Vic Flick

Vic Flick, English guitarist (died 2024)

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Born: May 14, 1937
Died: November 14, 2024
Zodiac sign: Taurus
Birth year: 1937

About Vic Flick

Victor Harold Flick was an English studio guitarist, prominent in the 1960s and known for playing the guitar riff in the "James Bond Theme". He played his Vox 12 string guitar on Peter and Gordon's 1964 # 1 record "A World Without Love". Victor Harold Flick (14 May 1937 – 14 November 2024) was an English studio guitarist, prominent in the 1960s and known for playing the guitar riff in the "James Bond Theme". Flick worked with many recording artists, including Dusty Springfield, Nancy Sinatra, Cliff Richard, Shirley Bassey among countless others.

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Vic Flick timeline

1937Victor Harold Flick (14 May 1937 – 14 November 2024) was an English studio guitarist, prominent in the 1960s and known for playing the guitar riff in the "James Bond Theme".
1964He played his Vox 12 string guitar on Peter and Gordon's 1964 # 1 record "A World Without Love".

The world when Vic Flick was born

Vic Flick was born in 1937. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1937

#1 song"A-Tisket, A-Tasket" – Ella Fitzgerald
Top movieSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Best-selling bookOf Mice and Men – John Steinbeck

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentJoe Louis becomes heavyweight champion
Top headlineHindenburg zeppelin explodes in New Jersey
Technology milestoneGolden Gate Bridge opens in San Francisco
Defining fadSwing music
Notable inventionShopping cart
World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
U.S. population128.8M

1937 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Vic Flick's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1937	2026
Gas	$0.20	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,200	$435,000
Average income	$3,000	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.25	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	128.8M	341 million

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