Vic Flick, the famed British session guitarist who picked out the twangy riff for the James Bond theme song introduced to moviegoers on Dr. No, has died. He was 87. His death on Thursday after a ...

Vic Flick, the guitarist who lent his guitar's famously low, tremolo tones to the iconic James Bond theme song, died November 14. He was 87. Flick had been battling Alzheimer's, according to a ...

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Since 1962, the James Bond theme song has become as much a topic of discussion and argument as which actor best portrays the British agent. There’s even a 007 chord: Em/Maj 7. From the (literal) gold ...

A James Bond theme song has two purposes — to lead the marketing charge that drives you to the box office and to be a sonic backdrop while nude women dance in silhouette over the opening credits. This ...

Vic Flick, the guitarist on the famous James Bond theme song, has died. He was 87. The British session musician died last Thursday from Alzheimer’s disease, his family announced. Flick was brought in ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Any history of the British Invasion would be incomplete without recognition of Vic Flick, a ...