DAVID BOWIE AND ELTON JOHN ARRANGER, PAUL BUCKMASTER DEAD @ 71

Buckmaster is probably best known for his orchestral arrangements on Elton John's early albums.  Truly some classics such as Elton John, Tumbleweed Connection and Madman Across the Water. 

He also conducted the orchestra on the Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers "Moonlight Mile" and "Sway".

His handy work can also be heard on Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy, Nilsson's "Without You," and Carly Simon's "You're So Vain"

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