Tom Fowler (bassist)
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Birth name | Thomas William Fowler |
Born | (1951-06-10)June 10, 1951 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
Died | July 2, 2024(2024-07-02) (aged 73) |
Genres | Rock, jazz, R&B, experimental |
Occupations | Musician |
Instruments | Bass |
Years active | 1971–2024 |
Formerly of | It's a Beautiful Day, Air Pocket, The Mothers Of Invention, Banned From Utopia |
Thomas William Fowler (June 10, 1951 – July 2, 2024) was an American bass guitarist. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, he started playing the violin at age six, before picking up the upright bass, and finally electric bass at age 16.[1] He had played with It's a Beautiful Day, Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention, Jean-Luc Ponty, Ray Charles, Steve Hackett, and many others. He had four brothers, including trombonist Bruce and trumpeter Walt Fowler.
Fowler also recorded albums with Air Pocket, a band including his siblings among others. Fowler died following complications from an aneurysm on July 2, 2024, at the age of 73.[2][3]
Discography
With It's A Beautiful Day
- Choice Quality Stuff/Anytime – 1971
- At Carnegie Hall – 1972
With Frank Zappa/The Mothers Of Invention
- Over-Nite Sensation – 1973
- Apostrophe (') – 1974
- Roxy & Elsewhere – 1974
- One Size Fits All – 1975
- Bongo Fury – 1975
- Studio Tan – 1978
- The Old Masters Box III – 1987
- You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2 – 1988
- The Lost Episodes – 1996
- Läther – 1996
- Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute – 1996
- Have I Offended Someone? – 1997
- Quadiophiliac – 2004
- One Shot Deal – 2008
- Understanding America – 2012
- Road Tapes, Venue 2 – 2013
- Roxy by Proxy – 2014
- Roxy the Soundtrack – 2015
- The Crux of the Biscuit – 2016
- The Roxy Performances – 2018
- Zappa / Erie – 2022
With Air Pocket/The Fowler Brothers
- Fly On – 1975
- Hunter – 1985
- Breakfast For Dinosaurs – 1988
With George Duke
With Jean-Luc Ponty
- Aurora – 1976
- Imaginary Voyage – 1976
With Steve Hackett
- Please Don't Touch! – 1978
With Bruce Fowler
- Ants Can Count – 1990
- “Entropy” - 1993
With Steve Fowler
- Last Blue Sky – 1991
With Don Preston
- Vial Foamy Ectoplasm – 1993
With Ray Charles
- Ray Charles At The Olympia – 2004
- Ray – 2004
- Genius Loves Company – 2004
With Tom Fowler Interface
- Let's Start Over – 2011[4]
References
- ^ "2000–03 The Be-Bop Bass Notes: Tom Fowler Interview". www.afka.net. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ Kevin Johnson (July 4, 2024). "In Memoriam: Tom Fowler". No Treble.
- ^ Moody, Dennis (July 4, 2024). "Tom Fowler". Facebook.
- ^ "Tom Fowler Interface – Let's Start Over (2011, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
External links
- Info at united-mutations.com
- Tom Fowler at IMDb
- Tom Fowler discography at Discogs
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- Frank Zappa
- Roy Estrada
- Jimmy Carl Black
- Ray Collins
- Don Preston
- Van Dyke Parks
- Henry Vestine
- Jim Guercio
- Steve Mann
- Elliot Ingber
- Jim Sherwood
- Jim Fielder
- Bunk Gardner
- Billy Mundi
- Ian Underwood
- Art Tripp
- Lowell George
- Buzz Gardner
- Aynsley Dunbar
- Mark Volman
- Howard Kaylan
- Jeff Simmons
- George Duke
- Jim Pons
- Bob Harris
- Jean-Luc Ponty
- Tom Fowler
- Ruth Underwood
- Ed Mann
- Bruce Fowler
- Napoleon Murphy Brock
- Chester Thompson
- Terry Bozzio
- Denny Walley
- Ricky Lancelotti
- Norma Jean Bell
- Novi Novog
(1966–1993)
official releases
- Lumpy Gravy (Primordial)
- The Guitar World According to Frank Zappa
- Beat the Boots!
- Beat the Boots! II
Compilations |
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Birthday Bundle series |
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- "Trouble Comin' Every Day"
- "Who Are the Brain Police?"
- "WPLJ"
- "My Guitar"
- "Peaches en Regalia"
- "I'm the Slime"
- "Cosmik Debris"
- "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow"
- "Du Bist Mein Sofa"
- "Find Her Finer"
- "Disco Boy"
- "Dancin' Fool"
- "Bobby Brown"
- "Joe's Garage"
- "I Don't Wanna Get Drafted"
- "You Are What You Is"
- "Valley Girl"
- "Cocaine Decisions"
- "Stairway to Heaven"
compositions
- "Absolutely Free"
- "Advance Romance"
- "The Adventures of Greggery Peccary"
- "America Drinks & Goes Home"
- "Are You Hung Up?"
- "Billy the Mountain"
- "The Black Page"
- "Brown Shoes Don't Make It"
- "Camarillo Brillo"
- "Cheepnis"
- "Duodenum"
- "Father O'Blivion"
- "Help, I'm a Rock"
- "G-Spot Tornado"
- "I Have Been in You"
- "Inca Roads"
- "Jewish Princess"
- "Let's Make the Water Turn Black"
- "A Little Green Rosetta"
- "Memories of El Monte"
- "Montana"
- "Muffin Man"
- "Nanook Rubs It"
- "Plastic People"
- "The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet"
- "Rollo"
- "Sleep Dirt"
- "St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast"
- "Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance"
- "A Token of My Extreme"
- "The Torture Never Stops"
- "Uncle Remus"
- "Watermelon in Easter Hay"
- "Who Needs the Peace Corps?"
- "Willie the Pimp"
- "Wind Up Workin' in a Gas Station"
- 200 Motels
- Baby Snakes
- The Dub Room Special
- Does Humor Belong in Music?
- Video from Hell
- Uncle Meat
- The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
- The Amazing Mr. Bickford
- In popular culture
- Zappa Plays Zappa
- Pachygnatha zappa
- Phialella zappai
- Zappa confluentus
- 3834 Zappafrank
- Frankly a Cappella
- King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa
- Zappa's Universe
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