Vic Flick, guitarist on James Bond theme song, dies at 87 after battle with Alzheimer’s

Vic Flick, the English studio guitarist best known for playing the guitar riff in the ‘James Bond Theme,’ has died aged 87.

Kevin Flick, Vic’s son, recently took to Facebook to announce that his dad died on November 14, after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

“With great sadness my mother – Vic’s wife Judith, his grandchild Tyler and I must announce that my father Vic Flick passed away peacefully last Thursday and so ending his battle with Alzheimer’s,” he wrote.

Vic, whose real name is Victor Harold Flick, was born on May 14, 1937, in Surrey, England. He worked with The Beatles, Tom Jones, the Bee Gees, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and Cliff Richard during his decades-long career.

In the late 1950s, Flick joined the John Barry Seven who had a hit with his 1961 composition called ‘Zapata’.

His guitar work is prominent on ‘Hit and Miss’, the theme song of the television show ‘Juke Box Jury’.

The guitarist performed on No. 1 hits for Peter and Gordon ‘A World Without Love’ and Petula Clark’s ‘Downtown’; worked on Tom Jones’ ‘It’s Not Unusual’ and ‘Ringo’s Theme’ (This Boy) for ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ (1964).

Flick received a lifetime achievement award from the National Guitar Museum in 2013.

He is survived by his wife Judith, his son Kevin, and one grandchild.