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David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie (/ ˈ b oʊ i / BOH-ee), [1] was an English singer, songwriter, musician and actor. . Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1
The first Bundesrathaus or Parliament House was built in 1852–1857 by the city of Bern in a New-Renaissance style. The mirror image Bundeshaus Ost (East Federal Building) was built in 1884–1892. Then, in 1894–1902 the domed Parlamentsgebäude or Parliament Building was built between the other two buildings. [ 8 ]
1n 1994 Bowie sold the estate for 5m U.S. dollars to business tycoon and poet Felix Dennis who renamed the villa Mandalay. [9] [5] Dennis was keen to preserve the villa as Bowie had intended [10] Dennis wrote Island Dreams – 99 poems from Mustique at the house. [11]
David Bowie was an English singer-songwriter and musician who started his career as a member of a band called the Konrads, under the name David or Davie Jones, in 1962. [1] Since starting his solo career in 1964, his solo band has gone under many names, including, the Hype , Arnold Corns , the Spiders from Mars and Tin Machine .
1191 - Bern set up as military outpost by Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen. [2] 1218 - Bern becomes a free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire. [3] 1219 - Zytglogge (tower) built. [1] 1223 - Theto von Ravensburg becomes Schultheiss von Bern . 1256 - Käfigturm (tower) built. 1259 - First mention of Jews in Bern. [4]
The Isolar – 1976 Tour [1] was a concert tour by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie, in support of the album Station to Station.It opened on 2 February 1976 at the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, and continued through North America and Europe, concluding at the Pavillon de Paris in Paris, France, on 18 May 1976.
In 1997, during Bowie's Earthling Tour, live tracks were recorded for a live album release, but the release was cancelled by Virgin, Bowie's label. [14] Following that cancellation, Bowie assembled and released a different live album, made up of tracks recorded across several of Bowie's mid- to late-1990's tours, exclusively to BowieNet ...
David Bowie performing on the Sound+Vision Tour in 1990. David Bowie (1947–2016) was an English musician who recorded over 400 different songs in a career which spanned six decades.