Beans Bowles
Thomas "Beans" Bowles | |
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| Born | Thomas Harold Bowles May 7, 1926 South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | January 28, 2000 (aged 73) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, R&B, soul |
| Occupations | Session musician, bandleader, tour manager, musical director |
| Instruments | Baritone saxophone, flute |
| Years active | 1940s–1990s |
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Thomas Harold "Beans" Bowles (May 7, 1926 – January 28, 2000) was an American jazz and session musician, primarily known as a baritone saxophonist and flutist with Motown Records' house band, the Funk Brothers. He played the flute solo on the studio version of Stevie Wonder's "Fingertips" (from The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie, 1962), and arranged "Fingertips Part II." Beyond performing, Bowles served as a tour manager for the Motortown Revue, musical director for acts like Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, and an influential mentor in Detroit's music scene.