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. 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. At the time of his retirement from solo live performances in 2004, his band included himself on vocals, guitars, stylophone and harmonica, Earl Slick on guitar, Gerry Leonard on guitar, keyboards and vocals, Gail Ann Dorsey on bass guitar and vocals, Sterling Campbell on drums, Mike Garson on piano and keyboards and Catherine Russell on keyboards, percussion, guitar and vocals.
Bowie formed his first band, the Konrads, in 1962 at the age of 15 under his birth name David Jones. Konrads playing guitar-based rock and roll at local youth gatherings and weddings, the Konrads had a varying line-up of between four and eight members. Bowie's childhood friend, George Underwood among them, as well as drummer Dave Crook and guitarist Neville Wills. Later members of the Konrads included drummer Dave Hadfield, bassist Rocky Shahan and vocalists Roger Ferris and Christine & Stella Patton, He left the Konrads after disagreements over musical styles while recording.[1]
Following the Konrads he was a member of a trio called the Hooker Brothers, or Dave's Reds and Blues with Underwood on guitar and harmonica, Bowie (still under the name Davie Jones) on vocals and saxophone and drummer Viv Andrews. This band existed from July to November 1963.[2] He started his solo career in with the single "Liza Jane" which was credited to Davie Jones with the King Bees, a band which included Jones and Underwood and also lead guitarist Roger Bluck, bassist Dave Howard and drummer Robert Allen.[3]
Jones next band was the Manish Boys which included Johnny Flux on guitar, Paul Rodriguez on tenor saxophone and trumpet, Woolf Byrne on baritone saxophone, Bob Solly on keyboards, John Watson on bass guitar and Mick White on drums. Jones left this band in February 1966, this band released the single "I Pity the Fool" which featured Jimmy Page on lead guitar.
Jones joined a band called the Lower Third in early 1965,[4] the band included Denis "Tea-Cup" Taylor on lead guitar, Graham Rivens on bass guitar and Les Mighall on drums. Mighall later left the band and was replaced by Phil Lancaster. The band fell apart later that year.[5] Jones changed his stage name to David Bowie to disambiguate himself from Davy Jones on The Monkees.[6] Under his new moniker, he started a band called David Bowie and the Buzz, in 1966, the core members of the Buzz were bass guitarist Derek "Dek" Fearnley, keyboard player Derek "Chow" Boyes, and drummer John "Ego" Eager,[7] with earlier guitarists being John Hutchinson[8] and Billy Bray. The band later broke up in November of the same year.[9] The Lower Third contributed to Bowie self-titled debut album in 1967, alongside session musician Big Jim Sullivan.
In early 1967 Bowie joined The Riot Squad, which consisted of Bowie (vocal, guitar, mouth-harp), Rod "Rook" Davies (lead guitar), Brian "Croak" Prebble (bass, vocals), Bob Evans (tenor saxophone, flute, vocals), George "Butch" Davis (keyboards) and Derek "Del" Roll (drums).[10] The band broke up later that year after recording several songs including a cover of the Velvet Underground's "I'm Waiting for the Man".In May 1968, Bowie performed on John Peel's Top Gear, with a backing band called the Tony Visconti Orchestra, which included Herbie Flowers (bass), Barry Morgan (drums), John McLaughlin (guitar), Alan Hawkshaw (keyboards) and Visconti and Steve Peregrin Took (backing vocals). This performance was released on the album Bowie at the Beeb in 2000.[11]
Following his stint with The Riot Squad, Bowie formed folk influenced trio Turquoise, with himself, Hermione Farthingale, and former Misunderstood guitarist Tony Hill in September 1968.[12] The band was later renamed to Feathers following Tony Hill being replaced by former Buzz guitarist John "Hutch" Hutchinson, and later to just David Bowie & Hutch after Farthingale's departure.[12]
Bowie released his second self-titled album in 1969, the album included Junior Eyes members, guitarists Tim Renwick (who also played woodwind) and Mick Wayne bassist John "Honk" Lodge and drummer John Cambridge, other musicians who played on this album were, guitarist Keith Christmas, keyboardist Rick Wakeman, bassists Tony Visconti (who also played woodwind and was the producer) and Herbie Flowers, harmonicist Benny Marshall and cellist and arranger Paul Buckmaster.[13] The members of Junior Eyes also performed with Bowie on the Dave Lee Travis Show in October 1969, prior to the albums release, the recording was also released on Bowie at the Beeb in 2000.
In January 1970 Bowie played on Scottish TV show Cairngorm Ski Night, with producer/bassist Tony Visconti, and percussionist Tex Johnson.[14] Bowie's next backing band was called the Hype, it included originally included guitarist Mick Ronson, bassist Tony Visconti and drummer John Cambridge.[15] This line-up appeared on The Sunday Show introduced by John Peel in February 1970 and on Sounds of the 70s: Andy Ferris in April 1970, before Cambridge was replaced by Mick "Woody" Woodmansey, this line-up appeared on Bowie's third album The Man Who Sold the World with Ralph Mace on Moog. The band was occasionally joined by Mark Pritchett on guitar. one performance on In Concert with John Peel was billed as David Bowie and friends and also included Pritchett, backing vocalists George Underwood, Dana Gillespie and Geoffrey Alexander and also bassist Trevor Bolder. All performances were included on Bowie at the Beeb.Bowie's next backing band included guitarist Mick Ronson, bassist Bolder and drummer Woodmansey from his David Bowie and Friends band. The band was also augmented by pianists Rick Wakeman and Tom Parker, for some shows each. The then unnamed band was later named the Spiders from Mars and was going to included Wakeman but he declined and joined Yes.[16] 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, Matthew Fisher, Robin Lumley and Mike Garson (who would be a long-time member of the Bowie band). Into 1973, the band was later augmented by Garson, backing vocalist Warren Peace, rhythm guitarist John Hutchinson and saxophonists Ken Fordham and Brian Wilshaw, this line-up contributed to the album Aladdin Sane in 1973, alongside backing vocalists Linda Lewis and Juanita "Honey" Franklin.[17] Most musicians from the Spiders From Mars contributed to Bowie's musical, The 1980 Floor Show in October 1973, and his album Pin Ups in the same month.[18]
Bowie's Diamond Dogs, featured keyboardist Mike Garson, bassist Herbie Flowers, drummers Ansley Dunbar and Tony Newman and guitarist Alan Parker.[19] For the Diamond Dogs Tour in 1974, he employed an entirely different band with only Garson and Peace being retained.[20] Other members included keyboardist Michael Kamen, guitarist Earl Slick, saxophonists David Sanborn and Richard Grando, returning bassist Herbie Flowers, percussionists Tony Newman and Pablo Rosario and new backing vocalist Gui Andrisano,[21] this tour band existed between June to July and featured on the live album David Live, in September the band was expanded with new guitarist Carlos Alomar (who played alongside Slick and also acted as musical director), bassist Doug Rauch and drummer Greg Errico, as well as backing vocalists Ava Cherry, Robin Clark, Anthony Hinton, Diane Sumler and Luther Vandross.
Between October and December a tour called The Soul/Philly Dogs Tour, the band included new members Willie Weeks (bass) and Dennis Davis (drums) with Kamen, Rauch, Errico and Andrisano departing. Various musicians from this tour contributed to Young Americans, as well as a guest appearance from John Lennon.[22] Bowie's next album, Station to Station (1976), included touring members Carlos Alomar, Earl Slick, Dennis Davis and Warren Peace, as well as George Murray (bass guitar), Roy Bittan (piano, organ) and Harry Maslin (melodica, synthesiser, vibraphone, baritone sax).[23] Bowie's new tour, Isolar, it included guitarist Carlos Alomar, Stacy Heydon, bassist George Murray, drummer Dennis Davis and keyboardist Tony Kaye.
Low (1977) included Alomar, Davis and Murray and session contributors Brian Eno, Ricky Gardiner, Roy Young, Eduard Meyer, J. Peter Robinson and Paul Buckmaster and guests Iggy Pop and Mary Visconti.[24] Similar personnel contributed to "Heroes" (1977) and guest musicians Robert Fripp (King Crimson) and Tony Visconti (producer).[25]
The touring rebooted in 1978 as the Isolar II tour, It included a slightly different band, included the returning Alomar, Davis and Murray, with new members Adrian Belew (lead guitar), Roger Powell (keyboards, synthesizer; who was replaced by Dennis Garcia for shows in November), pianist Sean Mayes and violinist Simon House. This was Bowie's last tour of the 70s, some performances were released on Stage. Many musicians from this tour contributed to Lodger (1979).
Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980) included Davis, Murray and Alomar.[26] Following the release of Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), Bowie was expected to tour, however the murder of John Lennon in December 1980 made Bowie cancel tour plans. His first tour in 5 years, the Serious Moonlight Tour, kicked off in May 1983. The band included returning members Carlos Alomar and Earl Slick, and also bassist Carmine Rojas, drummer Tony Thompson, keyboardist Dave Lebolt, woodwind players Steve Elson, Stan Harrison and Lenny Pickett and backing vocalists George and Frank Simms.
Let's Dance (1983) included some touring members, including Carmine Rojas, Tony Thompson, Stan Harrison, Steve Elson, George and Frank Simms, and also guest lead guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, bassist Bernard Edwards, percussionists Omar Hakim and Sammy Figueroa, keyboardist Robert Sabino, saxophonist Robert Aaron, trumpeter Mac Gollehon and backing vocalist David Spinner. The album was produced by Nile Rodgers who also played guitar on the album.[27] Similar personnel contributed to Tonight (1984).[28] [29]
Bowie performed at Live Aid on 15 July 1985 at Wembley Stadium, with a band including guitarist Kevin Armstrong, keyboardist Thomas Dolby, saxophonist Clare Hirst, bassist Matthew Seligman, percussionists Neil Conti and Pedro Ortiz, and backing vocalists Tessa Niles and Helena Springs. Never Let Me Down (1987) included mainly touring personnel with some session musicians.[30]
The Glass Spider Tour started in May 1987 and concluded in November, the tour band included guitarist Peter Frampton and Carlos Alomar, bassist Carmine Rojas, drummer Alan Childs and multi-instrumentalists Erdal Kızılçay (keyboards, trumpet, congas, violin, backing vocals) and Richard Cottle (keyboardist, saxophone, tambourine, backing vocals).[31] Bowie was a member of hard rock outfit Tin Machine from 1988 to 1992, the band also included Reeves Gabrels (lead guitar, backing vocals), Tony Fox Sales (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Hunt Sales (drums, backing vocals). They released two albums and toured in support of each, on their first tour, from June to July 1989, they were augmented by Kevin Armstrong (rhythm guitar, backing vocals) and by Eric Schermerhorn on their second tour from October 1991 to February 1992.[32]
Between Tin Machine's two tours, Bowie embarked on the Sound+Vision Tour between March and September 1990. The tour band included returning members Adrian Belew and Erdal Kızılçay (now on bass), as well as new members Rick Fox (keyboards) and Michael Hodges (drums). Black Tie White Noise (1993) included various session musicians, including guest lead guitar from Spiders from Mars guitarist Mick Ronson,[33] who died later that year.[34] The Buddha of Suburbia (1993) included only Bowie and Kızılçay as well as some contributions from members of the band 3D Echo ((Rob Clydesdale, Gary Taylor, Isaac Daniel Prevos)t, Mike Garson and Lenny Kravitz.[35]
Outside (1995) included manly past, present and future touring members.[36] His next tour was the Outside Tour between September 1995 and September 1996. The tour band was larger than the Sound+Vision band, it included the returning Carlos Alomar, Mike Garson and George Simms (now on keyboards) as well as Tin Machine guitarist Reeves Gabrels and new members Gail Ann Dorsey (bass guitar, vocals), Zack Alford (drums) and Peter Schwartz (synthesizer).[37] Earthling (1997) featured only touring personnel.[38] The Earthling Tour included only retained members Gabrels, Dorsey, Alford and Garson, it ran from June to November 1997.[39] Hours (1999) also included mainly touring personnel,[40] the Hours Tour, included lead guitarist Page Hamilton, rhythm guitar Mark Plati, bassist Gail Ann Dorsey, drummer Sterling Campbell, keyboardist Mike Garson and backing vocalists Holly Palmer and Emm Gryner.[41] Reeves Gabrels performed at one show on the tour before being replaced by Hamilton due to personal differences.[42] The tour ran between October and December 1999.
The Mini Tour included only four dates, all in June 2000, and featured the same tour band except Hamilton, who was replaced by the returning Earl Slick.[43] It included a show at Glastonbury which was later described as "iconic".[44] Heathen (2002) included various session musicians, including longtime producer Tony Visconti drummer Matt Chamberlain, guitarist David Torn, violinist Lisa Germano, bassist Tony Levin, and guest guitarists Pete Townshend (The Who) and Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters).[45] Around this time, music that was later released on Toy (2019) was recorded.
Bowie's next tour was the Heathen Tour, between June to October 2002, which included a similar band except Palmer and Gryner departed and Catherine Russell (keyboards, percussion, backing vocals) and Gerry Leonard (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals) joined.[46] Reality (2003) included all of his touring band as well as David Torn, Visconti, Chamberlain Mario J. McNulty and Carlos Alomar. Bowie's final tour, A Reality Tour, included the same band as his previous tour, it started in October 2003 and concluded in June 2004.[47]
Following the conclusion of this tour, Bowie did three more live performances. First was at Condé Nast Fashion Rocks on 8 September 2005, which featured three songs first was "Life on Mars" with piano backing from Mike Garson, and the last two were "Wake Up" and "Five Years", both with Indie rock band Arcade Fire.[48] Next was with David Gilmour at the Royal Albert Hall in May 2006 where he performed on Pink Floyd songs "Arnold Layne" and "Comfortably Numb".[49] His final performance was at the Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC as part of the Keep a Child Alive's annual Black Ball fundraiser, where he performed "Wild Is The Wind" (with Mike Garson), "Fantastic Voyage" (with Alicia Keys’' band) and "Changes" (with Alicia Keys).[50] He even announced a comeback gig in 2007 as part of New York's High Line festival, but it was cancelled a few months later without explanation.
Bowie releases two more studio albums The Next Day (2013) and Blackstar (2016) the former included former touring members and other guests,[51] the latter included session musicians Donny McCaslin (woodwind), Jason Lindner (keyboards), Tim Lefebvre (bass), Mark Guiliana (drums), Ben Monder (guitar), James Murphy (percussion) and Erin Tonkon (backing vocals). the album was co-produced with longtime collaborator Tony Visconti.[52] It was his final album released in this lifetime, following his death in January 2016. Various posthumous live albums and a studio album, called Toy, have been released following his death.
| Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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| 1962–2016 | all releases | |||
| Neville Wills | 1962–1963 | guitar | none | |
| George Underwood | ||||
| Dave Cook | 1962 | drums | none | |
| Dave Hadfield | 1962–1963 | |||
| Roger Ferris | vocals | |||
| Christine Patton | ||||
| Stella Patton | ||||
| Alan Dodds | rhythm guitar | |||
| Rocky Shahan | bass guitar | |||
| Viv Andrews | 1963–1964 | drums | ||
| Robert Allen | 1964 | "Liza Jane" (1964) | ||
| Dave Howard | bass guitar | |||
| Roger Bluck | lead guitar | |||
| Johnny Flux | 1964–1965 | "I Pity the Fool" (1965) | ||
| Bob Solly | 1964–1965 [53] | keyboards | ||
| Paul Rodriguez | 1964–1965 | |||
| Woolf Byrne | baritone saxophone | |||
| John Watson | bass guitar | |||
| Mick White | drums | |||
| Denis Taylor | 1965–1966 | guitar | ||
| Graham Rivens | bass guitar | |||
| Les Mighall | 1965 [54] | drums | none | |
| Phil Lancaster | 1965–1966 | |||
| John Eager | 1966–1967 | |||
| Derek Boyes | keyboards | |||
| Derek "Dek" Fearnley | 1966–1967 [55] | bass guitar | ||
| John Hutchinson | [56] | |||
| Billy Gray | 1966 | guitar | "I Dig Everything" (1966) | |
| Big Jim Sullivan | 1966–1967 | David Bowie (1967) | ||
| Rod "Rook" Davis | 1967 | guitar | "Gotta Be a First Time" / "Bittersweet Love" (1967) | |
| Bob Evans | ||||
| George Butcher | keyboards | |||
| Brian "Croke" Prebble | ||||
| Derek "Del" Roll | drums | |||
| Tony Visconti | ||||
| Herbie Flowers | bass guitar | |||
| John McLaughlin | 1968 | guitar |
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| Barry Morgan | 1968 | drums | ||
| Steve Peregrin Took | 1968 | |||
| Alan Hawkshaw | 1968 | keyboards | Bowie at the Beeb (2000) | |
| Hermione Farthingale | 1968–1969 | none | ||
| Tony Hill | 1968 | |||
| John Cambridge | 1969–1970 | drums | ||
| Mick Wayne | 1969–1970 | guitar | ||
| Tim Renwick | 1969–1970 | |||
| John "Honk" Lodge | bass guitar | |||
| Keith Christmas | 1969 | acoustic guitar | David Bowie (1969) | |
| Terry Cox | drums | |||
| Paul Buckmaster | ||||
| Ralph Mace | 1970 | Moog synthesiser | The Man Who Sold the World (1970) | |
| Tex Johnson | 1970 | none | ||
| Mick Ronson | ||||
| Mick "Woody" Woodmansey | drums | |||
| Mark Carr-Pritchett | Bowie at the Beeb (2000) | |||
| Benny Marshall | 1970 | David Bowie (1969) | ||
| Rudi Valentino | 1971 [57] | vocals | none | |
| Tim Broadbent | 1971 | drums | ||
| Pete De Somogyl | bass guitar | |||
| Trevor Bolder | 1971–1973 | |||
| Rick Wakeman | piano | |||
| Dana Gillespie | 1971 | backing vocals | ||
| Tom Parker | 1971 | piano | none | |
| Nicky Graham | 1972 | Bowie at the Beeb (2000) | ||
| Matthew Fisher | 1972 | none | ||
| Robin Lumley | 1972 | |||
| Mike Garson | ||||
| Juanita "Honey" Franklin | 1972–1973 | backing vocals | Aladdin Sane (1973) | |
| Linda Lewis | 1972–1973 | |||
| Ken Fordham | 1973 | saxophone | ||
| Brian Wilshaw | ||||
| Aynsley Dunbar | 1973–1974 | drums | ||
| Ava Cherry | vocals | |||
| Jason Guess | 1973 | none | ||
| lead guitar | ||||
| Michael Kamen | 1974 | David Live (1974) | ||
| Pablo Rosario | 1974 | percussion | ||
| David Sanborn | ||||
| Richard Grando | ||||
| Gui Andrisano | backing vocals | |||
| Tony Newman | 1974 | drums | Diamond Dogs (1974) | |
| Carlos Alomar | ||||
| Doug Rauch | 1974 | bass guitar | Cracked Actor (Live Los Angeles '74) (2017) | |
| Greg Errico | 1974 | drums | ||
| Robin Clark | backing vocals | |||
| Anthony Hinton | 1974 | |||
| Diane Sumler | ||||
| Luther Vandross | 1974 | |||
| 1974 | bass guitar | Young Americans (1975) | ||
| drums | ||||
| Dennis Davis | 1974–1980 | |||
| Emir Ksasan | 1974 | bass guitar | Young Americans (1975) | |
| George Murray | 1976–1980 | |||
| Tony Kaye | 1976 | keyboards | Live Nassau Coliseum '76 (2017) | |
| Stacy Heydon | ||||
| 1976 | lead and rhythm guitar | Low (1977) | ||
| 1976 | ||||
| Antonia Maass (Maaß) | 1977 | backing vocals | "Heroes" (1977) | |
| Robert Fripp | lead guitar | |||
| Adrian Belew | ||||
| Sean Mayes | 1978 | |||
| Simon House | 1978 | electric violin | ||
| Roger Powell | ||||
| Dennis Garcia | 1978 | none | ||
| Roy Bittan | 1980 | piano | Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980) | |
| Andy Clark | synthesizer | |||
| Lynn Maitland | backing vocals | |||
| Chris Porter | ||||
| Stan Harrison | ||||
| Carmine Rojas | bass guitar | |||
| George Simms | ||||
| Steve Elson | ||||
| Frank Simms | 1982–1983 | backing vocals | ||
| Sammy Figueroa | percussion | |||
| Omar Hakim | drums | |||
| Nile Rodgers | guitar | |||
| David Spinner | 1982 | backing vocals | Let's Dance (1983) | |
| 1982 | lead guitar | |||
| Robert Sabino | 1982 | |||
| Mac Gollehon | trumpet | |||
| Robert Aaron | tenor saxophone | |||
| Lenny Pickett | ||||
| Dave Lebolt | 1983 | Serious Moonlight (1983) | ||
| Tony Thompson | 1982–1983 | |||
| Derek Bramble | 1984 | Tonight (1984) | ||
| Guy St. Onge | marimba | |||
| Mark Pender | ||||
| Arif Mardin | 1984 | |||
| Curtis King | backing vocals | |||
| Kevin Armstrong | ||||
| Matthew Seligman | 1985 | bass guitar | none | |
| Thomas Dolby | 1985 | |||
| Clare Hirst | saxophone | |||
| Neil Conti | drums | |||
| Pedro Ortiz | percussion | |||
| Tessa Niles | backing vocals | |||
| Helena Springs | ||||
| Erdal Kızılçay | ||||
| Peter Frampton | 1986–1987 | |||
| Never Let Me Down (1987) | ||||
| 1986 | flugelhorn | |||
| 1986 | trumpet | |||
| Errol "Crusher" Bennett | 1986 | percussion | ||
| Lani Groves | backing vocals | |||
| Diva Gray | ||||
| Gordon Grody | ||||
| Richard Cottle | 1987 | Glass Spider (2007) | ||
| Alan Childs | drums | |||
| Reeves Gabrels | ||||
| Tony Fox Sales | all Tin Machine releases | |||
| Hunt Sales | ||||
| Rick Fox | 1990 | none | ||
| Michael Hodges | drums | |||
| Eric Schermerhorn | 1991–1992 | (1992) | ||
| Poogie Bell | 1992 | drums | Black Tie White Noise (1993) | |
| Barry Campbell | bass | |||
| John Regan | ||||
| Richard Hilton | keyboards | |||
| Dave Richards | 1992 | |||
| 1992 | ||||
| Michael Reisman | 1992 | |||
| percussion | ||||
| Fonzi Thornton | backing vocals | |||
| Tawatha Agee | ||||
| Dennis Collins | ||||
| Brenda White-King | ||||
| Maryl Epps | ||||
| 1995 | bass | Outside (1995) | ||
| drums | ||||
| Peter Schwartz | 1995–1996 | synthesizer | ||
| Gail Ann Dorsey | 1995–2004 | |||
| Zachary Alford | 1995–1997 | |||
| Sterling Campbell | ||||
| Mark Plati | 1999–2002 | |||
| Holly Palmer | 1999–2000 | |||
| Emm Gryner | ||||
| Mike Levesque | 1999 | Hours (1999) | ||
| Page Hamilton | 1999 | lead guitar | Something in the Air (Live Paris 99) (2020) | |
| 2001–2002 | ||||
| Gerry Leonard | ||||
| Catherine Russell | 2002–2004 | |||
| Donny McCaslin | 2015 | Blackstar (2016) | ||
| bass | ||||
| Mark Guiliana | ||||
| guitar |
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| June – Late 1962(The Konrads) |
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| July – November 1963(The Hooker Brothers/Dave’s Reds and Blues) |
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| 1964/5(The Manish Boys)[59] [60] |
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| Early 1965(Davie Jones and the Lower Third) |
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| 1965/6(Davie Jones and the Lower Third) |
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| February – June 1966[61] (David Bowie and the Buzz) |
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| June[62] – November 1966[63] (David Bowie and the Buzz) |
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| November – December 1966(David Bowie and the Buzz) |
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| March – May 1967(The Riot Squad)[64] |
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| May 1968(as The Tony Visconti Orchestra) |
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| September – November 1968(Turquoise) |
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| November 1968 – March 1969(Feathers)[65] |
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| March 1969(David Bowie and Hutch)[66] |
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| June 1969 – February 1970(David Bowie with Junior's Eyes) |
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| 1970(David Bowie)[67] |
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| February – April 1970(The Hype) |
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| April – November 1970(The Hype) |
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| November 1970 –(The Hype) |
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| 1971(The Arnold Corns)[68] [69] |
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| 1971 |
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| June 1971(David Bowie and friends)[70] [71] |
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| 1971(David Bowie)[72] [73] |
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| 1972(David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars Ziggy Stardust Tour) |
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| June 1972(David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars Ziggy Stardust Tour) |
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| June – July 1972(David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars Ziggy Stardust Tour) |
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| August – September 1972(David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars Ziggy Stardust Tour + Sounds of the 70s: John Peel show) |
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| September – December 1972(David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars Ziggy Stardust Tour) |
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| January – July 1973(David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars Ziggy Stardust Tour) |
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| October 1973(The 1980 Floor Show)[77] |
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| January–February 1974(Sessions) |
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| June–July 1974(The Diamond Dogs Tour) |
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| August–October 1974 |
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| October–December 1974(The Soul Tour/Philly Dogs Tour) |
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| February – May 1976(Isolar – 1976 Tour)[78] |
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| September–October 1976(sessions) |
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| July–August 1977(sessions) |
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| March – November 1978(Isolar II – The 1978 World Tour)[79] |
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| November 1978(Isolar II – The 1978 World Tour) |
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| November – December 1978(Isolar II – The 1978 World Tour) |
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| December 1982(sessions) |
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| May – December 1983(Serious Moonlight Tour)[80] |
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| May–June 1984(Sessions) |
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| 15 July 1985(Live Aid – Wembley Stadium, London)[81] |
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| September–November 1986(Session) |
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| May – November 1987(Glass Spider Tour)[82] |
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| June – July 1989(Tin Machine Tour) |
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| March – September 1990(Sound + Vision Tour)[84] |
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| October 1991 – February 1992(Tin Machine: It's My Life Tour) |
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| April–November 1992(sessions) |
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| August 1993 |
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| March–November 1994, January–February 1995 |
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| September 1995 – February 1996(Outside Tour) |
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| June 1996 – November 1997(Outside Summer Festivals Tour and Earthling Tour) |
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| April–June 1999 |
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| October – December 1999(Hours Tour) |
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| June 2000(Mini Tour) |
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| August 2001 – January 2002(Sessions) |
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| June – October 2002(Heathen Tour) |
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| October 2003 – June 2004(A Reality Tour) |
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Musicians that are either credited as additional personnel or contributed to fewer than 4 tracks on an album.
| Image | Name | Years active | Instrumens | Release contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Page | 1965 | lead guitar | "I Pity the Fool" (1965) | |
| Nicky Hopkins | piano | "You've Got a Habit of Leaving" (1965) | ||
| backing vocals | ||||
| Leslie Conn | ||||
| 1965–1966 | ||||
| Chick Norton | 1966 | trumpet | "Rubber Band" (1966) | |
| Gus Dudgeon | 1967 | gnome vocal | "The Laughing Gnome" (1967) | |
| Peter Hampshire | 1967 | guitar | ||
| John Renbourn | 1967 | acoustic guitar | "Love You till Tuesday" (1967) | |
| Marion Constable | 1966–1967 | backing vocals | David Bowie (1967) | |
| 1966–1967 | arrangements | |||
| Andy White | 1966–1968 | drums | The World of David Bowie (1970) | |
| Godfrey McLean | 1970 | "The Prettiest Star" (1970) | ||
| 1971 | ARP synthesiser | Hunky Dory (1971) | ||
| Alan Parker | 1974 | guitar | Diamond Dogs (1974) | |
| John Lennon | 1974–1975 | Young Americans (1975) | ||
| Ralph MacDonald | 1974–1975 | percussion | ||
| Larry Washington | 1974–1975 | congas | ||
| Jean Fineberg | 1974–1975 | backing vocals | ||
| Jean Millington | ||||
| 1975 | Station to Station (1976) | |||
| backing vocals | ||||
| 1976 | Low (1977) | |||
| Eduard Meyer | cellos | |||
| pianos and ARP | ||||
| guitar | ||||
| Chuck Hammer | 1980 | guitar synthesiser | Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980) | |
| Michi Hirota | voice | |||
| Mark King | 1984 | bass guitar | Tonight (1984) | |
| Rob Yale | Fairlight CMI | |||
| Tina Turner | 1984 | lead vocals | ||
| Mickey Rourke | 1986 | mid-song rap | Never Let Me Down (1987) | |
| lead guitar | ||||
| Wild T. Springer | 1992 | Black Tie White Noise (1993) | ||
| vocal duet | ||||
| Lester Bowie | 1992 | trumpet | ||
| Rob Clydesdale | 1993 | The Buddha of Suburbia (1993) | ||
| Gary Taylor | ||||
| Isaac Daniel Prevost | ||||
| guitar | ||||
| Tom Frish | 1994 | additional guitar | Outside (1995) | |
| Bryony Edwards | background vocals | |||
| Lola Edwards | ||||
| Josey Edwards | ||||
| Ruby Edwards | ||||
| Everett Bradley | 1999 | percussion | Hours (1999) | |
| Chris Haskett | rhythm guitar | |||
| Marcus Salisbury | bass guitar | |||
| 2000–2002 | ||||
| 2000 | trumpet | Toy (2021) | ||
| Tony Levin | bass guitar | |||
| Greg Kitzis | 2001–2002 | first violin | Heathen (2002) | |
| second violin | ||||
| Martha Mooke | viola | |||
| Mary Wooten | cello | |||
| Jordan Rudess | keyboards | |||
| Dave Grohl | guitar | |||
| Gary Miller | additional guitar | |||
| John Read | bass | |||
| Solá Ákingbolá | percussion | |||
| Philip Sheppard | electric cello | |||
| 2003 | additional percussion and drums | Reality (2003) | ||
| 2011–2012 | backing vocals | The Next Day (2013) | ||
| piano | ||||
| Maxim Moston | strings | |||
| Anja Wood | ||||
| Hiroko Taguchi | ||||
| 2015 | percussion | Blackstar (2016) | ||
| Erin Tonkon | backing vocals |