History of Rock n' Roll Exam 3: David Bowie/Ziggy
David Bowie
Born David Jones in London/Studied commercial art/Renamed David Bowie (1966)/Studied acting & mime with actor Lindsay Kemp (1968)/Worked with producer Tony Visconti (T. Rex) & guitarist Mick Ronson
Campy theatricality
Bowie played Ziggy character on concert stage / frequent costume & make-up changes / elaborate lighting & staging
New sound & stage persona
Plastic soul / Thin White Duke
Sigma Sound Studios
Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios / home of Philadelphia Soul
Ziggy Stardust
Album "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" (1972 / #75 US)/"Moonage Daydream,"
"Diamond Dogs"
Album (1974 / #5 USA) / based on "1984" by George Orwell Elaborate stage set on Diamond Dogs Tour (1974)
Bowie as Actor
movie "The Man Who Fell to Earth" (1976) / Broadway play "The Elephant Man" (1980)/Moved to Berlin / made experimental electronic music with Brian Eno
Concept album
rise and fall of doomed messianic rock star from outer-space
