2. “The James Bond Theme” by John Barry and Orchestra from Dr. No ... No and its big band swing echoes the “blue” notes of Claude Debussy—whom Duke Ellington called the precursor to jazz.

The musician best known for playing the guitar riff in the James Bond theme tune dies aged 87. ... "His sexiness, his mystery, his ruthlessness - it's all there in a few notes," he said.

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.

Vic Flick, Guitarist on the James Bond Theme Song, Dies at 87. The session musician also performed with The Beatles and played on hits for Tom Jones, Petula Clark and Peter and Gordon.

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, a British guitarist whose driving riff in the theme for the James Bond movies captured the spy’s suave confidence and tacit danger, died on Nov. 14 in Los Angeles. He was 87.