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They were briefly signed as a band on its own, known as Ronno. With Bolder taking over bass, they were subsequently named via the landmark 1972 Bowie concept album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, and were billed as such on the accompanying large-scale Ziggy Stardust Tour.
It was this band, minus Wakeman, that became known as The Spiders from Mars from the title of the next Bowie album. [11] Again, Ronson was a key part of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, providing string arrangements and various
Visconti was soon replaced by Trevor Bolder, and Woodmansey became a member of the Spiders from Mars backing band with Bolder and Ronson, [5] playing on Bowie's subsequent albums Hunky Dory (1971), The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972) and Aladdin Sane (1973), [6] and joining him on the accompanying Ziggy Stardust ...
So says Mike Garson, David Bowie's longest-running band member, reflecting on that historic night 50 years ago when his boss “killed off” the Ziggy Stardust character in spectacular fashion in ...
The band contributed to Bowie's album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, the band was later augmented by various pianists in 1972, including Nicky Graham, [25] Matthew Fisher, [26] Robin Lumley [26] and Mike Garson [27] (who would be a long-time member of the Bowie band).
It certainly could be argued that the fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars began almost a year to the day before that final concert — on July 6, 1972, when Bowie’s culture-shifting ...
Trevor Bolder (9 June 1950 – 21 May 2013) was an English rock musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his long association with Uriah Heep and his tenure with the Spiders from Mars, the backing band for David Bowie, although he also played alongside a variety of musicians from the early 1970s.
Described as a loose concept album and rock opera, Ziggy Stardust focuses on Bowie's titular alter ego Ziggy Stardust, a fictional androgynous and bisexual rock star who is sent to Earth as a saviour before an impending apocalyptic disaster. In the story, Ziggy wins the hearts of fans but suffers a fall from grace after succumbing to his own ego.