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| Background information | |
| Birth name | David Robert Jones |
| Also known as | "Ziggy Stardust" "The Thin White Duke" |
| Born | 8 January 1947 Brixton, England |
| Genre(s) | Rock, glam rock, art rock, pop rock, blue-eyed soul, experimental |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, multi-instrumentalist |
| Years active | 1964—present |
| Associated acts | The Konrads, The King Bees, The Manish Boys, The Lower Third, The Riot Squad, Tin Machine |
| Website | www.davidbowie.com |
David Bowie (pronounced /ˈboʊiː/) (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English musician, actor, producer, arranger, and audio engineer. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brixton is an area of the London Borough of Lambeth, in inner - South London. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Glam rock (also known as glitter rock) is a sub-genre of Rock music that developed in the UK in the post- Hippie early 1970s which was "performed by Art rock is a term describing a subgenre of Rock music that tends to have "experimental or avant-garde influences" and emphasizes "novel sonic texture Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs Blue-eyed soul (also known as white soul) is a term used to describe R&B or Soul music performed by white artists Experimental music is a term introduced by composer John Cage in 1955 A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. A multi-instrumentalist is a Musician who plays a number of different instruments The Bachelor of Music degree usually requires a second instrument The Riot Squad were a pop group from London initially managed and produced by Larry Page and later for their reunion by Joe Meek. Tin Machine was a Hard rock band formed in 1988 famous for being fronted by singer David Bowie. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing In Music, an arrangement refers either to a rewriting of a piece of existing Music with additional new material or to a fleshing-out of a compositional sketch such Audio engineering is a part of audio science dealing with the recording and reproduction of Sound through mechanical and electronic means Active in five decades of rock music and frequently reinventing his music and image, Bowie is regarded as an influential innovator, particularly for his work through the 1970s. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. [1]
Although he released an album and numerous singles earlier, David Bowie first caught the eye and ear of the public in the autumn of 1969, when his space-age mini-melodrama "Space Oddity" reached the top five of the UK singles chart. Melodrama refers to theatre in which music is used to increase the spectator's emotional response or to suggest character types This article is about the song For the album which includes this song see Space Oddity (album. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry After a three-year period of experimentation he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era as a flamboyant, androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust, spearheaded by the hit single "Starman" and the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Glam rock (also known as glitter rock) is a sub-genre of Rock music that developed in the UK in the post- Hippie early 1970s which was "performed by Androgyny is a term derived from the Greek words ανήρ ( anér, meaning man and γυνή ( gyné, meaning woman that can refer to either of two " Starman " is a single by David Bowie, released in April 1972 The relatively short-lived Ziggy persona epitomised a career often marked by musical innovation, reinvention and striking visual presentation.
In 1975, Bowie achieved his first major American crossover success with the number-one single "Fame" and the hit album Young Americans, which the singer identified as "plastic soul". " Fame " is a song recorded by David Bowie, initially released in 1974 and in remixed versions in 1990 Young Americans is an album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 1975 The sound constituted a radical shift in style that initially alienated many of his UK devotees. [2] He then confounded the expectations of both his record label and his American audiences by recording the minimalist album Low – the first of three collaborations with Brian Eno. Minimalism describes movements in various forms of art and design especially Visual art and music, where the work is stripped down to its most fundamental features Low is a 1977 album by British musician David Bowie. Widely regarded as one of his most influential releases Low was the first of the " Berlin Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer His most experimental works to date, the so-called "Berlin Trilogy" nevertheless produced three UK top-five albums. The Berlin Trilogy is a series of David Bowie albums recorded in collaboration with Brian Eno in the 1970s
After uneven commercial success in the late 1970s, Bowie had UK number ones with the 1980 single "Ashes to Ashes" and its parent album, Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps). " Ashes to Ashes " is a single by David Bowie, released in 1980 Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps is an album by David Bowie, released in September 1980 by RCA Records. He paired with Queen for the 1981 UK chart-topper "Under Pressure", but consolidated his commercial – and, until then, most profitable – sound in 1983 with the album Let's Dance, which yielded the hit singles "China Girl", "Modern Love", and most famously, the title track. Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist This article refers to the Queen & David Bowie song For other uses of the name see Under Pressure (disambiguation " Under Let's Dance is an album by David Bowie, released in 1983 It is a post-disco album with co-production by Chic 's Nile Rodgers. " Modern Love " is the first track on David Bowie 's album Let's Dance. " Let’s Dance " is the title album track on David Bowie 's album Let's Dance.
In the BBC's 2002 poll of the 100 Greatest Britons, Bowie ranked 29. Throughout his career he has sold an estimated 196 million albums, and ranks among the ten best-selling acts in UK pop history. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him 39th on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published [3]
Biography
1947 to 1967: Early years
David Robert Jones was born in Brixton, London, to a father from Tadcaster in Yorkshire and a mother from an Irish family;[4] Bowie's parents were married shortly after his birth. Brixton is an area of the London Borough of Lambeth, in inner - South London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Tadcaster is a Market town in North Yorkshire, England, lying on the Great North Road approximately 15 miles east of Leeds and 10 Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate [5] When he was six years old, his family moved from Brixton to Bromley in Kent, where he attended the Bromley Technical High School. About the town The town has a large shopping and retail area including a pedestrianised High Street and The Glades shopping centre KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format [6][7]
When Bowie was fifteen years old, his friend George Underwood, wearing a ring on his finger, punched him in the left eye during a fight over a girl. Bowie was forced to stay out of school for eight months so that doctors could conduct operations to repair his potentially-blinded eye. [8][9] Doctors could not fully repair the damage, leaving his pupil permanently dilated. "Dilated pupil" redirects here An Eye examination sometimes requires the dilation of the pupil As a result of the injury, Bowie has faulty depth perception. Depth perception is the visual ability to perceive the world in three Dimensions Although any animal capable of moving around its environment must be able to Bowie has stated that although he can see with his injured eye, his colour vision was mostly lost and a brownish tone is constantly present. The colour of the irises is still the same blue, but since the pupil of the injured eye is wide open, the colour of that eye is commonly mistaken to be different. In anatomy heterochromia refers to a difference in Coloration usually of the iris but also of Hair or Skin. [9] Despite the fight, Underwood and Bowie remained good friends, and Underwood went on to do the artwork for Bowie's earlier albums. [10]
Bowie's interest in music was sparked at the age of nine when his father brought home a collection of American 45s, including Fats Domino, Chuck Berry and, most particularly, Little Richard. A gramophone Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino (born February 26, 1928 in New Orleans Louisiana) is a classic R&B and Rock and roll Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18 1926 in St Rev Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5 1932 better known by the Stage name Little Richard, is an American Singer, Songwriter Upon listening to "Tutti Frutti", Bowie would later say, "I had heard God". " Tutti Frutti " is a song by Little Richard, which became his first hit record in 1955 [11] His half-brother Terry introduced him to modern jazz and Bowie's enthusiasm for players like Charles Mingus and John Coltrane led his mother to give him a plastic saxophone for Christmas in 1959. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Charles Mingus ( 22 April 1922 &ndash 5 January 1979) was an American Jazz Bassist, Composer, The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind Graduating to a real instrument, he formed his first band in 1962, the Konrads. He then played with various blues/beat groups, such as The King Bees, The Manish Boys, The Lower Third and The Riot Squad in the mid-1960s, releasing his first record, the single "Liza Jane", with the King Bees in 1964. " I Pity the Fool " is a song originally done by Bobby Bland in 1961 for Duke Records. The Riot Squad were a pop group from London initially managed and produced by Larry Page and later for their reunion by Joe Meek. " Liza Jane " was the first recording to be released as a single by David Bowie, but under the name Davie Jones and the King Bees His early work shifted through the blues and Elvis-inspired music while working with many British pop styles. The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure
During the early 1960s, Bowie was performing either under his own name or the stage name "Davie Jones", and briefly even as "Davy Jones", creating confusion with Davy Jones of The Monkees. Davy Jones (born David Thomas Jones December 30, 1945) is an Grammy winning English pop Singer-songwriter and For the group's self-titled album see The Monkees (album. For the TV series see The Monkees (TV series. To avoid this, in 1966 he chose "Bowie" for his stage name, after the Alamo hero Jim Bowie and his famous Bowie knife. The Battle of the Alamo was fought in February and March 1836 in San Antonio, Texas. James "Jim" Bowie (April 10 1796 March 6 1836 a nineteenth-century American pioneer and soldier played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution, culminating Bowie knife specifically refers to a style of knife popularized by Colonel James "Jim" Bowie and first made by James Black, although its common use refers [12] During this time, he recorded singles for Parlophone under the name of The Manish Boys and Davy Jones and for Pye under the name David Bowie (and The Lower Third), all without success. Parlophone is a Record label, founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company. " I Pity the Fool " is a song originally done by Bobby Bland in 1961 for Duke Records. Pye Records is a British Record label. In its first incarnation Pye's best known artists were Lonnie Donegan (1956-69 Petula Clark (1957-71
Bowie released his first album in 1967 for the Decca Records offshoot Deram, simply called David Bowie, an amalgam of pop, psychedelia, and music hall. Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Deram Records was a Record label set up by Decca Records. It was active from 1966 until 1979 David Bowie is the eponymously-titled debut album by rock musician David Bowie, released in 1967 by Deram Records, a Decca offshoot Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. Music hall is a form of British theatrical Entertainment which was popular between 1850 and 1960 Around the same time he issued a novelty single utilising sped-up Chipmunk-style vocals, "The Laughing Gnome", with the B-side "The Gospel According to Tony Day". Alvin and the Chipmunks is a six-time Grammy Award -winning animated music group created by Ross Bagdasarian Sr " The Laughing Gnome " is a song by David Bowie. Originally released as a novelty single on Deram Records in 1967 the track consisted of the singer meeting None of these managed to chart, and he would not cut another record for two years. His Deram material from the album and various singles was later recycled in a multitude of compilations.
Influenced by the dramatic arts, he studied with Lindsay Kemp — from avant-garde theatre and mime to Commedia dell'arte — and much of his work would involve the creation of characters or personae to present to the world. Lindsay Kemp is a British dancer actor teacher Mime artist and choreographer Avant-garde (avɑ̃gaʁd in French) means "advance guard" or "vanguard Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Commedia dell'Arte ( Italian: "the comedy of artists" is a form of Improvisational theatre that began in Italy in the 16th century During 1967, Bowie sold his first song to another artist, "Oscar" (an early stage name of actor-musician Paul Nicholas). Paul Nicholas (born Paul Oscar Beuselinck 3 December 1945 in Peterborough, England) is an English Actor and Bowie wrote Oscar's third single, "Over the Wall We Go", which satirised life in a British prison. [13] In late 1968, his then-manager, Kenneth Pitt, produced a half-hour promotional film called Love You Till Tuesday featuring Bowie performing a number of songs, but it went unreleased until 1984.
1969 to 1973: Psychedelic folk to glam rock
Bowie's first flirtation with fame came in 1969 with his single "Space Oddity," written the previous year but recorded and released to coincide with the first moon landing. This article is about the song For the album which includes this song see Space Oddity (album. A moon landing is the arrival of an intact manned or unmanned Spacecraft on the surface of a Planet 's Natural satellite. [14] This ballad told the story of Major Tom, an astronaut who becomes lost in space, though it has also been interpreted as an allegory for taking drugs. A ballad is a Poem usually set to Music; thus it often is a story told in a Song. Major Tom is a fictional Astronaut created by David Bowie. He appears in the songs " Space Oddity " and " Ashes to Ashes " and An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained An allegory (from αλλος allos "other" and el αγορευειν agoreuein "to speak in public" is a figurative mode of representation [15] It became a Top 5 UK hit. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The corresponding album, his second, was originally titled David Bowie, which caused some confusion as both of Bowie's first and second albums were released with that name in the UK (in the U. S. the second album bore the title Man of Words, Man of Music). In 1972, this album was re-released by RCA Records as Space Oddity. RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. Space Oddity is a 1969 album by rock musician David Bowie. Originally released by Philips in the UK as David Bowie and by
Bowie put the finishing touches to "Space Oddity" (the track) while living with Mary Finnigan as her lodger. Finnigan and Bowie joined forces with Christina Ostrom and the late Barrie Jackson to run a Folk Club on Sunday nights at The Three Tuns pub in Beckenham High Street, south London. Beckenham is a town in the London Borough of Bromley, England. [16] This soon morphed into the Beckenham Arts Lab and became extremely popular. In August 1969, The Arts Lab hosted a Free Festival in a local park, later immortalised by Bowie in his song "Memory of a Free Festival". " Memory of a Free Festival " is a 1970 single by David Bowie. [17]
In 1970 Bowie released his third album, The Man Who Sold the World, rejecting the acoustic guitar sound of the previous album and replacing it with the heavy rock backing provided by Mick Ronson, who would be a major collaborator through to 1973. The Man Who Sold the World is an album by David Bowie. It was originally released on Mercury Records in November 1970 in the United States and in April A steel-string acoustic guitar, is a modern form of Guitar descended from the Classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter louder sound Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Mick Ronson (26 May 1946 &ndash 29 April 1993 was an English Guitarist, Composer, Multi-instrumentalist, Arranger and producer Much of the album resembles British heavy metal music of the period, but the album provided some unusual musical detours, such as the title track's use of Latin sounds and rhythms. " The Man Who Sold the World " is a song by David Bowie. Latin music, includes the music of all countries in Latin America (and the Caribbean) and comes in many varieties The original UK cover of the album showed Bowie in a dress, an early example of his androgynous appearance. Androgyny is a term derived from the Greek words ανήρ ( anér, meaning man and γυνή ( gyné, meaning woman that can refer to either of two In the U. S. the album was originally released in a cartoonish cover that did not feature Bowie.
His next record, Hunky Dory in 1971, saw the partial return of the fey pop singer of "Space Oddity", with light fare such as the droll "Kooks". Hunky Dory is the fourth album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released by RCA Records in 1971 (see 1971 in music) Kooks is a song written by David Bowie from 1971 on the album Hunky Dory. Elsewhere, the album explored more serious themes on tracks such as "Oh! You Pretty Things" (a song taken to UK #12 by Herman's Hermits' Peter Noone in 1971), the semi-autobiographical "The Bewlay Brothers", and the Buddhist-influenced "Quicksand". " Oh! You Pretty Things " is a song written by David Bowie in 1971 for the album Hunky Dory. Herman's Hermits were an English Pop band, formed in Manchester in 1963 as 'Herman & The Hermits' "Noone" redirects here For the common misspelling of "no one" see the Wiktionary entry noone. " The Bewlay Brothers " is a song written by David Bowie in 1971 for the album Hunky Dory. Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices " Quicksand " is a song written by David Bowie in 1971 for the album Hunky Dory. Lyrically, the young songwriter also paid unusually direct homage to his influences with "Song for Bob Dylan", "Andy Warhol", and "Queen Bitch", which Bowie's somewhat cryptic liner notes indicate as a Velvet Underground pastiche. " Song for Bob Dylan " is a song written by David Bowie in 1971 for the album Hunky Dory. " Andy Warhol " is a song written by David Bowie in 1971 for the album Hunky Dory. " Queen Bitch " is a song written by David Bowie in 1971 for the album Hunky Dory. This article is about the band For their self-titled album see The Velvet Underground (album; for the book see The Velvet Underground (book As with the single "Changes", Hunky Dory was not a big hit but it laid the groundwork for the move that would shortly lift Bowie into the first rank of stars, giving him four top-ten albums and eight top ten singles in the UK in eighteen months between 1972 and 1973. " Changes " is a song by David Bowie, originally released on the album Hunky Dory in December 1971 and as a single in January 1972
Bowie's androgynous persona was further explored in June 1972 with the seminal concept album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, which presents a world destined to end in five years and tells the story of the ultimate rock star, Ziggy Stardust. In Popular music, a concept album is an Album which is "unified by a theme which can be instrumental compositional narrative or lyrical" The album's sound combined the hard rock elements of The Man Who Sold the World with the lighter experimental rock of Hunky Dory and the fast-paced glam rock pioneered by Marc Bolan's T.Rex. Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Glam rock (also known as glitter rock) is a sub-genre of Rock music that developed in the UK in the post- Hippie early 1970s which was "performed by Marc Bolan (born Mark Feld; 30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977) was an English singer songwriter and Guitarist TRex (occasionally spelled T Rex or T-Rex) were an English rock band fronted by guitarist singer and songwriter Marc Bolan. Many of the album's songs have become rock classics, including "Ziggy Stardust," "Moonage Daydream," "Hang on to Yourself," and "Suffragette City. " Ziggy Stardust " is a song written by David Bowie in 1972 for the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars " Moonage Daydream " is a song written by David Bowie in 1971 and first released as a single under the name Arnold Corns. " Hang Onto Yourself " is a song written by David Bowie in 1971 and released as a single under the name Arnold Corns. “ Suffragette City ” is a single by David Bowie. Recorded towards the end of the Ziggy Stardust sessions “Suffragette City” is a trademark piece "
The Ziggy Stardust character became the basis for Bowie's first large-scale tour beginning in 1972, where he donned his famous flaming red hair and wild outfits. The tour featured a three-piece band representing the "Spiders from Mars": Ronson on guitar, Trevor Bolder on bass, and Mick Woodmansey on drums. Trevor Bolder (born 9 June 1950, Kingston upon Hull, England) is an English rock Bass guitarist Biography Mick 'Woody' Woodmansey (born c 1951 is an English rock Drummer from Driffield, Yorkshire, best known for his work with David The album made #5 in the UK on the strength of the #10 placing of the single "Starman". " Starman " is a single by David Bowie, released in April 1972 Their success made Bowie a star, and soon the six-month-old Hunky Dory eclipsed Ziggy Stardust, when it peaked at #3 on the UK chart. At the same time the non-album single "John, I’m Only Dancing" (not released in the U. " John I’m Only Dancing " is a single by David Bowie, released in September 1972 S. until 1979) peaked at UK #12, and "All the Young Dudes", a song he had given to, and produced for, Mott the Hoople, made UK #3. " All the Young Dudes " is a song written by David Bowie, originally recorded and released as a single by Mott the Hoople in 1972 Mott the Hoople were a 1970s English rock band with strong R&B roots and known for being part of the popular Glam rock scene of the early
Around the same time Bowie began promoting and producing his rock and roll heroes. Former Velvet Underground singer Lou Reed's solo breakthrough Transformer was produced by Bowie and Ronson. Lewis Allan Reed (born March 2 1942 is an American rock Singer-songwriter and Guitarist. Transformer is Lou Reed 's breakthrough second solo album released in December 1972 Iggy Pop and his band The Stooges signed with Bowie's management, MainMan Productions, and recorded their third album, Raw Power, in London. James Newell Osterberg Jr (born April 21, 1947) better known by his Stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer Songwriter The Stooges are an American rock band that was active from 1967 to 1974 then reformed in 2003 Raw Power is a 1973 album by American Protopunk group The Stooges. Though he was not present for the tracking of the album, Bowie later performed its much-debated mix. Audio mixing is the process by which a multitude of sound sources are combined into one or more channels [18]
The Spiders From Mars came together again on Aladdin Sane, released in April 1973 and his first #1 album in the UK. Aladdin Sane is an album by David Bowie, released by RCA Records in 1973 (see 1973 in music) Described by Bowie as "Ziggy goes to America",[19] all the new songs were written on ship, bus or trains during the first leg of his US Ziggy Stardust tour. The album's cover, featuring Bowie shirtless with Ziggy hair and a red, black, and blue lightning bolt across his face, has been labeled as "startling as rock covers ever got. "[20] Aladdin Sane included the UK #2 hit "The Jean Genie", the UK #3 hit "Drive-In Saturday", and a rendition of The Rolling Stones' "Let's Spend the Night Together". " The Jean Genie " is a single by David Bowie, released in November 1972 " Drive-In Saturday " is a song by David Bowie from his 1973 album Aladdin Sane. " Let's Spend the Night Together " is a song by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, originally released by The Rolling Stones in 1967 Mike Garson joined Bowie to play piano on this album, and his solo on the title track has been cited as one of the album's highlights. Mike Garson is an American professional pianist, most notable for his work with David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, Billy Corgan and The Smashing " Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197? " is a song by David Bowie, the title track from his 1973 album Aladdin Sane. [20][21]
Bowie's later Ziggy shows, which included songs from both Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane, as well as a few earlier tracks like "Changes" and "The Width of a Circle", were ultra-theatrical affairs filled with shocking stage moments, such as Bowie stripping down to a sumo wrestling loincloth or simulating oral sex with Ronson's guitar. " The Width of a Circle " is a song written by David Bowie in 1970 for the album The Man Who Sold the World, released later that year in the is a competitive Contact sport where two Wrestlers ( rikishi) attempt to force one another out of a circular ring ( Dohyo) or to touch the ground Oral sex refers to sexual activities involving the use of the Mouth, and may include use of the Tongue, Teeth, and Throat, in order [22] Bowie toured and gave press conferences as Ziggy before a dramatic and abrupt on-stage "retirement" at London's Hammersmith Odeon on 3 July 1973. A news conference or press conference is a Media event in which newsmakers invite journalists to hear them speak and most often ask questions The Hammersmith Apollo is a major entertainments and concert venue located in Hammersmith, London, England. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. His announcement—"Of all the shows on this tour, this particular show will remain with us the longest, because not only is it the last show of the tour, but it's the last show that we'll ever do. Thank you. "—was preserved in a live recording of the show, filmed by D. A. Pennebaker and belatedly released under the title Ziggy Stardust - The Motion Picture in 1983 after many years circulating as an audio bootleg. Donn Alan "D A" Pennebaker (born July 15, 1925) is an American Documentary filmmaker and one of the pioneers of Direct Cinema Ziggy Stardust - The Motion Picture is a live album by David Bowie, corresponding to the film of the same name. [23]
Pin Ups, a collection of covers of his 1960s favourites, was released in October 1973, spawning a UK #3 hit in "Sorrow" and itself peaking at #1, making David Bowie the best-selling act of 1973 in the UK. Pin Ups is a 1973 covers album by David Bowie, released by RCA (see 1973 in music) [24] By this time, Bowie had broken up the Spiders from Mars and was attempting to move on from his Ziggy persona. Bowie's own back catalogue was now highly sought: The Man Who Sold the World had been re-released in 1972 along with the second David Bowie album (Space Oddity). Hunky Dory's "Life on Mars?" was released as a single in 1973 and made #3 in the UK, the same year Bowie's novelty record from 1967, "The Laughing Gnome", hit #6. " Life on Mars? " is a song by David Bowie first released in 1971 on the album Hunky Dory. " The Laughing Gnome " is a song by David Bowie. Originally released as a novelty single on Deram Records in 1967 the track consisted of the singer meeting
1974 to 1976: Soul, R&B, and The Thin White Duke
1974 saw the release of another ambitious album, Diamond Dogs, with a spoken word introduction and a multi-part song suite ("Sweet Thing/Candidate/Sweet Thing (reprise)"). Diamond Dogs is a Concept album by David Bowie, originally released by RCA in 1974 Spoken word is a form of literary Art or artistic performance in which Lyrics, Poetry, or stories are spoken rather than sung In Music, a suite is an ordered set of Instrumental or Orchestral pieces normally performed in a Concert For the 1968 Van Morrison song see Sweet Thing (Van Morrison song. " Candidate " is a song written by David Bowie in 1973 and intended for his musical of 1984. Diamond Dogs was the product of two distinct ideas: a musical based on a wild future in a post-apocalyptic city, and setting George Orwell's 1984 to music. Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950 who used the Pseudonym George Orwell, was an English writer Nineteen Eighty-Four (also titled 1984) by George Orwell (the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair) is a 1949 English Novel Bowie also made plans to develop a Diamond Dogs movie, but didn't get very far. Bowie had originally planned on writing a musical to 1984, but his interest waned after encountering difficulties in licensing the novel. He used some of the songs he had written for the project on Diamond Dogs. The album—and an NBC television special, The 1980 Floor Show, broadcast at around the same time—demonstrated Bowie headed toward the genre of soul/funk music, the track "1984" being a prime example. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul " 1984 " is a song by David Bowie, from his 1974 album Diamond Dogs. The album spawned the hits "Rebel Rebel" (UK #5) and "Diamond Dogs" (UK #21), and itself went to #1 in the UK, making him the best-selling act of that country for the second year in a row. " Rebel Rebel " is a song by David Bowie, released in 1974 as a single and on the album Diamond Dogs. " Diamond Dogs " is a 1974 single by David Bowie, and the title track of the album of the same name. In the US, Bowie achieved his first major commercial success as the album went to #5.
To follow on the release of the album, Bowie launched a massive Diamond Dogs tour in North America from June to December 1974. Choreographed by Toni Basil, and lavishly produced with theatrical special effects, the high-budget stage production broke with contemporary standard practice for rock concerts by featuring no encores. Toni Basil (born Antonia Christina Basilotta; September 22 1943) is an American Musician, video Artist, The illusions used in the Film, Television, Theater, or Entertainment industries to simulate the imagined events in a story are traditionally called It was filmed by Alan Yentob for the documentary Cracked Actor. Alan Yentob (born 11 March 1947 is a British Television executive For the song in which the documentary is named after see Cracked Actor (song Cracked Actor is a 53-minute-long BBC The documentary seemed to confirm the rumours of his cocaine abuse, featuring a pasty and emaciated Bowie nervously sniffing in the backseat of a car and claiming that there was a fly in his milk. Bowie commented that the resulting live album, David Live, ought to have been called "David Bowie Is Alive and Well and Living Only In Theory," presumably in reference to his addled and frenetic psychological state during this period. David Live is David Bowie ’s first official live album originally released by RCA in 1974 Nevertheless the album solidified his status as a superstar, going #2 in the UK and #8 in the US. It also spawned a UK #10 hit in a cover of "Knock on Wood". " Knock on Wood " is a hit 1966 song written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper and originally performed by Eddie Floyd After the opening leg of the tour, Bowie mostly jettisoned the elaborate sets. Then, when the tour resumed after a summer break in Philadelphia for recording new material, the Diamond Dogs sound no longer seemed apt. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Bowie cancelled seven dates and made changes to the band, which returned to the road in October as the Philly Dogs tour.
For Ziggy Stardust fans who had not discerned the soul and funk strains already apparent in Bowie's recent work, the "new" sound was considered a sudden and jolting step. 1975's Young Americans was Bowie's definitive exploration of Philly soul—though he himself referred to the sound ironically as "plastic soul. Young Americans is an album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 1975 For the American arena football team see Philadelphia Soul. Philadelphia (or Philly soul, sometimes called the Philadelphia Sound or Sweet Philly " It contained his first #1 hit in the US, "Fame", co-written with Carlos Alomar and John Lennon (who also contributed backing vocals). " Fame " is a song recorded by David Bowie, initially released in 1974 and in remixed versions in 1990 Carlos Alomar (born 1951 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is an American Guitarist, composer and arranger best known for his work with David Bowie John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born It was based on a riff Alomar had developed while covering The Flares' 1961 doo-wop classic "Footstompin'," which Bowie's band had taken to playing live during the Philly Dogs period. Doo-wop is a style of vocal-based Rhythm and blues music which developed in African-American communities in the 1940s and which achieved mainstream popularity both in the 1950s One of the backing vocalists on the album is a young Luther Vandross, who also co-wrote some of the material for Young Americans. Luther Ronzoni Vandross ( April 20 1951 – July 1 2005) was an American R&B and soul Singer-songwriter The song Win featured a hypnotic guitar riff later taken by Beck for the track/live staple "Debra" off his Midnite Vultures album. Beck' s birth name was Bek see the sources given This is not a typo and should not be changed without good reason Despite Bowie's unashamed recognition of the shallowness of his "plastic soul," he did earn the bona fide distinction of being one of the few white artists to be invited to appear on the popular "Soul Train. Soul Train is a music-related syndicated television program In its 35-year history the show has primarily featured performances by Rhythm and blues, soul " Another violently paranoid appearance on ABC's The Dick Cavett Show (1974 December 5) seemed to confirm rumours of Bowie's heavy cocaine use at this time. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several Talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various Television networks including Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant [25] Young Americans was the album that cemented Bowie's stardom in the U. S. ; though only peaking there at #9, as opposed to the #5 placing of Diamond Dogs, the album stayed on the charts almost twice as long. At the same time, the album achieved #2 in the UK while a re-issue of his old single "Space Oddity" became his first #1 hit in the UK, only a few months after "Fame" had achieved the same in the US.
Station to Station (1976) featured a darker version of this soul persona, called "The Thin White Duke". Station to Station is the tenth Studio album by English musician David Bowie, released by record label RCA in 1976 Visually the figure was an extension of Thomas Jerome Newton, the character Bowie portrayed in The Man Who Fell to Earth. The Man Who Fell to Earth is a 1976 Science fiction film directed by Nicolas Roeg, based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis Station to Station was a transitional album, prefiguring the Krautrock and synthesizer music of his next releases, while further developing the funk and soul music of Young Americans. Krautrock is a generic name for the Experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s especially in Britain By this time Bowie had become heavily dependent on drugs, particularly cocaine; many critics have attributed the chopped rhythms and emotional detachment of the record to the influence of the drug, to which Bowie claimed to have been introduced in America. His emotional disturbance and megalomania at this time reached such a fever pitch that Bowie refused to relinquish control of a satellite, booked for a world-wide broadcast of a live appearance preceding the release of Station to Station, at the request of the Spanish Government, who wished to put out a live feed regarding the death of Spanish Dictator Francisco Franco. Station to Station is the tenth Studio album by English musician David Bowie, released by record label RCA in 1976 Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (born December 4, 1892 in Ferrol, died November 20, 1975 in Madrid His sanity—by his own later admission—became twisted from cocaine: he overdosed several times during the year. Additionally, Bowie was withering physically after having lost an alarming amount of weight.
Nonetheless, there was another large tour, The 1976 World Tour, which featured a starkly lit set and highlighted new songs such as the dramatic and lengthy title track, the ballads "Wild Is the Wind" and "Word on a Wing", and the funkier "TVC 15" and "Stay". " Station to Station " is a song written by David Bowie in 1976 Wild Is the Wind is a 1957 film which tells the story of a rancher who marries his Italian sister-in-law after the passing of his wife but she falls " Word on a Wing " is a song written by David Bowie in 1976 for the Station to Station album " TVC 15 " was a single by David Bowie. The song was inspired by an episode in which Iggy Pop, during a drug-fuelled period at Bowie’s LA " Stay " is a song written by David Bowie for the 1976 album Station to Station. The core band that coalesced around this album and tour—rhythm guitarist Alomar, bassist George Murray, and drummer Dennis Davis—would remain a stable unit through the 1970s. George Murray is a studio Bass guitarist who worked closely with David Bowie as a part of his regular ensemble on a number of Bowie's albums released in the 1970s Dennis Davis is an American drummer and Session musician best known for his work with David Bowie. The tour was highly successful but also entrenched in controversy, as the media claimed that Bowie was advocating fascism. Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology The accusation was false and had resulted from a misinterpretation of Bowie's essentially anti-Fascist message. [26]
1976 to 1980: The Berlin era
Bowie's interest in the growing German music scene, as well as his drug addiction, prompted him to move to West Berlin to dry out and rejuvenate his career. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Sharing an apartment in Schöneberg with his friend Iggy Pop, he co-produced three more of his own classic albums with Tony Visconti, while aiding Pop with his career. Schöneberg is a locality of Berlin. Until Berlin's 2001 administrative reform it was a separate borough including the locality of Friedenau. James Newell Osterberg Jr (born April 21, 1947) better known by his Stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer Songwriter With Bowie as a co-writer and musician, Pop completed his first two solo albums, The Idiot and Lust for Life. The Idiot is the debut solo album by American rock singer Iggy Pop. Lust for Life is a 1977 album by Iggy Pop, his second solo release and his second collaboration with David Bowie, following The Idiot
Bowie joined Pop's touring band in the spring, simply playing keyboard and singing backing vocals. The group performed in the UK, Europe, and the US from March to April 1977. [27]
The brittle sound of Station to Station proved a precursor to Low, the first of three albums that became known as the "Berlin Trilogy. Low is a 1977 album by British musician David Bowie. Widely regarded as one of his most influential releases Low was the first of the " Berlin The Berlin Trilogy is a series of David Bowie albums recorded in collaboration with Brian Eno in the 1970s " Low was recorded with Brian Eno as an integral collaborator but, despite widespread belief, not the album's producer. Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer Journalists often mistakenly give Eno production credits on the trilogy but, in fact, Bowie and Tony Visconti co-produced, with Eno co-writing some of the music, playing keyboards, and developing strategies. Anthony Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American Record producer and sometimes a Musician or Singer. Bowie stressed in 2000: "Over the years not enough credit has gone to Tony Visconti on those particular albums. The actual sound and texture, the feel of everything from the drums to the way that my voice is recorded is Tony Visconti. "
Visconti said at the time, "Bowie wanted to make an album of music that was uncompromising and reflected the way he felt. He said he did not care whether or not he had another hit record, and that the recording would be so out of the ordinary that it might never get released".
Partly influenced by the Krautrock sound of Kraftwerk and Neu! and the minimalist work of Steve Reich, Bowie journeyed to Neunkirchen near Cologne to meet the famed German producer Conny Plank. Krautrock is a generic name for the Experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s especially in Britain Kraftwerk (ˈkʁaftvɛɐk German for " power plant " or " Power station " is an influential Electronic music band from WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Stephen Michael Reich (born October 3 Neunkirchen-Seelscheid is a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg district in the southern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Konrad "Conny" Plank (frequently spelled Planck) ( May 3, 1940 in Germany – December 18, 1987 in Cologne Plank was considered a revolutionary producer in German rock in the era, but had no interest in working with Bowie and refused him entry to the studio. Bowie and his team persevered, however, and recorded new songs that were relatively simple, repetitive and stripped-down, a perverse reaction to punk rock, with the second side almost wholly instrumental. (By way of tribute, proto-punk Nick Lowe recorded an EP entitled "Bowi". Nick Lowe (born Nicholas Drain Lowe, March 24 1949, Walton-on-Thames) is an English Singer-songwriter, Musician ) The album provided him with a surprise #3 hit in the UK when the BBC picked up the first single, "Sound and Vision", as its 'coming attractions' theme music. " Sound and Vision " is a song and single by David Bowie. Low is renowned for being far ahead of its time, and Bowie himself has said "cut me and I bleed Low". The album was produced in 1976 and released in early 1977.
The Low sessions also formalised Bowie's three-phase approach to making albums that he still favours today. Much of the band were present for the first five days only, after which Eno, Alomar and Gardiner remained to play overdubs. By the time Bowie wrote and recorded the lyrics everybody but Visconti and studio engineers had departed.
The next record, "Heroes", was similar in sound to Low, though slightly more accessible. "Heroes" (the quotation marks are part of the title for reasons of irony is an album by David Bowie, released in 1977 The mood of these records fit the zeitgeist of the Cold War, symbolised by the divided city that provided its inspiration. Zeitgeist ( pronounced) is a German language expression literally translated Zeit time; Geist spirit, meaning "the Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the The title track, a story of two lovers who met at the Berlin Wall, is one of Bowie's most-covered songs. " Heroes " is a song written by David Bowie and Brian Eno in 1977 The Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer was a physical barrier separating West Berlin from the German Democratic Republic (GDR ( East Germany) including [28]
Also in 1977, Bowie appeared on the Granada music show Marc, hosted by his friend and fellow glam pioneer Marc Bolan of T.Rex, with whom he had regularly socialised and jammed before either achieved fame. Marc Bolan (born Mark Feld; 30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977) was an English singer songwriter and Guitarist TRex (occasionally spelled T Rex or T-Rex) were an English rock band fronted by guitarist singer and songwriter Marc Bolan. He turned out to be the show's final guest, as Bolan was killed in a car crash shortly afterward. [29] Bowie was one of many superstars who attended the funeral. [30]
For Christmas 1977, Bowie joined Bing Crosby, of whom he was an ardent admirer, in a recording studio to do "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy", a version of "Little Drummer Boy" with a new lyric. Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular " Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy " is a medley of two Christmas songs performed by David Bowie and Bing Crosby. " The Little Drummer Boy " is a popular Christmas song, with words and music by Katherine K [31] The two singers had originally met on Crosby's Christmas television special two years earlier (on the recommendation of Crosby's children — he had not heard of Bowie) and performed the song. One month after the record was completed, Crosby died. [32] Five years later, the song would prove a worldwide festive hit, charting in the UK at #3 on Christmas Day 1982. [33]Bowie later remarked jokingly that he was afraid of being a guest artist, because "everyone I was going on with was kicking it", referring to Bolan and Crosby. [34]
Bowie and his band embarked on an extensive world tour in 1978 (including his first concerts in Australia and New Zealand) which featured music from both Low and Heroes. A live album from the tour was released as Stage the same year. Stage is David Bowie 's second live album released by RCA in 1978 Songs from both Low and Heroes were later converted to symphonies by minimalist composer Phillip Glass. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Philip Glass (born January 31 1978 was also the year that saw Bowie narrating Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf. Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (Серге́й Серге́евич Проко́фьев Sergéj Sergéjevič Prokófjev) ( - 5 March 1953 was a Russian composer who Peter and the Wolf is a composition by Sergei Prokofiev written in 1936 after his return to the Soviet Union.
1979's Lodger was the final album in Bowie's so-called "Berlin Trilogy", or "triptych" as Bowie calls it. Lodger is an album by British singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 1979 The Berlin Trilogy is a series of David Bowie albums recorded in collaboration with Brian Eno in the 1970s [7] It featured the singles "Boys Keep Swinging", "DJ" and "Look Back in Anger" and, unlike the two previous LPs, did not contain any instrumentals. " Boys Keep Swinging " was a single by David Bowie. It previewed his album Lodger in the UK being released on 27 April 1979 " DJ " was a single by David Bowie. It was taken from the album Lodger in the UK being released on June 29 1979. " Look Back in Anger " is a song written by David Bowie and Brian Eno for the album Lodger (1979 Long play (LP record albums are 33⅓ Rpm vinyl Gramophone records (phonograph records generally either 10- or 12- Inches in diameter The style was a mix of New Wave and world music, including pieces such as "African Night Flight" and "Yassassin". New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s The term world music includes Traditional music (sometimes called Folk music or roots music of any culture that are created and played by indigenous musicians " African Night Flight " is a song written by David Bowie and Brian Eno in 1979 for the album Lodger. "Yassassin" (Turkish for Long Live is a song written by David Bowie in 1979 for the album Lodger. A number of tracks were composed using the non-traditional Bowie/Eno composition techniques: "Boys Keep Swinging" was developed with the band members swapping their instruments while "Move On" contains the chords for an early Bowie composition, "All The Young Dudes", played backwards. [35] This was Bowie's last album with Eno until Outside in 1995. Outside is a Concept album first released September 26 1995 by David Bowie on Virgin Records.
In 1980, Bowie did an about-face, integrating the lessons learnt on Low, Heroes, and Lodger while expanding upon them with chart success. [36] Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) included the #1 hit "Ashes to Ashes", featuring the textural work of guitar-synthesist Chuck Hammer, and revisiting the character of Major Tom from "Space Oddity". Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps is an album by David Bowie, released in September 1980 by RCA Records. " Ashes to Ashes " is a single by David Bowie, released in 1980 Chuck Hammer is an American Guitarist and Emmy nominated digital film Composer, known for seminal guitar-synth with Lou Reed, The imagery Bowie used in the song's music video gave international exposure to the underground New Romantic movement and, with many of the followers of this phase being devotees, Bowie visited the London club "Blitz" — the main New Romantic hangout — to recruit several of the regulars (including Steve Strange of the band Visage) to act in the video, renowned as being one of the most innovative of all time. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics New Romantic was a short- lived Fashion and music movement that occurred primarily in the United Kingdom and Ireland during the very early 1980s Steve Strange (born Steven John Harrington on 28 May 1959 in Newbridge South Wales is a British pop Singer, best Visage is a British pop band Formed in 1978 the band became closely linked to the burgeoning New Romantic movement of the early 1980s [37]
While Scary Monsters utilised principles that Bowie had learned in the Berlin era, it was considered by critics to be far more direct musically and lyrically, reflecting the transformation Bowie had gone through during his time in Germany and Europe. By 1980 Bowie had divorced his wife Angie, curbed the drug abuse of the "Thin White Duke" era, and radically changed his conception of how music should be written. The album had a hard rock edge that included conspicuous guitar contributions from King Crimson's Robert Fripp, The Who's Pete Townshend, and Television's Tom Verlaine. King Crimson is a Progressive rock band founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969 Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England) is a Guitarist, Composer and a Record The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born 19 May 1945 in Chiswick, London) is an English rock Guitarist, Singer, Television, formed in New York City in 1973 is an American Rock music band Tom Verlaine (born Thomas Miller, December 13 1949, in Morristown New Jersey) is a Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist [36] As "Ashes to Ashes" hit #1 on the UK charts, Bowie opened a three-month run on Broadway starring in The Elephant Man on 1980 September 23. The Elephant Man is a 1979 play by Bernard Pomerance. The production's Broadway debut was produced by Richmond Crinkley and Nelle Nugent Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English [38]
1980 to 1989: Bowie the superstar
In 1981, Queen released "Under Pressure", co-written and performed with Bowie. Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist This article refers to the Queen & David Bowie song For other uses of the name see Under Pressure (disambiguation " Under The song was a hit and became Bowie's third UK #1 single. In the same year Bowie made a cameo appearance in the German movie Christiane F. Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo, the real-life story of a 13 year-old girl in Berlin who becomes addicted to heroin and ends up prostituting herself. Christiane F - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo portrays the drug scene in Berlin in the 1970s following tape recordings of Christiane F Heroin ( INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid synthesized from Morphine, a derivative Bowie is credited with "special cooperation" in the credits and his music features prominently in the movie. The soundtrack was released in 1982 and contained a version of "Heroes" sung partially in German that had previously been included on the German pressing of its parent album. " Heroes " is a song written by David Bowie and Brian Eno in 1977 The same year Bowie appeared in the BBC's adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's play Baal. (born; 10 February 1898&ndash14 August 1956 was a German Poet, Playwright, and Theatre director. Baal was the first full-length play written by the German modernist Playwright Bertolt Brecht. Coinciding with transmission of the film, a five-track EP of songs from the play was released as David Bowie in Bertolt Brecht's Baal, recorded at Hansa by the Wall the previous September. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify Baal was an EP by David Bowie, comprising recordings of songs written for Bertolt Brecht ’s play Baal. It would mark Bowie’s final new release on RCA, as 1983 saw him change record labels from RCA to EMI America. EMI America Records was started in 1978 by EMI as a second US label next to Capitol Records. In April 1982, Bowie released "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" with Giorgio Moroder, for director Paul Schrader's film Cat People. " Cat People (Putting Out Fire " is a song by David Bowie. Hansjörg "Giorgio" Moroder (born on April 26 1940 in Urtijëi, Italy) is an Italian Record producer, songwriter Paul Joseph Schrader (born July 22, 1946 in Grand Rapids Michigan) is an American Screenwriter and Film director Cat People is a 1982 Horror film directed by Paul Schrader and starring Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, and
Bowie scored his first truly commercial blockbuster with Let's Dance in 1983, a slick dance album co-produced by Chic's Nile Rodgers. Let's Dance is an album by David Bowie, released in 1983 It is a post-disco album with co-production by Chic 's Nile Rodgers. Chic ( pron. ˈʃiːk ("sheek" sometimes fully capitalized as CHIC is an American Disco and R&B band that was formed in 1976 Nile Gregory Rodgers (born September 19 1952, in New York City) is an American musician Composer, Arranger, and Guitarist The title track went to #1 in the United States and United Kingdom. " Let’s Dance " is the title album track on David Bowie 's album Let's Dance. The album also featured the singles "Modern Love" and "China Girl", the latter causing something of a stir due to its suggestive promotional video. " Modern Love " is the first track on David Bowie 's album Let's Dance. "China Girl" was a remake of a song which Bowie co-wrote several years earlier with Iggy Pop, who recorded it for The Idiot. James Newell Osterberg Jr (born April 21, 1947) better known by his Stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer Songwriter In an interview by Kurt Loder, Bowie revealed that the motivation for recording "China Girl" was to help out his friend Iggy Pop financially, contributing to Bowie's history of support for musicians he admired. Kurt Loder (born May 5 1945 is an American Film critic, Author, and Television personality. Let's Dance was also notable as a stepping stone for the career of the late Texan guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, who played on the album and was to have supported Bowie on the consequent Serious Moonlight Tour. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Stephen "Stevie" Ray Vaughan ( October 3, 1954 August 27, 1990) was an American Blues-rock Guitarist Vaughan, however, never joined the tour after various disputes with Bowie. Vaughan was replaced by the Bowie tour veteran Earl Slick. Earl Slick (born Frank Madeloni in Staten Island New York, 1952 is a Guitarist best known for his collaborations with David Bowie, Jim Frank and George Simms from The Simms Brothers Band appeared as backing vocalists for the tour. Early years The Simms Brothers Band is a rock/jazz/R&B group formed in early 1974 in southwestern Connecticut. The Serious Moonlight Tour was a huge success, and a single performance at the US Festival actually earned Bowie a million dollars on its own.
Bowie's next album was originally planned to be a live album recorded on the Serious Moonlight Tour, but EMI demanded another studio album instead. The resulting album, 1984's Tonight, was also dance-oriented, featuring collaborations with Tina Turner (and Iggy Pop), as well as various covers, including one of The Beach Boys' "God Only Knows". Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an eight time Grammy Award -winning American The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture " God Only Knows " is the eighth track on the Pet Sounds album and one of the most widely recognized songs performed by American pop Critics labeled it a lazy effort, dashed off by Bowie simply to recapture Let's Dance's chart success, partially due to the fact most of the tracks were either covers or rerecordings of earlier material. Yet the album bore the transatlantic Top Ten hit "Blue Jean" whose complete video - the 21-minute short film "Jazzin' for Blue Jean" - reflected Bowie's long-standing interest in combining music with drama. " Blue Jean " is a song from the album Tonight by David Bowie. Jazzin' for Blue Jean was a 21-minute short film featuring David Bowie and directed by Julien Temple. Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. This video would win Bowie his only Grammy to date, for Best Short Form Music Video. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video has been awarded since 1984. It also featured "Loving the Alien", a remix of which was a minor hit in 1985. " Loving the Alien " is a track from the album Tonight by David Bowie. The album also has a pair of dance rewrites of "Neighborhood Threat" and "Tonight", old songs Bowie wrote with Iggy Pop which had originally appeared on Lust for Life. " Neighborhood Threat " is a song written by Iggy Pop, David Bowie and Ricky Gardiner in 1977 for Iggy Pop's album Lust for Life " Tonight " is the title track from the album Tonight by David Bowie. Lust for Life is a 1977 album by Iggy Pop, his second solo release and his second collaboration with David Bowie, following The Idiot
In 1985, Bowie performed several of his greatest hits at Wembley for Live Aid. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Live Aid was a multi-venue rock music concert held on. The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia At the end of his set, which comprised "Rebel Rebel", "TVC 15", "Modern Love" and 'Heroes', he introduced a film of the Ethiopian famine, for which the event was raising funds, which was set to the song "Drive" by the Cars. NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page A famine is a widespread shortage of food that may apply to any Faunal species which phenomenon is usually accompanied by regional Malnutrition, Starvation The Cars were an American rock band that emerged from the early New Wave music scene in the late 1970s At the event, the video to a fundraising single was premièred – Bowie performing a duet with Mick Jagger on a version of "Dancing in the Street", which quickly went to #1 on release. Fundraising is the process of soliciting and gathering Money or other gifts in-kind by requesting donations from individuals businesses charitable foundations or governmental Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger, Kt (born 26 July 1943 is a Golden Globe -winning and two-time Grammy -winning English rock " Dancing in the Street " is a 1964 song first recorded by Martha and the Vandellas. In the same year Bowie worked with the Pat Metheny Group on the song "This Is Not America", which was featured in the film The Falcon and the Snowman. The Pat Metheny Group is a Jazz group founded in 1977. The core members of the group are Guitarist and Bandleader Pat Metheny, composer " This Is Not America " is a song from the soundtrack to the film The Falcon and the Snowman, and is a result of a collaboration between rock singer The Falcon and the Snowman is a 1985 Film about two young American men Christopher Boyce (played by Timothy Hutton) and This song was the centrepiece of the album, a collaboration intended to underline the espionage thriller's central themes of alienation and disaffection.
In 1986, Bowie contributed several songs to as well as acted in the film Absolute Beginners. Absolute Beginners is a 1986 Rock musical movie adapted from the Colin MacInnes book of the same name about life in late 1950s The movie was not well reviewed but Bowie's theme song rose to #2 in the UK charts. He also took a role in the 1986 Jim Henson film Labyrinth, as Jareth, the Goblin King who steals the baby brother of a girl named Sarah (played by Jennifer Connelly), in order to turn him into a goblin. For other uses of "Henson" see Henson. James Maury "Jim" Henson (September 24 1936 &ndash May 16 1990 was one of Labyrinth is a 1986 Fantasy film directed by Jim Henson, produced by George Lucas, and designed by Brian Froud. Jennifer Lynn Connelly (born December 12 1970 is an American film actress and former child model. Bowie wrote five songs for the film, the script of which was partially written by Monty Python's Terry Jones. Monty Python (sometimes known as The Pythons) is the collective name of the six creators of Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British Television For other uses see Terry Jones (disambiguation. Terence Graham Parry Jones (born 1 February 1942) is a Welsh
Bowie's final solo album of the 80s was 1987's Never Let Me Down, where he ditched the light sound of his two earlier albums, instead offering harder rock with an industrial/techno dance edge. See also Musical groups established in 1987 Record labels established in 1987 Events Never Let Me Down is an album by David Bowie, released April 1987 Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of Experimental music, especially but not necessarily Electronic music. Techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s The album, which peaked at #6 in the UK, contained hit singles "Day In, Day Out", "Time Will Crawl", and "Never Let Me Down". Although a commercial success, it drew some of the harshest criticism of Bowie's career, condemned by some critics as a "faceless" piece of product. Bowie himself later described it as "my nadir" and "an awful album". The nadir (from Arabic ندير nadeer نظير nathir, "opposite" is the astronomical term for the point directly [39]
Bowie decided to tour again in 1987, supporting the Never Let Me Down album. The Glass Spider Tour was preceded by nine promotional press shows before the 86-concert tour actually started on 30 May 1987. In 1987, David Bowie embarked on the The Glass Spider Tour in support of the album Never Let Me Down. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) In addition to the actual band, that included Peter Frampton on lead guitar, five dancers appeared on stage for almost the entire duration of each concert. Peter Kenneth Frampton (born 22 April 1950 in Beckenham, Kent) is an English Musician, best known today for his solo Taped pieces of dialogue were also performed by Bowie and the dancers in the middle of songs, creating an overtly theatrical effect. Several visual gimmicks were also recreated from Bowie's earlier tours. Critics of the tour described it as overproduced and claimed it pandered to then-current stadium rock trends in its special effects and dancing. [40] However, fans that saw the shows from the Glass Spider Tour were treated to many of Bowie's classics and rarities, in addition to the newer material.
In August of 1988, Bowie portrayed Pontius Pilate in the Martin Scorsese film The Last Temptation of Christ. The Last Temptation of Christ is a 1988 film directed by Martin Scorsese. [38]
1989 to 1991: Tin Machine
In 1989, for the first time since the early 1970s, Bowie formed a regular band, Tin Machine, a hard-rocking quartet, along with Reeves Gabrels, Tony Sales, and Hunt Sales. Tin Machine was a Hard rock band formed in 1988 famous for being fronted by singer David Bowie. Reeves Gabrels (born June 4, 1956) is an American Guitarist, best known for his long partnership with British singer David Bowie, Tony Sales is a Rock and roll Bass guitarist who with his brother Hunt Sales, has played with Todd Rundgren, Iggy Pop and Tin Hunt Sales (born 1954 is an American Rock and roll and Jazz drummer who has played with Todd Rundgren, his brother Tony Sales, Tin Machine released two studio albums and a live record. The band received mixed reviews and a somewhat lukewarm reception from the public, but Tin Machine heralded the beginning of a long-lasting collaboration between Bowie and Gabrels.
The original album, Tin Machine (1989), was a success, holding the number three spot on the charts of the UK. Tin Machine is the debut album of Tin Machine originally released by EMI in 1989 Tin Machine launched its first world tour, featuring a now unshaven David Bowie and additional guitarist Eric Schermerhorn, that year. Despite the success of the Tin Machine venture, Bowie was mildly frustrated that many of his ideas were either rejected or changed by the band.
Bowie began the 1990s with a stadium tour, in which he played mostly his biggest hits. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The Sound + Vision Tour (named after the Low single) was conceived and directed by choreographer Edouard Lock of the Quebec contemporary dance troupe La La La Human Steps, with whom Bowie collaborated and performed on stage and in his videos. Édouard Lock (born March 3, 1954 at Casablanca Morocco) is a Canadian Dance Choreographer and the founder of the Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Contemporary dance is the name given to a group of 20th century Concert dance forms La La La Human Steps is a leading Québécois Contemporary dance group in Canada, known for its energetic acrobatic style that often involves fast-paced Bowie vowed during the tour that he would never play his early hits again.
Though he surprised no one when he later reneged on that promise and also on the promise that his set in each country would be focused on the favourite hits voted by phone poll in that country - an idea quickly jettisoned when a campaign by the British magazine NME resulted in a landslide in favour of The Laughing Gnome, it is true that his later tours generally featured few of those hits, and when they appeared, they were often radically reworked in their arrangement and delivery. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been " The Laughing Gnome " is a song by David Bowie. Originally released as a novelty single on Deram Records in 1967 the track consisted of the singer meeting
Bowie's negative press-image continued when the cover of Tin Machine's second album became unusually controversial, due to the presence of naked statues as its cover art. The coverage only seemed to invite unrelated negative commentary about Bowie to further permeate the public discourse.
After the less successful second album Tin Machine II and the complete failure of live album Tin Machine Live: Oy Vey, Baby, Bowie tired of having to work in a group setting where his creativity was limited, and finally disbanded Tin Machine to work on his own. Tin Machine II is an album by Tin Machine, originally released by Victory Music in 1991 Tin Machine Live Oy Vey Baby is a Live album by Tin Machine originally released by London Records in 1992 But the Tin Machine venture did show that Bowie had learned some harsh lessons from the previous decade, and was determined to get serious about concentrating on music more than commercial success.
1992 to 1999: Electronica
In 1992 he performed his hits "Heroes" and "Under Pressure" (with Annie Lennox) at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. Annie Lennox (born 25 December 1954 is a Scottish born British Musician, Vocalist and Academy Award -winning Songwriter The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness was an open-air concert held on Easter Monday, April 20 1992 at 1993 saw the release of the soul, jazz and hip-hop influenced Black Tie White Noise, which reunited Bowie with Let's Dance producer Nile Rodgers. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with Black Tie White Noise is an album by David Bowie. Released in 1993 it was his first solo release in the 1990s—after a critically disappointing experiment in Nile Gregory Rodgers (born September 19 1952, in New York City) is an American musician Composer, Arranger, and Guitarist The album hit the number one spot on the UK charts with singles such as "Jump They Say" (a top 10 hit) and "Miracle Goodnight".
Bowie explored new directions on The Buddha of Suburbia (1993), based on incidental music composed for a TV series. It contained some of the new elements introduced in Black Tie White Noise, and also signalled a move towards alternative rock. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of The album was critical success but received a low-key release and only made number 87 in the UK charts. [41]
The ambitious, quasi-industrial release Outside (1995), conceived as the first volume in a subsequently abandoned non-linear narrative of art and murder, reunited him with Brian Eno. Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of Experimental music, especially but not necessarily Electronic music. Outside is a Concept album first released September 26 1995 by David Bowie on Virgin Records. Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer The album introduced the characters of one of Bowie's short stories, and achieved chart success in both the UK and US. [42] The album and its singles put Bowie back into the mainstream of rock music. In September 1995, Bowie began the Outside Tour with Gabrels returning as guitarist. In a move that was equally lauded and ridiculed by Bowie fans and critics, Bowie chose Nine Inch Nails as the tour partner;[43] Trent Reznor also contributed a remix of the Outside song "The Hearts Filthy Lesson" for its single release. Trent Reznor (born Michael Trent Reznor on May 17 1965 is an American Musician, singer producer, and Multi-instrumentalist. A remix is an alternative version of a song different from the original version " The Hearts Filthy Lesson " is a song by David Bowie, from his 1995 album Outside, and issued as a single ahead of the album On January 17, 1996, Bowie was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the eleventh annual induction ceremony. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States [44]
Receiving some of the strongest critical response since Let's Dance was Earthling (1997),[45] which incorporated experiments in British jungle and drum 'n' bass and included a single released over the Internet, called "Telling Lies"; other singles included "Little Wonder" and "Dead Man Walking". Earthling is a 1997 album by David Bowie. The album showcases an Electronica -influenced sound partly inspired by the Rave culture of the The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks " Little Wonder " is song and single by David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels, and Mark Plati from the 1997 album Earthling " Dead Man Walking " is a song and single by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels from the 1997 album Earthling. There was a corresponding world tour, which was fairly successful. Bowie's track in the Paul Verhoeven film Showgirls, "I'm Afraid of Americans" was remixed by Trent Reznor for a single release. Showgirls is a 1995 film directed by Paul Verhoeven, starring former teen actress Elizabeth Berkley as a drifter who " I'm Afraid of Americans " is a song and single by David Bowie from the 1997 album Earthling. The video's heavy rotation (also featuring Reznor) contributed to the song's 16-week stay in the US Billboard Hot 100. [45]
1999 to present: Neoclassicist Bowie
In 1998, David Bowie had reunited with Tony Visconti to record a song for The Rugrats Movie called "(Safe in This) Sky Life". Anthony Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American Record producer and sometimes a Musician or Singer. Rugrats is an American Animated television series that aired from August 11, 1991 to June 8, 2004 on Although the track was edited out of the final cut, and did not feature on the film's soundtrack album, the reunion led to the pair pursuing a new collaborative effort. "(Safe In This) Sky Life" was later re-recorded and released as a single b-side in 2002 where it was retitled "Safe". [46] Amongst their earliest work together in this period, was a reworking of Placebo's track "Without You I'm Nothing", from the album of the same name - Visconti overseeing the additional production required when Bowie's harmonised vocal was added to the original version for a strictly limited edition single release. Placebo are an Alternative rock band formed in London in 1994 currently comprising Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal and Steve Forrest Without You I'm Nothing was a single by British Alternative rock band Placebo.
1999 found Bowie composing the soundtrack for a computer game called "Omikron: The Nomad Soul". Nomad Soul is also the title of an album by Sengalese singer Baaba Maal Omikron The Nomad Soul (Simply The Nomad Soul Bowie and his wife, Iman, made appearances as characters in the game. Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid ( Cimaan Maxamed Cabdimajiid, إيمان محمد عبد ماجد (born July 25, 1955) professionally known as Iman That same year, re-recorded tracks from the game and new music was released in the album 'hours...' featured "What's Really Happening", the lyrics for which were written by Alex Grant, the winner of Bowie's "Cyber Song Contest" Internet competition. 'Hours' is a 1999 album by British musician David Bowie. It was released on Virgin Records. This album presented Bowie's exit from heavy electronica, with an emphasis on more live instruments, and, through songs like "Thursday's Child" and "Survive", a thematic move into Bowie's sense of his own aging and sentimentality. " Thursday's Child " is a song written by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels for the album 'hours " Survive " is a song and single written by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels for the album 'hours After this album, Bowie's guitarist, Reeves Gabrels, quit working with Bowie, feeling that the music was becoming "too soft".
Plans surfaced after the release of 'hours. . . ' for an album titled Toy, which would feature new versions of some of Bowie's earliest pieces as well as three new songs. Sessions for the album commenced in 2000, but the album was never released, leaving a number of tracks, some as yet unheard, on the editing floor. [47] Bowie and Visconti continued collaboration with the production of a new album of completely original songs instead. The result of the sessions was the 2002 album Heathen, which had a dark atmospheric sound, and was Bowie's biggest chart success in recent years. Heathen is an album by the British singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 2002 2002 also saw Bowie curate the annual Meltdown festival in London. Meltdown is an annual English festival held in London, featuring a mix of music art performance and film Amongst the acts selected by Bowie to perform were Phillip Glass, Television and The Polyphonic Spree. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Philip Glass (born January 31 Television, formed in New York City in 1973 is an American Rock music band The Polyphonic Spree is a self-described " choral symphonic rock " group from the Dallas Texas area Bowie himself played a show at the Royal Festival Hall which notably included a rare performance of his experimental opus Low in its entirety. Royal Festival Hall is a concert dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London, England. Low is a 1977 album by British musician David Bowie. Widely regarded as one of his most influential releases Low was the first of the " Berlin
In 2003, a report in the Sunday Express named Bowie as the second-richest entertainer in the UK (behind Sir Paul McCartney), with an estimated fortune of £510 million. Express is a free widely circulated daily newspaper in the Washington D Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, However, the 2005 Sunday Times Rich List credited him with a little over £100 million. The Sunday Times Rich List is a list of the 1000 wealthiest people or families in the United Kingdom, updated annually in April and published as a magazine supplement
In September 2003, Bowie released a new album, Reality, and announced a world tour. Reality is an album by the British singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 2003 'A Reality Tour' was the best-selling tour of the following year. A Reality Tour was a worldwide Concert tour by David Bowie in support of the Reality album However, it was cut short after Bowie suffered chest pain while performing on stage in the northwestern German town of Scheeßel on June 25, 2004. Scheeßel is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Originally thought to be a pinched nerve in his shoulder, the pain was later diagnosed as an acutely blocked artery; an emergency angioplasty was performed at St. Arteries are Blood vessels that carry blood away from the Heart. Angioplasty is the technique of mechanically widening a narrowed or totally obstructed Blood vessel; typically as a result of Atherosclerosis. Georg Hospital in Hamburg by Dr Karl Heinz Kuck. [48]
He was discharged in early July 2004 and continued to spend time recovering. Bowie later admitted he had suffered a minor heart attack, resulting from years of heavy smoking and touring. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply The tour was cancelled for the time being, with hopes that he would go back on tour by August, though this did not materialise. He recuperated back in New York City. [49]
In October 2004, Bowie released a live DVD of the tour, entitled A Reality Tour of his performances in Dublin on 22 November and 23 November 2003, which included songs spanning the full length of Bowie's career, although mostly focusing on his more recent albums. A Reality Tour is a DVD released in 2004 of David Bowie 's performance at Point Theatre in Dublin Ireland in Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
Still recuperating from his operation, Bowie worked off-stage and relaxed from studio work for the first time in several years. In 2004, a duet of his classic song "Changes" with Butterfly Boucher appeared in Shrek 2. " Changes " is a song by David Bowie, originally released on the album Hunky Dory in December 1971 and as a single in January 1972 Butterfly Boucher (ˈbaʊtʃɚ is an Australian Singer/songwriter. Shrek 2, released in the United States on 19 May 2004, is the 2004 Academy Award nominated Sequel to the The soundtrack for the film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou featured David Bowie songs performed in Portuguese by cast member Seu Jorge (who adapted the lyrics to make them relevant to the film's story). The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is Wes Anderson 's fourth feature length Film, released in the U Seu Jorge (born June 8, 1970) ( Portuguese: ˈsew ˈʒɔxʒi is a Brazilian Musician, Singer/songwriter and Actor Most of the David Bowie songs featured in the film were originally from David Bowie (debut album), Space Oddity, Hunky Dory, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars and Diamond Dogs. Bowie commented, "Had Seu Jorge not recorded my songs acoustically in Portuguese I would never have heard this new level of beauty which he has imbued them with". [50]
Despite hopes for a comeback, in 2005, Bowie announced that he had made no plans for any performances during the year. After a relatively quiet year, Bowie recorded the vocals for the song "(She Can) Do That", co-written by Brian Transeau, for the movie Stealth. Stealth is a 2005 action / adventure Scifi thriller starring Jamie Foxx, Jessica Biel, Josh Lucas Rumours flew about the possibility of a new album, but no announcements were made. In April 2005, film writer and director Darren Aronofsky revealed Bowie was working on a rock opera adaptation of the comic book Watchmen. Darren Aronofsky (born February 12, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American Film director, Screenwriter Watchmen is a twelve-issue Comic book Limited series written by Alan Moore, and illustrated by Dave Gibbons and John Higgins [51]
David Bowie finally returned to the stage on September 8, 2005, alongside Arcade Fire, for the US nationally televised event Fashion Rocks, his first gig since the heart attack. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arcade Fire (often referred to as The Arcade Fire) is an Indie rock band based in Montreal, Quebec and fronted by the husband and wife duo Bowie has shown interest in the Montreal band since he was seen at one of their shows in New York City nearly a year earlier. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec The City of New York Bowie had requested the band to perform at the show, and together they performed the Arcade Fire's song "Wake Up" from their album Funeral, as well as Bowie's own "Five Years" and "Life on Mars?". Funeral is the debut full-length album by Canadian rock band Arcade Fire, released on September 14, 2004 on Merge " Five Years " is a song written by David Bowie and released in 1972. " Life on Mars? " is a song by David Bowie first released in 1971 on the album Hunky Dory. He joined them again on September 15, 2005, singing "Queen Bitch" and "Wake Up" from Central Park's Summerstage as part of the CMJ Music Marathon. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " Queen Bitch " is a song written by David Bowie in 1971 for the album Hunky Dory.
Bowie contributed back-up vocals for TV on the Radio's song "Province" from their album Return to Cookie Mountain. TV on the Radio (often abbreviated to TVOTR is a New York City Experimental rock band formed in 2001 whose music spans genres as diverse as Post-punk [52] He made other occasional appearances, as in his commercial with Snoop Dogg for XM Satellite Radio. Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr (born October 20 1971 His mother nicknamed him " Snoopy " as a child because of the way he dressed and because of his love of He appeared on Danish alt-rockers Kashmir's 2005 release, No Balance Palace, which was produced by Tony Visconti. Kashmir is a Danish Rock band consisting of Kasper Eistrup ( vocals and lead Guitar) Mads Tunebjerg ( bass) No Balance Palace is the fifth album by the Danish band Kashmir. The album also featured a spoken word performance by Lou Reed, making it the second project involving both Bowie and Reed in two years, since Reed's 2003 The Raven. For the album by The Stranglers see The Raven (The Stranglers album.
On February 8, 2006, David Bowie was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded by the Recording Academy to "performers who during their lifetimes have made creative contributions of outstanding In November, Bowie performed at the Black Ball in New York for the Keep a Child Alive Foundation alongside his wife, Iman, and Alicia Keys. Alicia J Augello-Cook (born January 25 1981 professionally known as Alicia Keys, is an American R&B, soul, and Neo soul He duetted with Keys on "Changes", and also performed "Wild is the Wind" and "Fantastic Voyage".
For 2006, Bowie once again announced a break from performance, but he made a surprise guest appearance at David Gilmour's May 29, 2006 concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London. David Jon Gilmour CBE (born 6 March 1946 is an English Musician, best known as the Lead guitarist one of the lead Singers Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Royal Albert Hall is an Arts venue situated in the Knightsbridge area of the City of Westminster, London, England, best known London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. He sang "Arnold Layne" and "Comfortably Numb", closing the concert. " Arnold Layne " was the first single released by British Psychedelic rock group Pink Floyd, shortly after landing a recording contract with " Comfortably Numb " is a song by the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd, which was released on the 1979 double album The Wall The former performance was released, on December 26, 2006, as a single. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
In May 2007, it was announced that Bowie would curate the High Line Festival in the abandoned railway park in New York called the High Line where he would select various musicians and artists to perform. The High Line is an abandoned 145 mile (233 km section of the former elevated freight railroad of the West Side Line, along the lower west side of New York City [53]
Bowie contributed backing vocals to two tracks - "Falling Down" and "Fannin' Street" - on Scarlett Johansson's 2008 album of Tom Waits covers, Anywhere I Lay My Head. Scarlett I Johansson (born November 22 1984 is an actress and Singer, of dual American and Danish citizenship Thomas Alan Waits (born 7 December 1949) is an American Singer-songwriter, Composer, and Actor. [54][55]
Acting career
Bowie's first major film role in The Man Who Fell to Earth in 1976, earned acclaim. The following is a listing of films or television programs in which David Bowie has appeared The Man Who Fell to Earth is a 1976 Science fiction film directed by Nicolas Roeg, based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis Bowie's character Thomas Jerome Newton is an alien from a planet that is dying from a lack of water. In 1979's Just a Gigolo, an Anglo-German co-production directed by David Hemmings, Bowie played the lead role of a Prussian officer Paul von Pryzgodski returning from World War I who is discovered by a Baroness (Marlene Dietrich) and put into her Gigolo Stable. The year 1979 in film involved some significant events Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode Schöner Gigolo armer Gigolo (also known as Just a Gigolo) is a 1978 film directed by David Hemmings and starring David David Hemmings ( November 18, 1941 &ndash December 3, 2003) was an English Film Actor and director World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Marlene Dietrich maɐˈleːnə ˈdiːtrɪç (December 27 &ndashMay 6) was a German -born American Actress, Singer and Entertainer
In the eighties, Bowie continued with film roles and also starred in the Broadway production of The Elephant Man (1980-1981). The Elephant Man is a 1979 play by Bernard Pomerance. The production's Broadway debut was produced by Richmond Crinkley and Nelle Nugent In 1982, he made a cameo appearance as himself in Christiane F., focusing on a young girl's drug addiction. Christiane F (born Christiane Vera Felscherinow on May 20, 1962) is a former Heroin addict famous for her contribution to the Autobiographical Bowie also starred in The Hunger (1983), a revisionist vampire movie with Catherine Deneuve and Susan Sarandon. The Hunger is a 1983 English language Horror film. It is the story of a bizarre Love triangle between a doctor ( Susan Sarandon Vampires are mythological or folkloric revenants who subsist by feeding on the blood of the living Catherine Deneuve (French katʁin dəˈnœv born October 22 1943 is a two-time Cesar Award -winning BAFTA Award -nominated and Academy Award -nominated Susan Sarandon (born Susan Abigail Tomalin; October 4 1946 is an American Actress. In the film, Bowie and Deneuve are vampire lovers, with her having made him a vampire centuries ago. While she is truly ageless, he discovers to his horror that although immortal, he can still age and rapidly becomes a pathetic, monstrous husk as the film progresses. In Nagisa Oshima's film Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983), based on Laurens van der Post's novel The Seed and the Sower, Bowie played Major Jack Celliers, a prisoner of war in a Japanese internment camp. Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence ( Senjou no Merii Kurisumasu, aka Furyo in many European editions is a 1983 film directed Sir Laurens Jan van der Post (aka Laurens van der Post) (December 13 1906 &ndash December 16 1996 was a famous 20th century Afrikaner author of many For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial Another famous musician, Ryuichi Sakamoto, played the camp commandant who begins to be undermined by Celliers' bizarre behavior. Bowie had a cameo as The Shark in Yellowbeard, a 1983 pirate comedy made by some of the members of Monty Python, and a small part as Colin the hit man in the 1985 film Into the Night. Yellowbeard is a 1983 Comedy film by Graham Chapman, along with Peter Cook, Bernard McKenna and David Sherlock Monty Python (sometimes known as The Pythons) is the collective name of the six creators of Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British Television For other uses of this term see Hitman (disambiguation A hitman usually is an Assassin who is hired to assassinate a target via Into the Night is a 1985 comedy / Adventure movie. It stars Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Pfeiffer and was directed During this time Bowie was also asked to play the villain Max Zorin in the James Bond film A View to a Kill (1985), but turned down the role, stating that "I didn't want to spend five months watching my stunt double fall off mountains. Max Zorin is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the James Bond film A View to a Kill. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story A View To A Kill (1985 is the fourteenth Spy film of the James Bond series, and the seventh and last to star Roger Moore as the fictional "[56]
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence impressed some critics. His next major film project, the rock musical Absolute Beginners (1986), was both a critical and box office disappointment. Absolute Beginners is a 1986 Rock musical movie adapted from the Colin MacInnes book of the same name about life in late 1950s The same year he appeared in the Jim Henson cult classic, the dark fantasy Labyrinth (1986), playing Jareth, the king of the goblins. For other uses of "Henson" see Henson. James Maury "Jim" Henson (September 24 1936 &ndash May 16 1990 was one of Labyrinth is a 1986 Fantasy film directed by Jim Henson, produced by George Lucas, and designed by Brian Froud. A goblin is an evil crabby or Mischievous Creature of Folklore, often described as a grotesquely disfigured or Gnome -like phantom Jareth is a powerful, mysterious creature who has an antagonistic yet strangely flirtatious relationship with Sarah (Jennifer Connelly), the film's teenage heroine. Jennifer Lynn Connelly (born December 12 1970 is an American film actress and former child model. Appearing in heavy make-up and a mane-like wig, Bowie sang a variety of new songs specially composed for the film's soundtrack. Bowie also played a sympathetic Pontius Pilate in Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ (1988). The Last Temptation of Christ is a 1988 film directed by Martin Scorsese. He was briefly considered for the role of The Joker by Tim Burton and Sam Hamm for 1989's Batman. The Joker is a fictional character appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics. Timothy "Tim" William Burton (born August 25 1958 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and Set designer, notable for the quirky Sam Hamm (born November 19, 1955) is an American Screenwriter, perhaps best known for writing the screenplays for the Tim Burton Batman is a 1989 Superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. Hamm recalls "David Bowie would be kind of neat because he's very funny when he does sinister roles". The role ended up going to Jack Nicholson. John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22 1937) is an American Actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals [57]
Bowie portrayed a disgruntled restaurant employee opposite Rosanna Arquette in the 1991 film The Linguini Incident, and played mysterious FBI agent Phillip Jeffries in David Lynch's Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992). Rosanna Lauren Arquette (born August 10 1959 is a Golden Globe -nominated American actress Film director, and Film producer. The Linguini Incident (1992 is a comic film set in New York starring David Bowie and Rosanna Arquette. Special Agent Phillip Jeffries is a character played by David Bowie in the movie Twin Peaks Fire Walk with Me. Twin Peaks Fire Walk with Me (sometimes referred to as Fire Walk with Me, or internationally Twin Peaks The Movie) is a 1992 movie He took the small but pivotal role of Andy Warhol in Basquiat, artist/director Julian Schnabel's 1996 biopic of the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. For the song by David Bowie, see Andy Warhol (song. Andrew Warhola (August 6 1928 &ndash February 22 1987 known as Andy Warhol Basquiat is a 1996 film directed by Julian Schnabel which is based on the life of American postmodernist / neo expressionist artist Julian Schnabel (born 26 October 1951) is a American Artist and Filmmaker. A biographical motion picture &mdash often shortened to biopic &mdash is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people Jean-Michel Basquiat ( December 22 1960 - August 12, 1988) was an American Artist. In 1998 Bowie also co-starred in an Italian film called Gunslinger's Revenge (renamed from the original Il Mio West). Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest [58] However, it was not released in the United States until 2005. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In it he plays the most feared gunslinger in the region. [59]
Before appearing in The Hunger, a TV horror serial based on the 1983 movie, Bowie was invited by musician Goldie to play the aging gangster Bernie in Andrew Goth's Brighton Rock inspired movie, Everybody Loves Sunshine. The Hunger is an English television horror anthology series co-produced by Scott Free Productions Telescene Film Group Productions and the Canadian pay-TV Clifford Joseph Price, better known as Goldie (born 19 September 1965 in Walsall, England) is an English Electronic music artist Brighton Rock is a 1947 British film based on the novel of the same name by Graham Greene. Everybody Loves Sunshine (released in the United States as BU He played the title role in the 2000 film, Mr. Rice's Secret, in which he played the neighbour of a terminally ill twelve year old. In 2001, Bowie appeared as himself in the film Zoolander, volunteering himself to be a walkoff judge between Ben Stiller's character Zoolander, and Owen Wilson's character, Hansel. Zoolander is a 2001 Comedy film directed by Ben Stiller. The film is based on a pair of short films directed by Russell Bates and Benjamin Edward "Ben" Stiller (born November 30 1965 is an Emmy Award -winning American Comedian, actor Film producer and director Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Writer.
In 2006, Bowie portrayed Nikola Tesla alongside Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman in The Prestige, directed by Christopher Nolan. There have already been discussions about Tesla's ethnicity on the talk page Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974 is a British Hugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October, 1968) is an Tony Award -winning and Emmy Award -winning Australian Actor The Prestige is a 2006 period film directed by Christopher Nolan, with a screenplay adapted from Christopher Priest 's 1995 Christopher Jonathan James Nolan (born July 30 1970 is a Film director, writer and producer. It follows the bitter competition between two magicians around the turn of the century. Bowie has voice-acted in the animated movie Arthur and the Minimoys (known as Arthur and the Invisibles in the U. Arthur and the Minimoys ( Arthur and the Invisibles in English -speaking territories is a part- Animated, part- Live action S. ) as the powerful villain Maltazard. He also appeared as himself in an episode of Extras. Extras is a British television sitcom about extras working on Film sets and in Theatre. Bowie (in the context of the show) improvised and sang a song mocking the main character Andy Millman, played by Ricky Gervais. Ricky Dene Gervais (dʒɜːˈveɪz born 25 June 1961 is an English Actor, Comedian, Writer, director, Producer and former He also lent his voice to the character "Lord Royal Highness" in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis". SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series and Media franchise. Atlantis SquarePantis is a TV Movie for the show SpongeBob SquarePants. His latest project is a supporting role as Ogilvie in the new film, August,[60] directed by Austin Chick (best known for writing and directing the 2002 romantic drama XX/XY), and starring Josh Hartnett and Rip Torn (with whom he also worked on The Man Who Fell to Earth). August is a 2008 Drama film directed by Austin Chick and produced by 57th & Irving. Austin Chick (born c 1974 New Hampshire, USA) is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer, who made the films XX/XY is a film released in 2002 starring Mark Ruffalo, Kathleen Robertson and Maya Stange. Joshua Daniel Hartnett (born July 21, 1978) is an American Actor. Rip Torn (born February 6, 1931) is an American Television and Film Actor, who is perhaps best known for his role as Artie [61]
Personal life
Bowie met his first wife Angela Bowie in 1969. Angela Bowie (born Mary Angela Barnett in 1949 in Cyprus) is an American citizen who has been a Covergirl, model, Actress According to Bowie, they were "fucking the same bloke" (record executive Calvin Mark Lee). [62] Angie's sense of fashion and outrage has been credited as a significant influence in Bowie's early career and rise to fame. [63] They married on 19 March 1970 at Bromley Register Office in Beckenham Lane, Kent, England where she permanently took his adopted last name. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Their son was born on 30 May 1971 and named Zowie (Zowie later preferred to be known as Joe/Joey, although now he has reverted to his legal birth name - "Duncan Zowie Haywood Jones"). Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Duncan Zowie Haywood Jones (born 30 May 1971) also known as Zowie Bowie or Joey Bowie is a British film director best known as the son of popular They separated after eight years of marriage and divorced on 8 February 1980, in Switzerland. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The marriage has been cited as one of convenience for both. [63]
Bowie 'outed' himself in an interview with Melody Maker in January 1972, a move coinciding with the first shots in his campaign for stardom as Ziggy Stardust. Closeted Coming out (that is " coming out of the closet " describes the voluntary public announcement of one's Sexual orientation and/or Gender identity Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly Music Newspaper [22]In a 1976 interview with Playboy, Bowie said: "It's true - I am a bisexual. Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy Bisexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of both sexes or to a bisexual orientation But I can't deny that I've used that fact very well. I suppose it's the best thing that ever happened to me. " He distanced himself from that in a 1983 interview with Rolling Stone, saying his earlier declaration of bisexuality was "the biggest mistake I ever made". Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published [64] In 1993, he made the claim that he had always been a "closet heterosexual", and that his interest in homosexual and bisexual culture was more a product of the times and situation than his own feelings. Bowie stated, "It wasn't something I was comfortable with at all. "[65] He expressed a different view in a 2002 interview with Blender: "I had no problem with people knowing I was bisexual. Blender is an American music Magazine that bills itself as "the ultimate guide to music and more" But I had no inclination to hold any banners or be a representative of any group of people. I knew what I wanted to be, which was a songwriter and a performer, and I felt that bisexuality became my headline over here for so long. America is a very puritanical place, and I think it stood in the way of so much I wanted to do. "[66]
Bowie married his second wife, the Somali-born supermodel Iman Abdulmajid, in 1992. Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known A supermodel is a highly-paid élite fashion model who usually has a worldwide reputation and often a background in Haute couture and commercial modeling Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid ( Cimaan Maxamed Cabdimajiid, إيمان محمد عبد ماجد (born July 25, 1955) professionally known as Iman The couple have a daughter, Alexandria Zahra Jones (known as Lexi), born August 15, 2000, and live in Manhattan and London. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.
In September 2007, he made a contribution of U. S. $10,000 to the NAACP[67] for the Jena Six Legal Defense Fund to help with legal bills of six teenagers arrested and charged with crimes related to their involvement in the assault of a teenager in Jena. Jena Six was the name given to a group of six black teenagers charged with the beating of Justin Barker a white student at Jena High School Jena (pronunciation ˈdʒiːnə is a town in and the Parish seat of La Salle Parish, Louisiana, United States. [68]
Discography
Studio albums
- David Bowie (1967)
- Space Oddity (1969)
- The Man Who Sold the World (1970)
- Hunky Dory (1971)
- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)
- Aladdin Sane (1973)
- Pin Ups (1973)
- Diamond Dogs (1974)
- Young Americans (1975)
- Station to Station (1976)
- Low (1977)
- "Heroes" (1977)
- Lodger (1979)
- Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980)
- Let's Dance (1983)
- Tonight (1984)
- Never Let Me Down (1987)
- Black Tie White Noise (1993)
- Outside (1995)
- Earthling (1997)
- 'hours...' (1999)
- Heathen (2002)
- Reality (2003)
Filmography
Awards
- Best Actor, The Man Who Fell to Earth (1977)
- Outstanding Special Class Special, Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s (2003, Shared with Kevin Burns, David Sehring, and Patty Ivins Specht)
- Best Video, Short Form; "Jazzin' for Blue Jean" (1985)
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2006)
- Best British Male Solo Artist (1984)
- Outstanding Contribution To Music (1996)
- Outstanding Contribution To Music (2007)
He has also previously declined the British honour Commander of the British Empire in 2000, and knighthood in 2003. This is the Discography of David Bowie, English -born musician active under that name 1966-present David Bowie is the eponymously-titled debut album by rock musician David Bowie, released in 1967 by Deram Records, a Decca offshoot Space Oddity is a 1969 album by rock musician David Bowie. Originally released by Philips in the UK as David Bowie and by The Man Who Sold the World is an album by David Bowie. It was originally released on Mercury Records in November 1970 in the United States and in April Hunky Dory is the fourth album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released by RCA Records in 1971 (see 1971 in music) Aladdin Sane is an album by David Bowie, released by RCA Records in 1973 (see 1973 in music) Pin Ups is a 1973 covers album by David Bowie, released by RCA (see 1973 in music) Diamond Dogs is a Concept album by David Bowie, originally released by RCA in 1974 Young Americans is an album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 1975 Station to Station is the tenth Studio album by English musician David Bowie, released by record label RCA in 1976 Low is a 1977 album by British musician David Bowie. Widely regarded as one of his most influential releases Low was the first of the " Berlin "Heroes" (the quotation marks are part of the title for reasons of irony is an album by David Bowie, released in 1977 Lodger is an album by British singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 1979 Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps is an album by David Bowie, released in September 1980 by RCA Records. Let's Dance is an album by David Bowie, released in 1983 It is a post-disco album with co-production by Chic 's Nile Rodgers. Never Let Me Down is an album by David Bowie, released April 1987 Black Tie White Noise is an album by David Bowie. Released in 1993 it was his first solo release in the 1990s—after a critically disappointing experiment in Outside is a Concept album first released September 26 1995 by David Bowie on Virgin Records. Earthling is a 1997 album by David Bowie. The album showcases an Electronica -influenced sound partly inspired by the Rave culture of the 'Hours' is a 1999 album by British musician David Bowie. It was released on Virgin Records. Heathen is an album by the British singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 2002 Reality is an album by the British singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 2003 The following is a listing of films or television programs in which David Bowie has appeared The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in Science fiction, Fantasy The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York -based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles -based Academy Kevin Burns (born June 18, 1955) is an Emmy Award -winning American television and Film producer, director The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video has been awarded since 1984. Jazzin' for Blue Jean was a 21-minute short film featuring David Bowie and directed by Julien Temple. The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded by the Recording Academy to "performers who during their lifetimes have made creative contributions of outstanding The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry 's annual pop music awards The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Knight is the English term for a social position originating in the Middle Ages. [69]
See also
- Bowie Bonds
- Best selling music artists - World's top selling music artists chart. Bowie Bonds are asset-backed securities of current and future revenues of the first 25 albums (287 songs of David Bowie 's collection recorded before 1990 When adding to this page please ensure that your claims are sourced
- List of number-one hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)
- List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart
- List of people who have declined a British honour
- 100 Greatest Britons
- Low Symphony and Heroes Symphony
Notes
- ^ David Bowie by Stephen Thomas Erlewine; URL accessed March 21, 2007
- ^ Carr & Murray (1981): pp. Pre-Hot 100 era 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on Billboard magazine 's Hot Dance Club Play chart Symphony No 1 "Low", also known as the "Low" Symphony, is a Symphony by Philip Glass based on David Bowie "Heroes" Symphony is a symphony (also known as Symphony No 68-74
- ^ The Immortals: The First Fifty. Rolling Stone Issue 946. Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Episode for 29 November 2003". Parkinson (TV series). Parkinson was a British television Chat show presented by Sir Michael Parkinson. [29 [November]] 2003.
- ^ Bowiewonderworld.com
- ^ later renamed Ravensbourne College
- ^ a b Buckley (2000): p. Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication is a specialist Higher education sector college founded in 1962 and based in the United Kingdom, in Chislehurst 27
- ^ Gillman, Peter; Leni Gillman. Alias David Bowie, p. 85. ISBN 0-450-413468.
- ^ a b Buckley (2000): p. 24
- ^ album covers David Bowie Album Covers. GeorgeUnderwood. com.
- ^ Peter Doggett (2007). "Teenage Wildlife", MOJO 60 Years of Bowie: pp. 8-9
- ^ Buckley (2000): p. 33
- ^ Carr & Murray (1981): p. 117
- ^ Pegg (2004): pp. 197-201
- ^ Buckley (2000): p. 74
- ^ The Three Tuns pub and the Beckenham Arts Lab: BowieWonderworld. com website. Retrieved on 22 September 2007. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ "Memory of a Free Festival", hosted by the Beckenham Arts Lab: BowieWonderworld. com website. Retrieved on 22 September 2007. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Buckley (2000): p. 156
- ^ Pegg (2004): pp. 281-283
- ^ a b Buckley (2000): pp. 182-189
- ^ Carr & Murray (1981): pp. 52-56
- ^ a b Carr & Murray (1981): p. 7
- ^ Carr & Murray (1981): p. 116
- ^ Biography of David Bowie
- ^ DVD, Dick Cavett Show: Rock Icons, disc 1
- ^ Bowie Zone
- ^ Kris Needs (2007). Kris Needs (born 3 July 1954) is a British Journalist and Author, primarily known for his writings on the music scene from the 1970s onwards "The Passenger", MOJO 60 Years of Bowie: p. 65
- ^ Pegg (2000): pp. 90-92
- ^ Bowie Golden Years: Marc
- ^ In pictures: Marc Bolan (2007-09-13). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Retrieved on 2007-11-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all
- ^ DVD, Bing Crosby, A Bing Crosby Christmas, Questar qd3175, ISBN 1-56855-683-7
- ^ Farhi, Paul. "Bing and Bowie: An Odd Story of Holiday Harmony", Washington Post, 2006-12-20. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Retrieved on 2007-11-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all
- ^ Bronson, Fred (1990). The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits. Billboard Books, 572. ISBN 0-823-07677-6.
- ^ Dave Thompson (2007). "Bowie and Bing", MOJO 60 Years of Bowie: p. 64
- ^ Carr & Murray (1981): p. 102-107
- ^ a b Carr & Murray (1981): pp. 108-114
- ^ Pegg (2000): p. 29
- ^ a b Rock Movers & Shakers, Dafydd Rees & Luke Crampton, Billboard Books, 1991
- ^ James McNair (2007). "Tumble & Twirl", MOJO 60 Years of Bowie: p. Mojo is a popular Music Magazine published by Bauer, monthly in the United Kingdom. 101
- ^ Andy Fyfe (2007). "Too Dizzy", MOJO 60 Years of Bowie: pp. 88-91
- ^ Buckley (2000): pp. 494-495,623
- ^ Buckley (2000): pp. 623-624
- ^ Buckley (2000): pp. 512-513
- ^ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction. rockhall. com.
- ^ a b Buckley (2000): p. 533-534
- ^ The Complete David Bowie, Nicholas Pegg, 2006 Reynolds & Hearn Ltd
- ^ Illustrated db Discography
- ^ BBC News
- ^ BBC News
- ^ Forbes
- ^ Daniel Robert Epstein. "Darren Aronofsky - The Fountain", Suicide Girls, Suicide Girls, 1 April 2005. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ Pitchfork Media
- ^ 2007 NYC Show As Bowie Curates first High Line Festival
- ^ Rolling Stone: How Scarlett Johansson and David Bowie got together
- ^ Bowie Lends Vocals to Scarlett Johansson Album. BowieNet news release reprinted at teenagewildlife. com. Retrieved on 2008-03-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian
- ^ The Complete David Bowie by Nicholas Pegg (2004, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd) p. 561.
- ^ Batman Movie Online: Behind the Scenes
- ^ Appearance in Il Mio West, Italian film, 1998: IMDB.com website.
- ^ Gunslinger's Revenge, 2005 US release of Il Mio West: review at the Reel Film website.
- ^ Film review, August (2008), to be released: ComingSoon. net website. Retrieved on January 24, 2008. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
- ^ Previous work with Rip Torn, The Man Who Fell to Earth: castlist from the IMDB. com website. Retrieved on March 7, 2008. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
- ^ Anecdotage.com
- ^ a b Buckley (2000): pp. 92-93
- ^ Buckley (2000): p. 401
- ^ The Ziggy Stardust Companion
- ^ Collis, Clark. "Dear Superstar: David Bowie", Blender, 2002-08.
- ^ "Pop music icon makes contribution to Jena defense effort".
- ^ Donation to the Jena Six: article at the MonstersAndCritics. com website. Retrieved on December 6, 2007. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Thompson, Jody (2007-01-08). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Sixty things about David Bowie. (No. 35): BBC News. Retrieved on 2008-01-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople
References
- Buckley, David [1999] (2000). Strange Fascination - David Bowie: The Definitive Story. London: Virgin. ISBN 075350457X.
- Carr, Roy; Murray, Charles Shaar (1981). Roy Carr is an English Music Journalist. He joined the New Musical Express (NME in the 1960s and has edited NME, Charles Shaar Murray (born 1951 is an English Music Journalist. Bowie: An Illustrated Record. New York: Avon. ISBN 0380779668.
- Pegg, Nicholas [2000] (2004). Nicholas Pegg is a British actor director and writer His acting work in the theatre includes productions for Nottingham Playhouse, Scottish Opera, The Complete David Bowie. London: Reynolds & Hearn. ISBN 1903111730.
External links
- Official David Bowie website
- Official David Bowie YouTube Channel
- Official David Bowie Facebook Page
- Official David Bowie iLike Profile
- David Bowie at the Internet Movie Database
- David Bowie at Allmusic
- David Bowie at Last.fm
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| NAME | Bowie, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | David Robert Jones, Thin White Duke, Ziggy Stardust |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brixton, London |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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