Ground control to Major Tom

[ChicosBailBonds]

RIP....saw him almost 30 years ago in concert.  Quite the showman

[mu-rara]

One of the voices of my generation.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Saw him at the Hartford Civic Center on The Sound and Vision Tour back in 1990.

What a performance!

[Chicos' Buzz Scandal Countdown]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv6mEv_rDdE&feature=youtu.be

[brandx]

RIP Ziggy.

[RushmoreAcademy]

Such an amazing artist.  He will be missed.

[keefe]

Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence

Two of my favorite musicians: David Bowie and Sakamoto Ryuchi

Fabulous sound track

[nyg]

"Keep your lectric eye on me babe, Put a ray gun to my head, Press your space face close to mine love..Freak out in a moonage daydream, oh yeah"     Moonage Daydream, 1972

Bowie was a rock icon who had so many songs that just had a certain cultural aspect to them.  The first time I heard the opening guitar riffs of "Suffragette City", I was hooked and had to learn how to play a guitar.  Bowie was blessed to have a guitar player named Mick Ronson in his band, who co-engineered all of his recordings.
That was a long time ago, and have been playing since and many of his songs have been put thru these fingers.

For you youngsters, go to a site and listen to the full album "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars", circa 1972.  This is a genius album which was followed by "Aladdin Sane" and "Diamond Dogs".  Three albums that can match up against anyones.

"As they pulled you out of the oxygen tent, you asked for the latest party".....Diamond Dogs.

Bowie got tied up in the funk culture with his hits "Fame" (which John Lennon co-wrote), "Fashion" and "Golden Years", good songs and commercial hits,  but not like the early stuff.

When you heard the beginning of the songs, like "Suffragette", "Diamond Dogs", "Rebel, Rebel" (which Bowie actually played the opening riff, "Changes", "The Jean Genie", "Panic in Detroit" and yes even the most commercial Bowie song "Space Oddity", you were hooked. 

There are probably 25 other hits, but most of you know them.  A rock legend and RIP.

Ziggy played guitarrrrrrrr........

[Spotcheck Billy]

He also took Mott the Hoople off of life support in 1972 with All the Young Dudes, mentored The Stooges and Iggy Pop and probably contributed as much or more to Lou Reed's Transformer LP than Lou did.

[Sheriff]

I'll be ever grateful for him helping launch Stevie Ray Vaughn's career.

[keefe]

I'll be ever grateful for him helping launch Stevie Ray Vaughn's career.

I was not aware of this.

Stevie Ray was one of the best ever.

[rocket surgeon]

i'll never forget the day/night stevie ray died-foggy night, helicopter pilot miscalculated the height of the ski hill they had just added on to-i can see from my office window, east troy wisconsin.  ski'd and golf there often, saw many great concerts

[Sheriff]

I was not aware of this.

Stevie Ray was one of the best ever.

SRV played lead guitar on Bowie's "Let's Dance" album.  I remember the video of the title song, Bowie with guitar in hand while Stevie's solo plays.

[Spotcheck Billy]

I'll be ever grateful for him helping launch Stevie Ray Vaughn's career.

actually half the credit should go to Jackson Browne, they both saw him at Montreux, Bowie had him guest and Browne gave him studio time to record his own material

[warriorchick]

RIP Glenn Frey, succumbing to complications from Rheumatoid Arthritis, Acute Ulcerative Colitis and Pneumonia.

[rocket surgeon]

RIP Glenn Frey, succumbing to complications from Rheumatoid Arthritis, Acute Ulcerative Colitis and Pneumonia.

no kidding?  wow!  absolutely-RIP desperado

[ChicosBailBonds]

no kidding?  wow!  absolutely-RIP desperado

Saw the Eagles in concert last year.  Very bummed to hear this.

[rocket surgeon]

Saw the Eagles in concert last year.  Very bummed to hear this.

good timing-one of the most distinctive bands, voices you'll ever hear

[ChicosBailBonds]

good timing-one of the most distinctive bands, voices you'll ever hear

Best band to come out of Los Angeles ever, in my opinion.  Beach Boys, Van Halen, Metalica, Gun's n Roses, Doors are all up there from So. Cal, but hard to argue with the Eagles staying power.

[brandx]

"Goodnight", said the Nightman.

[Mutaman]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1WJqKWqUHQ

[nyg]

Best band to come out of Los Angeles ever, in my opinion.  Beach Boys, Van Halen, Metalica, Gun's n Roses, Doors are all up there from So. Cal, but hard to argue with the Eagles staying power.

Yes indeed.  For those interested, there are various internet sites (guess wiki and others) that reflect how the band was formed.  Connections with Linda Rondstadt, Andrew Gold, Jackson Browne and others all being close friends in the area. 

Glen Frey was an avid golfer and each year he performed for charity at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which is in a few weeks. Hope they do some recognition for him on TV coverage.  RIP

[ChicosBailBonds]

Yes indeed.  For those interested, there are various internet sites (guess wiki and others) that reflect how the band was formed.  Connections with Linda Rondstadt, Andrew Gold, Jackson Browne and others all being close friends in the area. 

Glen Frey was an avid golfer and each year he performed for charity at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which is in a few weeks. Hope they do some recognition for him on TV coverage.  RIP

I suspect AT&T will do something very nice in that regards.

[mu03eng]

Damn, loved the Eagles since I was a little kid. The HBO doc "History of the Eagles" is outstanding and a must watch. Glenn Fry was kind of a dick as a person(so is Don Henley) but they are responsible for some tremendous music and spawned an entirely new genre of music.

RIP Glenn

[Mutaman]

and spawned an entirely new genre of music.

Gram Parsons just turned over in his grave.