david bowie

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Definition of david bowie in English English dictionary: influenced many later musicians (1947- ) an English singer, songwriter, and actor who was extremely successful in the 1970s. His records, such as The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972). orig. David Robert Jones born Jan. 8, 1947, London, Eng. British rock singer. In the mid-1960s Bowie sang in a number of bands in his native London. He changed his name in 1966 to avoid confusion with the lead singer of the Monkees. His first hit recording, "Space Oddity" (1969), and albums such as The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (1972) ushered in the glam rock trend, marked by theatricality and androgyny. His style varied widely, from the disco romanticism of Young Americans (1975) to the avant-garde austerities of Low (1977) to the mainstream pop of Let's Dance (1983). Bowie also acted in stage plays and in films such as The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976). He continued to record and perform into the 21st century; (born 1947, David Robert Hayward-Jones) British singer and actor

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