David Bowie
About this star
- Category: Recording
- Unveiled: 12 Feb 1997
- Star rank: 161
- Address:
7001 Hollywood Blvd - Position: 4 tiles from the curb, facing west
- GPS location:
34.101666, -118.342810
Biography
Bowie during the Heathen Tour in 2002.
Source: news.filefront.com
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.
Fact file
- Birth name: David Robert Jones
- Born: 8 January 1947 (age 63) Brixton, London, England
- Genres: Rock, glam rock, pop rock, art rock, blue-eyed soul, psychedelic rock, protopunk
- Occupations: Musician, actor, record producer, arranger
- Instruments: Guitar, saxophone, piano, keyboards, synthesizers, Mellotron, harmonica, Stylophone, xylophone, vibraphone, koto, drums, percussion
- Years active: 1964 –present
- Labels: Deram, RCA, Rykodisc, Virgin, EMI, ISO, Columbia, BMG, Parlophone, Pye, Hanso
- Associated acts: The Riot Squad, Tin Machine
- Website: Official Website
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Hollywood Blvd, north side, between Orange and Sycamore
Nearby you will also find Edward James Olmos, Richard Dreyfuss, Fay Bainter, Faye Dunaway, Paula Abdul, Fred Allen, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Basinger, Ted Danson, Mae Busch, and many others.