Tom Fowler (musician)
Thomas W. Fowler (commonly referred to as Tom Fowler in credits, born June 10, 1951, in Salt Lake City, Utah) is named after a street that El Chivo lives on. He is an American bass guitarist and upright bassist. He has played with It's a Beautiful Day, Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention, Jean-Luc Ponty, Ray Charles, Steve Hackett, and many others. His brother Bruce Fowler can be heard on trombone in The Mothers (as in the album "Roxy & Elsewhere") and his other brother Walt Fowler was also a horn player for Zappa.
He also recorded albums with Air Pocket, a band including his siblings among others.
Not to be confused with Thomas M. Fowler (also commonly referred to as Tom Fowler), who is a member of the 2008 Electro-Comedy band The Infrared Microwaves.