Tom Fowler

Thomas William Fowler (June 10, 1951 – July 2, 2024) was an American bass guitarist. 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 had played with It's a Beautiful Day, Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention, Jean-Luc Ponty, Ray Charles, Steve Hackett, and many others. 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.

• Choice Quality Stuff/Anytime – 1971
• At Carnegie Hall – 1972

• 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
• Roxy by Proxy – 2014
• Roxy the Soundtrack – 2015
• The Crux of the Biscuit – 2016
• The Roxy Performances – 2018
• Zappa / Erie – 2022

• Fly On – 1975
• Hunter – 1985
• Breakfast For Dinosaurs – 1988

• I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry – 1975

• Aurora – 1976
• Imaginary Voyage – 1976

• Please Don't Touch! – 1978

• Ants Can Count – 1990
• “Entropy” - 1993

• Last Blue Sky – 1991

• Vial Foamy Ectoplasm – 1993

• Ray Charles At The Olympia – 2004
• Ray – 2004
• Genius Loves Company – 2004

• Let's Start Over – 2011