Vic Flick, Guitarist on the James Bond Theme Song, Dies at 87
Hollywood Reporter | 11/19/24 | Mike BarnesVic Flick, the famed British session guitarist who picked out the twangy riff for the James Bond theme song introduced to moviegoers on Dr. No, has died. He was 87.
His death on Thursday after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease was announced by his family on Facebook.
Flick also played on No. 1 hits for Peter and Gordon (“A World Without Love”) and Petula Clark (“Downtown”); performed on Tom Jones’ “It’s Not Unusual” and “Ringo’s Theme” (This Boy) for A Hard Day’s Night (1964); and collaborated with the likes of Jimmy Page, George Martin, Herman’s Hermits, Cliff Richard, Eric Clapton, Dusty Springfield and Engelbert Humperdinck.
Elliot Fisher and his Orchestra doing the theme to ‘Our Man Flint’ was awesome too.
Busy fellow.
He colloborated with Prince Humperdinck!? The Prince probably just wanted to best his 6 fingered friend on the guitar for once.