Vic Flick , guitarist with the John Barry 7 has died on 14 November 2024 (aged 87. His guitar work is prominent on "Hit and Miss", the theme song of the television show Juke Box Jury.[5]
On the Dr. No soundtrack, he was lead guitarist on the track "James Bond Theme". Flick continued to contribute to the James Bond soundtracks from the 1960s through the late 1980s.[3][6] One of Flick's guitars, a Clifford Essex Paragon De Luxe, on which he played the original "James Bond Theme", was displayed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.[7]
Flick worked with many recording artists, including Dusty Springfield, Nancy Sinatra, Cliff Richard, Shirley Bassey among countless others. He played his Vox 12 string guitar on Peter and Gordon's 1964 # 1 record "A World Without Love". He is heard on all of Tom Jones' early hits including “It's Not Unusual”[4] and “What’s New Pussycat?”,[8] and is the guitarist for the number 1 song “Downtown” by Petula Clark.[9] He recorded with Herman's Hermits, playing the distinctive guitar riff in the intro and bridge of "Silhouettes", a 1965 UK Top 5 hit.[n 1][10] With the George Martin Orchestra, he plays solo guitar, using his Olympic white 1961 Fender Stratocaster, on the song “Ringo's Theme (This Boy)” of the Beatles' 1964 film “A Hard Day's Night”, heard on the American soundtrack album. He was also the guitarist for Paul McCartney's "Thrillington" album.[4]
Flick also collaborated with Merchant Ivory Productions as composer/music arranger for Autobiography of a Princess (1975),[11] The Europeans (1979),[12] Quartet (1981),[13] and Heat and Dust (1983).[14]
In 1999, Flick worked with composer Nic Raine, backed by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, on the James Bond tribute album titled Bond Back in Action.[15] In 2003, he recorded the album James Bond Now, featuring tracks from James Bond movies and new compositions.[6]
In 2005, he played on the soundtrack of the From Russia With Love video game by Electronic Arts.[16]
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