David Bowie
Summary
David Bowie (pronounced /ˈbəʊi/, BOH-ee; born David Robert Jones, 8 January 1947) is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. Active in five decades of popular music and frequently reinventing his music and image, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. He has been cited as an influence by many musicians and is known for his distinctive voice and the intellectual depth of his work.Although he released an album (David Bowie) and several singles earlier, David Bowie first caught the eye and ear of the public in the autumn of 1969, when the song "Space Oddity" reached the top five of the UK Singles Chart.
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David Bowie went to a shop. Big deal | Deborah Orr
It's pretty amazing that a man can be hounded by the press as he goes about his daily life.
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Jimmy Savile was hiding in the light | Jonathan Jones
Was revulsion part of the fascination? The very appearance now held against him once won him a unique status in our culture.
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Football keeps getting richer, but it's the fans who pay for it
The amazing £3bn Premier League rights deal struck by Sky and BT will do nothing to enrich the supporters' experience of the game.
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Rhino’s Single Note ebooks complement music collections
Warner Music Group subsidiary Rhino, partially addressing digital music’s lack of liner notes, just launched a series of short ebooks under the imprint Single Notes.
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Spotify founder Daniel Ek joins Sunday Times rich list, worth 190m
Daniel Ek, the Swedish founder of the digital music download sevice Spotify, has joined the Beckhams in the Music Top 10 on the Sunday Times Rich list.
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The 70s shows flare with 2.7 million viewers | TV ratings - 16 April
BBC1 documentary series attracts 10. 3% share of the audience, but is beaten by Channel 4's Embarrassing Bodies.
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Never Too Many Players on the Field
By the time the offer for the pantyhose commercial came in, gridiron god Joe Namath was already well into an agonizing decline. Knees jellied by repeated trauma, left hamstring rolled up like a busted window shade, the iconic quarterback of the New York Jets played in just six games in 1973, a season in which he would throw for 966 total yards and a meager five touchdown passes.
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Frequency, a TV Guide for Web Video, Tries a New Look
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Google Hones Its Advertising Message, Playing to Emotions
The company is embracing advertising and promoting new businesses like the Chrome browser and the Google Plus social network in order to find revenue beyond search ads.
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First of Ian Schrager’s PUBLIC Brand Opens in Chicago
PUBLIC Chicago, the first of Ian Schrager’s new PUBLIC brand, opened in October.
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