David Bowie
David Bowie
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Artist Information
Genres: Hard Rock, Prog-Rock/Art Rock, Glam Rock, Pop/Rock, Proto-Punk, Blue-Eyed Soul, Experimental Rock, Album Rock, Dance-Rock
Active: 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's
Born: January 8, 1947 in Brixton, England
Influences
Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd, Scott Walker, The Who, The Velvet Underground, The Spinners, The Beatles, The Kinks, Bob Dylan, The Pretty Things, Chuck Berry, Anthony Newley, The Rolling Stones, Kraftwerk, Al Green, Marc Bolan
Similar Artists
Roxy Music, Lou Reed, T. Rex, Kevin Ayers, Brian Eno, John Cale, Queen, Mott the Hoople, Iggy Pop, Nico, The Psychedelic Furs, New York Dolls, Sparks, Carlos Alomar, John Lennon, Fripp & Eno, Bryan Ferry, The Teardrop Explodes, Robert Wyatt
Followers
Game Theory, Julian Lennon, Love and Rockets, Edwyn Collins, Freekbass, Naked Eyes, New Order, Gary Numan, KT Tunstall, Ric Ocasek, Scott Matthew, Trunk Federation, Spandau Ballet, Susanna Hoffs, The Human League, Spacehog, INXS, Joan Jett, Mig Ayesa
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Biography
The cliché about David Bowie says he's a musical chameleon, adapting himself according to fashion and trends. While such a criticism is too glib, there's no denying that Bowie demonstrated remarkable skill for perceiving musical trends at his peak in the '70s. After spending several years in the late '60s as a mod and as an all-around music-hall entertainer, Bowie reinvented himself as a hippie singer/songwriter. Prior to his breakthrough in 1972, he recorded a proto-metal record and a pop/rock album, eventually redefining glam rock with his ambiguously sexy Ziggy Stardust persona. Ziggy made Bowie an international star, yet he wasn't content to continue to churn out glitter rock.
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Videos On Demand
 David Bowie ''Heroes''       
 David Bowie Absolute Beginners         
 David Bowie As The World Falls Down (DVD)       
 David Bowie Ashes To Ashes         
 David Bowie Black Tie White Noise         
 David Bowie Blue Jean (Alternate Version For MTV)       
 David Bowie Boys Keep Swinging         
 David Bowie Buddha Of Suburbia         
 David Bowie Cat People (Putting Out Fire)         
 David Bowie China Girl         
 David Bowie Dancing In The Street         
 David Bowie Day-In Day-Out         
 David Bowie Fashion         
 David Bowie Jazzin' For Blue Jean       
 David Bowie John, I'm Only Dancing         
 David Bowie Jump They Say         
 David Bowie Let's Dance         
 David Bowie Life On Mars?         
 David Bowie Loving The Alien       
 David Bowie Miracle Goodnight         
 David Bowie Modern Love         
 David Bowie Never Let Me Down         
 David Bowie Time Will Crawl         
 David Bowie Underground (DVD)       
 David Bowie Wild Is The Wind         
 David Bowie Ziggy Stardust         
Discography
Release: July 22, 2008
Label: EMD Int'l, EMI, Virgin
Release: June 29, 2008
Label: EMI
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