David Bowie

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David Bowie

• By Maria Ruedisueli
• (1947- )

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Younger Years

• David Bowie was born on January 8, 1947, in
  Brixton, South London, England.
• Davids real name is David Robert Jones.
• He changed his name in 1966, so he would not be
  confused with one of the Monkees, Davy Jones.
• David Bowie has been popular from the 60s to the
  00s.

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Younger Years

• David Bowie has been performing music since he
  was 23 years old.
• When he was 13, Fats Domino and Little Richard
  inspired him to learn how to play saxophone and
  guitar at a young age.
• He studied commercial art at Bromley Technical
  High School.
• He left without graduating to work at an
  advertising agency.

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Younger Years

• He was in different mod bands including the King
  Bees, the Manish Boys, Davy Jones and the Lower
  Third, and some other bands in the 1960s.

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Ziggy Stardust

• David became a rock star when he released The
  Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders
  from Mars.
• David Bowie was Ziggy Stardust and his band was
  the Spiders from Mars.
• Ziggy was a space alien rock star.

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Special Dates

• David married Angela Barnet in Bromely, on March
  20, 1970.
• David had a son on May 28, 1971. His name is
  Duncan Zowie Haywood Jones.
• On February 8, 1980, David divorced Angela, and
  still had custody over his son.
• In October 1990, shortly after ending a two year
  romance with Melissa Hurley, he met Iman, a
  model.

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Special Dates

• In October 1991, Bowie proposed to Iman and Iman
  agreed to marry Bowie.
• On April 24, 1992, Bowie married Iman.

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Special Music Dates

• In the 1970s, Bowie paired up with Queen, and
  produced Under Pressure.
• On December 3, 1974, David Bowie recorded Fame
  and the Beatles song Across the Universe, with
  John Lennon and Carlos Alomar.
• Mick Jagger teamed up with Bowie to do Dancing
  in the Street, for a concert in 1985.

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Type of Music

• David Bowie has performed many different types of
  rock music. The different types are Experimental
  Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Proto Punk, Pop/Rock, Glam
  Rock, Prog-Rock/Art Rock, and Hard Rock.
• David performs featured vocals and also plays
  saxophone, keyboards, and guitar.

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Greatest Hits

• Ashes to Ashes
• Fashion
• Under Pressure
• Lets Dance
• China Girl
• Modern Love
• Blue Jean
• Dancing in the Street
• This is not America
• Im Afraid of Americans

• Changes
• Suffragette City
• Ziggy Stardust
• The Jean Genie
• Rebel Rebel
• Young Americans
• Fame
• Golden Years
• Heroes
• Space Oddity

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Resources (Internet)

• http//launch.yahoo.com/artist/artistFocus.asp?art
  istID1003408
• http//www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll

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Resources (Books)

• Bianco, David P., 1998, Parents aren't Supposed
  to Like It, Rock and Other Pop Musicians of the
  1990s Volume 2
• U.X.L., Detroit, pages 230-235
• Tremlett, George, 1996, David Bowie, Living on
  the Brink
• Carrol and Graf Publishers Inc., New York
  p.388

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The End