Woody Woodmansey (right of picture) said Bowie's announcement came as "complete surprise". Fifty years after David Bowie revealed he was ditching his Ziggy Stardust alter ego live on stage his ...

Getty Images David Bowie performed his final concert as Ziggy Stardust with the Spiders from ... any act putting itself forward for BBC radio play met its quality standards.

David Bowie‘s 1972 masterpiece ... As a taster for the box, you can hear the “Ziggy Stardust” demo, recorded by Bowie on vocal and acoustic guitar in March 1971 at Haddon Hall in Beckenham.

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W ith its unique balance of blues roots, pedal to-the-metal hard rock, and vocal pop sensibilities, Trevor Bolder's bass ...

LONDON - JUNE 1972: Musician David Bowie poses for a portrait in his "Ziggy Stardust" guise in June ... as he loved to play with costumes, makeup, and even alter egos.

40th anniversary clean up shows the devil in the detail… Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture – the album of Bowie’s 1973 ... it was without Ronno’s playing and orchestral arrangements ...

Hey Ziggy, what was the best thing about jamming good with Weird and Gilly, and the Spiders from Mars? Possibly some David Bowie fans may ... Ziggy: play guitar' – the opening line (almost ...

But to her lasting disappointment, Suzi is cut adrift just a few months later, shortly after Bowie dispenses with both Ziggy ...