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.

The musician鈥檚 family confirmed his death on Facebook Saturday.

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 Reed鈥檚 鈥淲alk On The Wild Side,鈥� from the 1972 鈥淭ransformer鈥� album, its recognizable twinned bassline.

He also played bass for Bowie鈥檚 鈥淪pace Oddity,鈥� Bryan Ferry鈥檚 鈥淭he Bride Stripped Bare,鈥� and Paul McCartney鈥檚 鈥淕ive My Regards To Broad Street,鈥� and featured in two of John鈥檚 early 鈥�70s albums, among many others.

In a tribute, Bowie鈥檚 estate said 鈥渉is work with Bowie and associates over the years is too long to list here.鈥�

鈥淎side from his incredible musicianship over many decades, he was a beautiful soul and a very funny man. He will be sorely missed,鈥� it said.

Tim Burgess, lead singer for The Charlatans singer, said on the social media platform X that Flowers 鈥渕ade the greats sound greater.鈥�

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

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