David Bowie — Collaborators, Bands & Creative Partnerships
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- Adrian Belew – Innovative Guitarist on Bowie’s 1978 World & Sound & Vision Tour
- Alan Dodds – Guitar The Konrads
- Alan Childs – Drums Glass Spider Tour
- Alexander Mcqueen – Fashion Visionary and Creative Collaborator of Bowie
- Alicia Keys – Special charity performance of “Changes”
- Alan Parker – British Session Guitarist in David Bowie’s Studio Orbit
- Alexandria Zahra Jones (Lexi) – Daughter of David Bowie and Iman
- Amanda Lear – aka Dooshenka (The 1980 Floorshow)
- Andy Warhol – Pop Art Icon in David Bowie’s Early 1970s Creative Universe
- Angie Bowie – Creative Catalyst in David Bowie’s Early 1970s Transformation
- Annie Lennox – Freddie Mercury Tribute context
- Arcade Fire – Indie Rock Collective and Late-Career David Bowie Collaborators
- Arnold Corns – The Prototype of Ziggy Stardust (1971–1972)
- Astronettes, The – David Bowie’s Backing Vocal Trio and the Shelved 1973–74 Sessions
- Anthony Hinton – Backing vocals The Diamond Dogs Tour
- Ava Cherry – The Astronettes & solo
- Aynsley Dunbar – drums The 1980 Floor Show
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- Beckenham Arts Lab – The Creative Hub That Shaped Early David Bowie
- Beckenham Free Festival – Bowie’s performance at the Beckenham Free Festival 1969
- Benny Marshall – Harmonica on ‘Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed’.
- Ben Monder – Jazz Guitarist Connected Blackstar Era
- Berlin Trilogy, The – albums Lodger, Low and Heroes
- Bernard Edwards – The Chic Connection Behind Let’s Dance (1983)
- Bertolt Brecht – Theatrical Radical and a Deep Influence on David Bowie
- Billy Corgan – Influence, Sound and Alternative Legacy
- Billy Gray – Guitar David Bowie and The Buzz
- Bing Crosby – Christmas duet With David Bowie in 1977
- Bob Allen (Robert) – Drummer for The King Bees, one of David Bowie’s earliest bands in 1964
- Bob Dylan – Singer, Musician
- Bob Evens – Saxophone & flute in The Riot Squad
- Bob Geldof – Live Aid context
- Bob Harris – Sounds of the Seventies (1971)
- Bob Solly – Keyboards player in The Manish Boys
- Brett Anderson – Suede
- Brian Eno – Experimental Architect of David Bowie’s Berlin Years
- Brian May – Guitarist (Queen)
- Brian Molko – Placebo Frontman Influenced by David Bowie
- Brian ‘Croke’ Prebble – Bass guitar, vocals in The Riot Squad
- Brian Wilshaw aka Bux – Brian Wilshaw: saxophone, flute
- Buzz, The – Band 1967
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- Carlos Alomar – Guitarist Behind the Sound
- Carmine Rojas – Bass guitar The Serious Moonlight & The Glass Spider Tour
- Catherine Russell – Vocals, keyboards, guitar, percussion 2002-2004
- Charlie Sexton – Guest Guitar The Glas Spider Tour
- Charles Mingus – Jazz bassist, composer, bandleader
- Cher – Singer, actress, television icon
- Cherry Vanilla – Performer and Associate of Bowie
- Chuck Hammer –
- Christine Patton – backing vocals The Konrads
- Clare Hirst – Saxophone The Serious Moonlight Tour
- Coco Schwab aka Corinne Schwab (personal assistant)
- Cure, The – Post-punk band
- Chris Lowe – Pet Shop Boys Influence and Style
- Christopher Nolan – Film Director
- Clare Shenstone – Artist, RSC actress and close confidant of Bowie.
- Cyrinda Foxe – Jean Genie dancer
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- Dana Gillespie – Early Muse and Close Collaborator of David Bowie
- Dave Crook – British first drummer in Bowie’s First Band The Konrads
- Dave Hadfield – British second drummer in Bowie’s first band The Konrads
- Dave Howard – Bass guitar in Davie Jones And The King Bees
- Dave Jay – aka David Bowie
- David Bowie – Davie Jones
- Dave Lebolt – keyboards, synthesizers The Serious Moonlight Tour
- David Lynch – Film Director Connected to Bowie’s Artistic Universe
- Dave Grohl – Foo Figthers
- David Richards – Producer, Engineer
- David Gilmour – Pink Floyd
- David Sanborn – Saxophonist The Diamond Dogs Tour
- David Torn – Guitarist and Sonic Architect (1980s and 1990s)
- Dennis Garcia – keyboards, synthesizer Isolar II – The 1978 World Tour
- Dennis Davis – Drummer and percussion of the Berlin Trilogy and David Bowie Collaborator
- Dennis Taylor – Guitar in Davie Jones and the Lower Third (1965)
- Derek Boyes – Keyboards in David Bowie and The Buzz
- Derek Fearnley – Bass guitar in David Bowie and The Buzz
- Derek ‘Del’ Roll: Drums The Riot Squad
- Diane Sumler – Backing vocals The Diamond Dogs Tour
- Diedrich Streuper – Bowie Researcher, Archivist and Founder of DavidBowieWorld.nl
- Dick Parry – saxophone Royal Albert Hall, London 29-5-2006
- Donny McCaslin – Donny McCaslin Group
- Dooshenka – aka Amanda Lear (The 1980 Floorshow)
- Doug Rauch – bass guitar The Diamond Dogs Tour
- Duncan Jones – Son & Film Director
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- Earl Slick – Guitarist, Rock Architect and David Bowie Collaborator
- Emm Gryner – Keyboard, clarinet, vocals Hours Tour
- Erdal Kızılçay – Multi-Instrumentalist and David Bowie Collaborator
- Eric Barrett – Tour manager and lighting designer during the Isolar II Tour (1978)
- Eric Sykes – Film Absolute Beginners
- Erin Tonkon – Recording engineer on Blackstar (2016)
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- Feathers,The – Live Folk Trio with Bowie ,Hermione Farthingale ,John Hutchinson (1968)
- Francis (Dave) Howard – Bassist The King Bees (1964)
- Frank Black – frontman and principal songwriter of the Pixies
- Frank Simms – Vocalist and Live Collaborator
- Frankie Enfield – Tour manager 1983-2004
- Freddie Burretti – Arnold Corns and Early Ziggy
- Freddie Mercury – Queen Frontman and Contemporary of David Bowie
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- Gail Ann Dorsey – Vocalist, Bassist & Bowie’s Longest-Serving Collaborator
- Gary Kemp – Spandau Ballet Guitarist and David Bowie Collaborator
- Gary Oldman – Actor and David Bowie Collaborator
- George Underwood – The Lower Third and lifelong friend
- Giorgio Moroder – Electronic Pioneer and Producer of Bowie’s “Cat People”
- Glass Spider (Tour) – Monumental 1987–1988 Stadium
- Geoff MacCormack – The Astronettes, Friend, collaborator, backing vocalist
- George Butcher – keyboards The Riot Squad
- George Murray – Key collaborator late-1970s Berlin-era work
- George Orwell – ‘1984’ – speculative fiction
- George Simms – Vocalist and Live Collaborator
- Gerry Leonard – Lead Guitarist, keyboards, vocals and Musical Director
- Glastonbury 1971 – Glastonbury Festival 1971
- Glastonbury 2000 – Glastonbury Festival 2000
- Goldie – Producer & Musician
- Graham Rivens – Bas Guitarist in Bowie’s Mod Band The Lower Third (1965)
- Greg Errico – drums The Diamond Dogs Tour
- Gui Andrisano – Backing vocals The Diamond Dogs Tour
- Gus Dudgeon – Producer (Space Oddity) and Early David Bowie Collaborator
- Guy Peellaert – Diamond-Dogs Artwork
- Guy Pratt: bass guitar, vocals Royal Albert Hall, London 29-5-2006
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- Harry Maslin – Producer Young Americans & Station to Station
- Herbie Flowers – Bass Player on Space Oddity & Diamond Dogs Tour
- Hermione Farthingale – Folk Singer, Actress & David Bowie Collaborator
- Holly Palmer – Vocalist in David Bowie’s Earthling Era
- Hunt Sales – David Bowie’s Radical Band Experiment (1988–1992)
- Hype, The – The Birth of the Spiders from Mars
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- Ian Hunter – Frontman Mott The Hoople and collaboration with Bowie
- Iggy Pop – Brotherhood, Survival and Berlin
- Iman Abdulmajid – Supermodel, Actress and Partner of David Bowie
- Ivo van Hove – Theatre Director and David Bowie Collaborator
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- Jacques Brell – Belgian Chansonnier and a Major Influence on David Bowie
- Jason Guess – The Astronettes
- Jason Lindner – Keyboardist in the Donny McCaslin Group and Bowie’s Blackstar Era
- Jeff Beck – Hammersmith Odeon Farewell (1973)
- Jennifer Connelly – Actress and David Bowie’s Labyrinth Co-Star
- Joey Arias – Performer and Drag Icon
- John Cale – Rehearsals October 5, 1979, with David Bowie
- John Edwards aka Johnny Flux – Guitarist in The Manish Boys
- John Eager – drums in David Bowie and the Buzz
- John Hutchinson – The Manish Boys, The Buzz, The Riot Squad & duo with Bowie
- John Cambridge – Drummer The Hype
- John Deacon – Queen Bassist and Co-Creator of “Under Pressure” with David Bowie
- John Lennon – “Fame” (1975)
- John ‘Honk’ Lodge: bass guitar early Bowie ?
- John McKay – Guitarist in David Bowie’s Transitional 1967 Band ”The Riot Squad”
- John Peel – British radio broadcaster and journalist
- John Watson – Bassist in David Bowie’s Manish Boys
- Johnny Flux aka John Edwards ,lead guitar in The Manish Boys
- Jon Carin: keyboards, guitar, vocals Royal Albert Hall, London 29-5-2006
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- Kabuki – Japanese Theatre Influence on David Bowie’s Visual and Performance Style
- Kansai Yamamoto – – Fashion Designer and David Bowie Collaborator
- Keith Christmas – Acoustic Guitar on Space Oddity
- Ken Fordham: saxophone 1973 David Bowie And The Spiders From Mars
- Ken Scott – Producer Bowie’s Classic Albums
- Kendrick Lamar – Pulitzer-Winning Rap Innovator and Bowie Influence
- Kenneth Pitt – British talent manager and publicist
- Kevin Armstrong – Contributed guitar work to Bowie’s album Tonight
- Kevin Jones – Kevin Jones – Drummer in Bowie’s Hours Era and Late-1990s Tours
- King Bees, The – David Bowie’s First Recording Band (1964)
- Klaus Nomi – The Alien Voice of New Wave
- Konrads , The – David Bowie’s First Theatrical Band(originally “The Kon-rads”)
- Kraftwerk – Electronic Music Pioneers and David Bowie Influence
- Krautrock – The German Avant-Garde Movement That Reshaped David Bowie
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- Lee Black Childers – Photographer, tour manager
- Les Mighall – Drums in Davie Jones and the Lower Third
- Leslie Conn – David Bowie’s First Manager (1964-1965)
- Lindsay Kemp – British mime artist, dancer, choreographer and teacher whose influence on Bowie
- Little Richard – Rock ’n’ Roll Pioneer and David Bowie Influence
- Live Aid – All-Star Ensemble and David Bowie’s 1985 Performance
- Lou Reed – Songwriter, Velvet Underground Icon and Bowie Collaborator
- Louise Lecavalier – Dancer and choreographer
- Lower Third, The – The most important groups in David Bowie’s pre-fame years
- lulu – David Bowie Collaborator on The Man Who Sold the World
- Luther Vandross – Soul Tour 1974 – Live Ava Cherry & Robin Clark
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- Manish Boys , The – David Bowie’s Early R&B Band (1964–1965)
- Marc Bolan – Glam Rock Crossroads (1971–1973)
- Marianne Faithfull – Guest Performer on David Bowie’s 1980 Floor Show
- Mary Angela Barnett ‘Angie’ –
- Mark Guiliana – Drummer (Donny McCaslin Group) of David Bowie’s Blackstar Era
- Mark Knopfler – Guitarist, Songwriter and Creative Peer of David Bowie
- Mark Plati – Producer, Musician and David Bowie Collaborator
- Mark Pritchard – Bassist in The Hype & The Arnold Corns
- Mark Pritchett: guitar The Hype & The 1980 Floor Show
- Martin Scorsese – Film Director (The Last Temptation of Christ)
- Mary Finnigan
- Masayoshi Sukita – Photographer Heroes Image
- Matt Chamberlain – Drummer in David Bowie’s Earthling Era
- Matthew Fisher – piano (two shows) 1972 David Bowie And The Spiders From Mars
- Matthew Seligman: bass guitar Serious Moonlight
- Mercedes Benz – The “Victoria Station” Incident (1976)
- Michael Hodges: drums Sound + Vision Tour
- Michael Kamen: electric piano, Moog synthesizer, oboe, musical director 1974 The Diamond Dogs Tour
- Mick Jagger – “Dancing in the Street” (Live Aid, 1985)
- Mick Ronson – The Hype & The Spiders from Mars
- Mick Wayne – Guitarist on Space Oddity Sessions
- Mick White – Drummer in David Bowie’s Manish Boys
- Mick Woodmansey – The Hype & The Spiders from Mars
- Mick Wills – Bassist The Buzz & The Riot Squad
- Midnight Special, The – aka The 1980 Floor Show
- Mike Garson – The Pianist Who Shaped David Bowie’s Sound 1973-2016
- Mike Moran – British keyboardist, songwriter, and producer Never Let Me Down
- Mike Vernon – Early Production & Blue Horizon Records
- Moby – Producer, Musician and Friend of David Bowie
- Morrissey – Live Duet “Cosmic Dancer” (Inglewood, 1991)
- Mott The Hoople – Glam Rock Band and David Bowie Collaboration
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- Neil Conti: drums Serious Moonlight
- Neil Young – Bridge School Benefit Concert 1996
- Neil Tenant – The pet Shop Boys
- Neville Wills – British Lead Guitarist in David Bowie’s First Band The Konrads
- Nicky Graham – piano 1972 David Bowie And The Spiders From Mars
- Nina Simone – Musical Influence and Artistic Reference for David Bowie
- Nine Inch Nails – Outside Tour (1995–1996)
- Nile Rodgers – The Architect of David Bowie’s Pop Triumph
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- Ola Hudson – Fashion Designer and Stylist Influencing David Bowie’s Glam Era
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- Pablo Rosario – Percussion The Dimond Dogs Tour
- Page Hamilton: guitar Hours Tour
- Pat Gibbons – Tour Manager in David Bowie’s 1976 Touring Era
- Pat Metheny Group – This Is Not America” (1985)
- Paul Buckmaster – Arranger on David Bowie’s Space Oddity
- Paul Rodrigues – Tenor saxophonist and trumpet player in The Manish Boys
- Pedro Ortiz: percussion Serious Moonlight
- Pet Shop Boys – Synth-Pop Innovators and Live Collaborators with Bowie
- Pete De Somogyl: bass guitar The Arnold Corns
- Peter Frampton – Guitarist and Musical Director on David Bowie’s Glass-Spider Tour
- Peter Hall – Theatre Director and Early Artistic Influence on David Bowie
- Peter Schwartz: synthesizer Outside Tour
- Phil Lancaster – Drums in David Bowie’s mod band The Lower Third from 1965
- Phil Manzanera: guitar, vocals Royal Albert Hall, London 29-5-2006
- Pimm Jal de la Parra – Author, Bowie researcher, fan historian > “Book David Bowie The Concert Tapes”
- Pixies – They are an influential American alternative rock band, founded in 1986.
- Placebo – Collaboration between Bowie and Placebo on ‘Without You I’m Nothing’.
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- Ralph Horton – management David Bowie and The Buzz
- Reeves Gabrels – guitarist in David Bowie’s band Tin Machine
- Richard Cottle: keyboards, saxophone, tambourine, vocals Glass Spider Tour
- Richard Grando: saxophone, flute Diamond Dogs Tour
- Richard Wright: keyboards, vocals Royal Albert Hall, London 29-5-2006
- Rick Fox: keyboards, vocals Sound + Vision Tour
- Rick Wakeman – Virtuoso Keyboardist in David Bowie’s Early Classics
- Riot Squad, The – David Bowie’s Transitional R&B Rock Band during 1967
- Robert (Bob) Allen – Drummer for Davie Jones And The King Bees, one of Bowie’s earliest bands in 1964
- Roger Bluck – lead guitar King Bees
- Robert Fripp – Guitar Innovator and Key David Bowie Collaborator
- Robert Smith – Songwriter and defining presence of The Cure,
- Robin Clark – The Astronettes and The Diamond Dogs Tour
- Robin Lumley: piano David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars
- Rocky Shahan – Bass guitar The Konrads
- Rod ‘Rook’ Davis – Guitar in The Riot Squad
- Roger Bluck – Lead guitar Davie Jones and the King Bees
- Roger Ferris – Vocalist in David Bowie’s First Band The Konrads
- Roger Powell – keyboards, synthesizer, vocals Isolar II – The 1978 World Tour
- Roger Taylor – Queen Drummer and Collaborator on “Under Pressure” with David Bowie
- Romy Haag – Berlin Cabaret Star and David Bowie Collaborator
- Roy Bittan – Piano on Bowie’s Station to Station and Scary Monsters
- Rudi Valentino aka Freddie Burretti – Arnold Corns and Early Ziggy
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- Sarah-Rena Hine – A former journalist and personal assistant
- Scott Walker – Singer, Composer and Profound Influence on David Bowie
- Sean Mayes – Keyboardist on David Bowie’s 1978 World Tour and Lodger Era
- Simms Brothers ,The – Key backing vocalists for David Bowie
- Simon House – Electric violin Isolar II – The 1978 World Tour
- Sonic Youth – Pioneering Alternative Rock and Bowie Connection
- Spiders from Mars – David Bowie’s backing band in the early 1970s
- Stacy Heydon: lead guitar: vocals Isolar – 1976 Tour
- Stan Harrison, Lenny Pickett: saxophones, woodwinds Serious Moonlight
- Stella Patton – backing vocals The Konrads
- Sterling Campbell – David Bowie’s Longtime Live Drummer and percussion
- Steve DiStanislao: drums, vocals Royal Albert Hall, London 29-5-2006
- Steve Elson: saxophones Serious Moonlight
- Tessa Niles, Helena Springs: vocals Serious Moonlight
- Stevie Ray Vaughan – “Without You” (1983)
- Susan Sarandon – The Hunger and the David Bowie Collaboration
- Sydne Rome – Actress and Part of David Bowie’s Social Circle in the 1970s
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- Terry Cox – Pentangle Drummer and David Bowie’s Space Oddity Collaborator
- Terry Burns – David Bowie’s Half-Brother
- Tex Johnson: congas (occasional shows) early David Bowie
- The 1980 Floor Show – with The Spiders from Mars (aka The Midnight Special)
- The Arnold Corns – The Prototype of Ziggy Stardust (1971–1972)
- The Astronettes – David Bowie’s Backing Vocal Trio and the Shelved 1973–74 Sessions
- The Berlin Trilogy – Albums Lodger, Low and Heroes)
- The Buzz – Band 1967
- The Feathers – Live Folk Trio with Bowie ,Hermione Farthingale ,John Hutchinson (1968)
- The Cure – Post-punk band
- The Hype – The Birth of the Spiders from Mars
- The Hooker Brothers/Dave’s Reds and Blues The Hooker Brothers/Dave’s Reds and Blues
- The King Bees – David Bowie’s First Recording Band (1964)
- The Konrads – David Bowie’s First Band ,originally “The Kon-rads”
- The Lower Third – The most important groups in David Bowie’s pre-fame years
- The Manish Boys – David Bowie’s Early R&B Band (1964–1965)
- The Midnight Special – aka 1980 Floor Show
- The Riot Squad – David Bowie’s Transitional 1967 Band
- The Simms Brothers – Key backing vocalists for David Bowie
- The Spiders from Mars – The band that brought the Ziggy Stardust persona to life on stage.
- The Velvet Underground – One of the most influential bands in the history of rock music
- Thom Verlaine (aka Thomas James Miller) – American musician, poet, and songwriter
- Thurston Moore – co-founder of Sonic Youth
- Tim Lefebvre – Bas Guitar Donny McCaslin Group
- Tim Renwick – Guitarist on Space Oddity
- Tin Machine – David Bowie’s Radical Band Experiment (1988–1992)
- Tina Turner – Tonight and the 1985 Collaboration
- Tim Broadbent: drums The Arnold Corns
- Tim Renwick: David Bowie Guitarist and Trusted Collaborator
- Tom Parker – piano (one show) David Bowie and Mick Ronson in 1971
- Thomas Dolby: keyboards, synthesisers Serious Moonlight
- Tony Defries – Business manager during the rise of Ziggy Stardust
- Tony Hill – vocals, guitar in Turquoise
- Tony Kaye – Keyboardist Isolar – 1976 Tour
- Tony Newman – drums The Diamond Dogs Tour
- Tony Sales – (Tony Fox Sales) Tin Machine
- Tony Thompson – drums, percussion Serious Moonlight
- Tony Visconti – David Bowie’s Sonic Architect and Longtime Producer
- Tony Zanetta – Bowie Insider, Tour Manager and MainMan Figure
- Trent Reznor Outside Tour (1995–1996)
- Trevor Bolder – Bassist of the Spiders from Mars and Ziggy Stardust Era
- Turquoise – Bowie’s Transitional 1960s Band Before Space Oddity
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- Velvet Underground, The – Foundational Influence on David Bowie, Glam and Punk
- Viv Andrews – Drums The Hooker Brothers /Dave’s Reds and Blues
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- Warren Peace (Geoff MacCormack) – Backing vocals The Diamond Dogs Tour
- William S. Burroughs – Literary Radical and Bowie’s Intellectual Counterpart
- Willie Weeks – Bass guitar The Diamond Dogs Tour
- Woolf Byrne – Baritone saxophone in The Manish Boys
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- Zach Danziger – drummer in Donny McCaslin Group
- Zachary Alford – Bowie Drummer for Outside, Earthling and The Next Day