Bass guitarist Herbie Flowers, who performed with David Bowie, Elton John, Lou Reed and different music legends in a decades-long profession, has died at 86.

The musician’s household confirmed his dying on Facebook Saturday (Sept. 7).

“While we knew and loved him as Uncle Herbie, his musical contributions have likely touched your lives as well,” the husband of Flowers’ niece wrote. “He played bass on many of the songs from the golden age of rock,” the submit reads.

A reason for dying was not offered.

Flowers was a founding member of the pop group Blue Mink, who later joined the rock band T Rex. He received popularity of his work with most of the greatest names in U.Ok. music within the Seventies, giving Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side,” from the 1972 Transformer album, its recognizable twinned bassline.

He additionally performed bass for Bowie’s “Space Oddity,” Bryan Ferry’s “The Bride Stripped Bare,” and Paul McCartney’s “Give My Regards to Broad Street,” and featured in two of John’s early ’70s albums, amongst many others.

In a tribute, Bowie’s property wrote on the social media platform X (previously Twitter), “his work with Bowie and associates over the years is too long to list here.”

“Aside from his incredible musicianship over many decades, he was a beautiful soul and a very funny man. He will be sorely missed,” it stated. “Our thoughts are with his family and friends.”

Tim Burgess, lead singer for The Charlatans singer, wrote X that Flowers “made the greats sound greater.”

Flowers additionally based the instrumental rock band Sky within the late Seventies, releasing seven albums.