Bass guitarist Herbie Flowers, who played with David Bowie, dies at 86

Flowers also played with Elton John and Lou Reed, among others

Associated Press Sep 8, 2024 1:45 PM

web1_240908-cpw-bassguitaristherbieflowerswhoplayedwithdavidbowieloureedandothersdiesat86_1 — FILE - The Blue Mink pop group including Roger Cook, wearing hat, Madeline Bell, left, and bass player Herbie Flowers, second right, leaving London for Los Angeles, and the start of a two week tour on July 1973. Flowers, who played with David Bowie, Elton John, Lou Reed and other music legends in a decades-long career, has died at 86. (PA via AP, File)

Bass guitarist Herbie Flowers, who played with David Bowie, Elton John, Lou Reed and other music legends in a decades-long career, has died at 86.

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Flowers was a founding member of the pop group Blue Mink, who later joined the rock band T Rex. He won acclaim for his work with many of the biggest names in U.K. music in the 1970s, giving ReedB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淲alk On The Wild Side,B次元官网网址� from the 1972 B次元官网网址淭ransformerB次元官网网址� album, its recognizable twinned bassline.

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Flowers also founded the instrumental rock band Sky in the late 1970s, releasing seven albums.

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