He is a bass guitarist, musician and composer born Brian
Keith Flowers in Isleworth, Middlesex.He is known for his session bass
playing for stars including Elton
John
, David Bowie, Harry Nilsson, Lou Reed, Frank
Sinatra, George
Harrison, Paul
McCartney
, Tom Jones, David Essex and many
others.Notable songs that he
has appeared on are "Space Oddity" and "Walk on the Wild
Side" as well as his performance on the albums Tumbleweed Connection by Elton
John and Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds.In the 1970s he became a member of
CCS who had hits including "Tap Turns on the Water" and Blue
Mink, who were successful with "Melting Pot".He was a co-founder of the band Sky,
and after they split up in 1990 he has concentrated on jazz. He released the album Plant Life as a solo artist before
joining the band T. Rex in 1977. As a songwriter he composer the No. 1 UK
chart hit "Grandad" which was performed by Clive Dunn.
