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David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie (/ ˈ b oʊ i / BOH-ee), was an English singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.
David Bowie. You were a talented child, you came to live in our town. We never bothered to scream, when your mask came off. And who can bear to be forgotten, and who can bear to be forgotten. Never look back, walk tall, act fine. I'm an alligator, I'm a mama-papa coming for you, I'm the space invader, I'll be a rock 'n' rollin' bitch for you.
Creating and discarding a variety of personae and restlessly challenging musical boundaries, Bowie released timeless albums including Space Oddity, Hunky Dory, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust...
3 Apr 2014 · David Bowie was an English rock star known for dramatic musical transformations, including his character Ziggy Stardust. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in...
David Bowie. David Robert Jones was born in Brixton on January 8, 1947. At age 13, inspired by the jazz of the London West End, he picked up the saxophone and called up Ronnie Ross for lessons. Early bands he played with – The Kon-Rads, The King Bees, the Mannish Boys and the Lower Third –provided him with an introduction into the showy ...
10 Jan 2017 · David Bowie: One of the defining artists of his generation. By Mark Savage. BBC Music reporter. It's one year since music legend David Bowie died of cancer. The musician died two days after his...
11 Jan 2016 · David Bowie, the other-worldly musician who broke pop and rock boundaries with his creative musicianship, nonconformity, striking visuals and a genre-bending persona he christened Ziggy Stardust, has died.
13 Jun 2024 · David Bowie (born January 8, 1947, London, England—died January 10, 2016, New York, New York, U.S.) was a British singer, songwriter, and actor who was most prominent in the 1970s and best known for his shifting personae and musical genre hopping. To call Bowie a transitional figure in rock history is
11 Jan 2016 · David Bowie, the infinitely changeable, fiercely forward-looking songwriter who taught generations of musicians about the power of drama, images and personas, died on Sunday, two days after his...
11 Jan 2016 · David Bowie was one of the most influential musicians of his time, constantly re-inventing his persona and sound, from the 1960s hippy of Space Oddity, through Ziggy Stardust and...
