouble / Electric ProgressionTim "Love" Lee, Shawn Lee, Barry Morgan, Herbie Flowers2013Album
Herbie's StuffHerbie Flowers1984Album
I Love 'erHerbie Flowers1983Single
Just For YouHerbie Flowers1981Single
Tuba SmartiesHerbie Flowers1981Single
Burlington Bertie (Tramp)Herbie Flowers1981Single
Christmas GuitarsPete Willsher And Jay Stapley And Keith Miller And Alan Coulter And André Jacquemin And Herbie Flowers1981Album
A Little PottyHerbie Flowers1980Album
Mr MoonlightHerbie Flowers1979Single
Don't Take My Bass AwayHerbie Flowers1978Single
JubileeHerbie Flowers1977Single
Dancing At Danny's / MathematicsHerbie Flowers1976Single
Plant LifeHerbie Flowers1975Album
Mouth / Hi! It's Herbie FlowersHerbie Flowers1975Single
TrampHerbie Flowers1973Single
TrampHerbie Flowers1973Single
Bass Guitar And Percussion - Volume 2Herbie Flowers / Barry Morgan1971Album
Bass Guitar And PercussionHerbie Flowers And Barry Morgan1971Album
Morning SkyJohn Williams, Rick Wakeman, Ray Cooper, Chris Spedding, Herbie FlowersCompil.
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