One of the all-time great rock musicians, also famous as an actor, David Bowie crafted and performed some of classic tunes including "Changes", "Ziggy Stardust", "Space Oddity" and many, many more. David also participated in some great collaborations such as "Under Pressure" with Queen and "Little Drummer Boy" with Bing Crosby. His film acting credits include memorable roles in "Labyrinth", "The Last Temptation of Christ" and "The Man Who Fell to Earth."
Add EMI's 40th-anniversary edition of David Bowie [ tickets ] 's "Space Oddity" to the short list of albums significantly enhanced by a bonus disc. New mixes, stereo versions, radio broadcasts and demos combine to limn Bowie's early work with producer Tony Visconti--an alternate version of "Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud" with just Bowie on voice and guitar and Paul Buckmaster on cello, and a nine ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:01:13 GMT"Bowie: A Biography" (Crown, 448 pages, $26.99) by Marc Spitz David Bowie knows what he's singing about when he performs "Changes." After making a big splash in the early 1970s as Ziggy Stardust, he went on to become the Thin White Duke, an artsy Berlin angst rocker, the "straight" Bowie of "Let's Dance" and more recently the distinguished rock elder who goes to fashion events with his model ...
Publ.Date : Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:50:02 GMTThe "Holy Grail" of Michael Jackson memorabilia will go on the block on Saturday in an auction of the King of Pop's famous white glove and hundreds of rock-and-roll relics. The sale at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York includes a car driven by Jackson, David Bowie's guitar and a slew of memorabilia from the Beatles to Bo Diddley, according to Julien's Auctions, the company running the auction ...
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David's birthname was David Robert Hayward-Jones. He used the name David Bowie to avoid confusion with the then well-known Davy Jones, lead singer of the Monkees.
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