00:00It is one of the most memorable intros in the history of popular music.
00:17Lou Reed's Walk on the Wild Side, a seminal hit from the early 1970s.
00:23But this was the man who performed that oh-so-distinctive bassline, Herbie Flowers.
00:30Following the announcement of his death, tributes poured in on social media.
00:35The estate of David Bowie issued a statement saying,
00:38He was a beautiful soul and a very funny man.
00:42He will be sorely missed.
00:44Tim Burgess, lead singer of The Charlatan said,
00:48Farewell Herbie Flowers.
00:50He made the greats sound greater.
00:53That's ways Matt Osmond said, so many great basslines.
00:57Imagine having played on Space Oddity, Walk on the Wild Side and Rock On.
01:09Brian Keith Herbie Flowers was born in Isleworth in Middlesex in 1938.
01:15He began his music career as a bandsman in the Royal Air Force, where he played the tuba.
01:21But it was as a bass guitarist that he would become renowned.
01:25In a long and legendary career, he worked with David Bowie,
01:28Paul McCartney and Elton John, amongst others.
01:31He was the session musician's session musician.
01:34Always in demand, always capable of producing a special kind of magic.
01:40In a statement, his family said he had touched people's lives.
01:44We'll miss you, Uncle Herbie.
01:46Rock on.
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