David Bowie — Collaborators, Bands & Creative Partnerships
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- Alan Dodds – Original Vocalist of The Konrads and Early Collaborator of Bowie
- Alexander Mcqueen – Fashion Visionary and Creative Collaborator of Bowie
- Alicia Keys – Special charity performance of “Changes”
- Alan Parker – Session Guitarist on David Bowie’s Scary Monsters Era
- Alexandria Zahra Jones (Lexi) – Daughter of David Bowie and Iman
- Amanda Lear – aka Dooshenka (The 1980 Floorshow)
- Andrian Belew – Innovative Guitarist on David Bowie’s 1978 World Tour
- 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
- Ava Cherry – The Astronettes & solo
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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 Player on Space Oddity
- Ben Monder – Jazz Guitarist Connected Blackstar Era
- Berlin Trilogy, The – albums Lodger, Low and Heroes
- Bernard Edwards – Bass Architecture on “Without You” (1983)
- Bertolt Brecht – Theatrical Radical and a Deep Influence on David Bowie
- Bill Laswell – Producer, Bassist
- Billy Corgan – Influence, Sound and Alternative Legacy
- Bing Crosby – Christmas duet With David Bowie in 1977
- Bob Dylan – Singer, Musician
- Bob Geldof – Live Aid context
- Bob Harris – Sounds of the Seventies (1971)
- Bob Solly – 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 Wilshaw – aka Bux – (The King Bees)
- Buzz, The – Band 1967
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- Carlos Alomar – Guitarist Behind the Sound
- Catherine Russell – Vocals, keyboards, guitar, percussion 2002-2004
- Charles Mingus – Jazz bassist, composer, bandleader
- Cher – Singer, actress, television icon
- Cherry Vanilla – Performer and Associate of Bowie
- 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 – The Konrads
- Dave Hadfield – The Konrads
- David Bowie – Davie Jones
- 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
- David Torn – Guitarist and Sonic Architect (1980s and 1990s)
- Dennis Devis – Drummer of the Berlin Trilogy and David Bowie Collaborator
- Dennis Taylor – Drummer The Lower Third (1965)
- Diedrich Streuper – Bowie Researcher, Archivist and Founder of DavidBowieWorld.nl
- Donny McCaslin – Donny McCaslin Group
- Dooshenka – aka Amanda Lear (The 1980 Floorshow)
- Duncan Jones – Son & Film Director
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- Earl Slick – Guitarist, Rock Architect and David Bowie Collaborator
- 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 Murray – Key collaborator late-1970s Berlin-era work
- George Orwell – ‘1984’ – speculative fiction
- George Simms – Vocalist and Live Collaborator
- Gerry Leonard – Lead Guitarist and Musical Director
- Glastonbury 1971 – Glastonbury Festival 1971
- Glastonbury 2000 – Glastonbury Festival 2000
- Goldie – Producer & Musician
- Graham Rivens – Graham Rivens – Guitarist in Bowie’s Mod Band The Lower Third (1965)
- Gus Dudgeon – Producer (Space Oddity) and Early David Bowie Collaborator
- Guy Peellaert – Diamond-Dogs Artwork
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- Harry Maslin – Producer Young Americans & Station to Station
- Herbie Flowers – Bass Player on Space Oddity
- 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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- Iggy Pop – Brotherhood, Survival and Berlin
- Iman Abdulmajid – Supermodel, Actress and Partner of David Bowie
- Ivo van Hove – Theatre Director and David Bowie Collaborator
J
- 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 – Guitarist in The King Bees & The Manish Boys
- 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 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 (The Manish Boys)
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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 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
- 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 – Live BBC Sessions (1966)
- 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
- 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 Bowie’s 1967 Transitional Band The Riot Squad
- Martin Scorsese – Film Director (The Last Temptation of Christ)
- Masayoshi Sukita – Photographer Heroes Image
- Matt Chamberlain – Drummer
- Mercedes Benz – Incident
- Mick Jagger
- Mick Ronson – The Hype & The Spiders from Mars
- Mick Wayne – Guitarist on Space Oddity Sessions
- Mick White – The Manish Boys
- Mick Woodmansey – The Hype & The Spiders from Mars
- Mick Wills The Buzz & The Riot Squad
- Midnight Special, The – aka 1980 Floor Show
- Mike Garson – Pianist 1973-2016
- Mike Moran – Keyboardist
- Mike Vernon – Early Production & Blue Horizon Records
- Moby – Producer & Musician
- Morrissey
- Mott The Hoople – Page under contruction
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- Neil Young
- Neil Tennant – The Pet Shop Boys
- Neville Wills – The Konrads
- Nina Simone
- Nine Inch Nails
- Nile Rodgers
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P
- Pat Gibbons – tour manager around 1976
- Pat Metheny Group
- Paul Buckmaster – Arranger on David Bowie’s Space Oddity
- Paul Rodrigues – The Manish Boys
- Pet Shop Boys – Synth-Pop Innovators and Live Collaborators with Bowie
- Peter Frampton – The Buzz
- Peter Hall
- Phil Lancaster – The Lower Third
- Pimm Jal de la Parra – “Book David Bowie The Concert Tapes”
- Pixies
- Placebo
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- Reeves Gabrels – Tin Machine
- Rick Wakeman
- Riot Squad, The
- Robert (Bob) Allen – The King Bees
- Robert Fripp
- Robert Smith – The Cure
- Robin Clark – The Astronettes
- Roger Ferris – The Konrads
- Roger Powell
- Roger Taylor – Drummer (Queen)
- Romy Haag – Dancer, singer, and actress
- Roy Bittan – Keyboardist
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- Sarah-Rena Hine – A former journalist and personal assistant
- Scott Walker
- Sean Mayes
- Simms Brothers ,The – Key backing vocalists for David Bowie
- Simon House
- Sonic Youth
- Spiders from Mars
- Sterling Campbell – David Bowie’s Longtime Live Drummer
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Susan Sarandon (The Hunger)
- Sydne Rome (An actress who was part of his social circle during that era
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- Terry Cox
- Terry Burns – David Bowie’s Half-Brother
- The 1980 Floor Show – with The Spiders from Mars (aka The Midnight Special)
- 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 King Bees – David Bowie’s First Recording Band (1964)
- The Konrads – originally “The Kon-rads”
- The Lower Third
- The Manish Boys
- The Midnight Special – aka 1980 Floor Show
- The Riot Squad
- The Simms Brothers – Key backing vocalists for David Bowie
- The Spiders from Mars
- The Velvet Underground
- Thom Verlaine – aka Thomas James Miller
- Thurston Moore
- Tim Lefebvre – Donny McCaslin Group
- Tim Renwick – Guitarist on Space Oddity
- Tin Machine – 1989-1992
- Tina Turner
- Tony Defries – Business manager during the rise of Ziggy Stardust
- Tony Franklin – Bassist
- Tony Kaye – Keyboardist
- Tony Sales – Tin Machine
- Tony Thompson
- Tony Visconti – The Hype & Producer
- Tony Zanetta – tour manager 1971-1973
- Trent Reznor
- Trevor Bolder – The Spiders from Mars
- Turquoise
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- Woolf Byrne (The Manish Boys)