Tom Fowler
Thomas William Fowler (June 10, 1951 – July 2, 2024) was an American bass guitarist. Tom Fowler was 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. He played with It's a Beautiful Day, Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention, Jean-Luc Ponty, Ray Charles, Steve Hackett, and many others.
Tom Fowler
bass.
- Name
- Tom Fowler
- Birth Name
- Thomas William Fowler
- Born
- 10 June 1951
- Birthplace
- Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
- Died
- 2 July 2024
- Occupation
- Musician
- Full name
- Thomas William Fowler.
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- rock music · jazz · rhythm and blues · experimental music
- Languages
- English
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Thomas William Fowler (June 10, 1951 – July 2, 2024) was an American bass guitarist. Tom Fowler was 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. He played with It's a Beautiful Day, Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention, Jean-Luc Ponty, Ray Charles, Steve Hackett, and many others.
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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.
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• Name — Tom Fowler • Background — person • Birth Name — Thomas William Fowler • Born — 10 June 1951 • Birthplace — Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. • Died — 2 July 2024 • Genre — Rock, jazz, R&B, experimental • Occupation — Musician • Instruments — Bass • Years Active — 1971–2024 • Past Member Of — It's a Beautiful Day, Air Pocket, The Mothers Of Invention, Banned From Utopia
With It's A Beautiful Day
With It's A Beautiful Day
• Choice Quality Stuff/Anytime – 1971 • At Carnegie Hall – 1972
With Frank Zappa/The Mothers Of Invention
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 • A Token of His Extreme – 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
With Air Pocket/The Fowler Brothers
• Fly On – 1975 • Hunter – 1985 • Breakfast For Dinosaurs – 1988
With George Duke
With George Duke
• I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry – 1975
With Jean-Luc Ponty
With Jean-Luc Ponty
• Aurora – 1976 • Imaginary Voyage – 1976
With Steve Hackett
With Steve Hackett
• Please Don't Touch! – 1978
With Bruce Fowler
With Bruce Fowler
• Ants Can Count – 1990 • “Entropy” - 1993
With Steve Fowler
With Steve Fowler
• Last Blue Sky – 1991
With Don Preston
With Don Preston
• Vial Foamy Ectoplasm – 1993
With Ray Charles
With Ray Charles
• Ray Charles At The Olympia – 2004 • Ray – 2004 • Genius Loves Company – 2004
With Tom Fowler Interface
With Tom Fowler Interface
• Let's Start Over – 2011
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Tom Fowler is recorded with the occupation musician. Recorded at birth as Thomas William Fowler.
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1951
Tom Fowler born at Salt Lake City.
2024
Tom Fowler died in 2024 at Salt Lake City.
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- VIAF cluster 24048593 for Tom Fowler, aggregating national library name authorities.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3494868: Tom Fowler
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(MusicBrainz artist record for Tom Fowler) • Country: US (MusicBrainz artist record for Tom Fowler) • Described As: bass (MusicBrainz artist record for Tom Fowler) • Kind Of Artist: person (MusicBrainz artist record for Tom Fowler) • Born: Tom Fowler was born in 1951 at Salt Lake City.
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