![]() ![]() “Like Someone In Love” is a great example of his playing. I recommend younger readers to listen to The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow album and they will likely become inspired, too. His interpretations, chord comping, and fluid musical jazz lines were an inspiration to me. My greatest influence, however, was Tal Farlow. But in the early years, I listened to Barney Kessel, Jim Hall, Wes Montgomery and of course, Charlie Christian. When I first picked up a guitar in 1951, there weren’t too many players to be influenced by, especially on the electric. Vic Flick’s autobiography, Gutarman: From James Bond to the Beatles and Beyond, is filled with stories about his live and studio sessions backing Britain’s finest performers. Today, Flick lives in Las Vegas, but the Surrey-born guitarist will always be associated with suave secret agents and Brit-pop hitmaking. So while you may not know Vic Flick’s name, again, you’ve heard his guitar licks a thousand times, as have the millions of people who’ve enjoyed the Bond movies. ![]() ![]() This lineup scored its own instrumental hit with “The James Bond Theme,” hitting #13 on the U.K. He played on pop smashes like Petula Clark’s “Downtown,” Dusty Springfield’s “I Only Want to Be With You,” and Tom Jones classics like “It’s Not Unusual” and “What’s New, Pussycat?” And before he found fame with 007, Vic played pre-surf instrumental rock with the John Barry Seven, led by the composer/arranger who’s name became synonymous with the Bond soundtracks. In the swingin’ ’60s, he recorded with a veritable who’s who of pop royalty, including Beatles producer George Martin, Burt Bacharach, Herman’s Hermits, Henry Mancini, Jimmy Page, Cliff Richard, Diana Ross, and Nancy Sinatra. You can further hear the guitarist in the film scores such as Midnight Cowboy and The Return of the Pink Panther, as well as cult shows like “The Avengers” and “The Prisoner.”įlick’s career, however, has not just been limited to visual mediums. Flick played on every Bond smash through Diamonds are Forever, and even recorded with Eric Clapton on the latter-day 007 soundtrack, License to Kill. No, the first in the long-running film franchise. Once your payment is processed, instantly, you will receive a link to download the ebook.You may not know the name Vic Flick, but you know his signature motif–that reverby lick from the James Bond theme, recorded in 1962 for Dr. When purchasing any eBook, payments can be made through Paypal with either a money transfer, Debit Card or Credit Card, or if you don’t have a Paypal account you can sign in as a guest and use your debit or credit card to make things quick and easy.ĭue to the nature of the item, eBook purchases are not eligible for return or refund under any circumstances. ![]() ****** Click to Buy the Vic Flick: Guitarman Ebook for Only $9.99Īll ebooks come as PDF files and can be easily read on any computer, tablet or ereader. Here is a book that tells of the music business from the inside, about the music, the good and the bad business practices, the money, the agents and the managers.įrom the Beatles to Nancy Sinatra, from Tom Jones to Dusty Springfield, it’s all within the pages of Vic’s autobiography.Ĭlick to read more about legendary guitarist Vic Flick His guitar sound on the James Bond Theme stirred the hearts and imaginations of a generation. Vic Flick’s connection with the James Bond films is legend. Stories of the drama and humor, the tensions and the rewards of working with first class musicians and internationally known artists in the world of recording, Television and Radio. One of the first call session guitarists in the UK, Vic Flick has a bounty of true stories. Vic Flick: Guitarman (196 Pages) is by a musician who worked in every major recording and television studio in London during that wonderful musical period of the 1960s and 1970s. “Vic’s book is an amazing read, full of his entertaining sense of humour and a reservoir of miscellaneous facts and tales of the studios and the musicians who made London such a fabulous place to be in the ’60s. ![]()
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