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Facts

Also Known As Ziggy Stardust • David Robert Jones
Born January 8, 1947 • London • England
Died January 10, 2016 (aged 69) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (1996) • Grammy Award (1984)

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David Bowie
Young Americans
David Bowie performs on stage in London wearing a metallic striped jumpsuit with dramatic shoulders during his Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane tour in 1973.
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Paul McCartney wearing a black jacket and shirt, looking slightly to the side, with people blurred in the background.
Paul McCartney
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George Harrison
George Harrison
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Tom Waits
Tom Waits
American singer-songwriter
The King of Pop
Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, and dancer
Elvis Presley in a black leather outfit singing into a microphone on stage during the 1968 Comeback Special, with seated audience members behind him.
Elvis Presley
American singer and actor
Dolly Parton smiles while holding a microphone, wearing a green outfit with sparkling details, in front of a red background.
Dolly Parton
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Little Richard wearing a sparkling white suit and holding an award, standing in front of a backdrop with AMA logos.
Little Richard
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Ringo Starr wearing sunglasses and a striped jacket, smiling and gesturing with both hands while performing on stage under blue and purple lights.
Ringo Starr
British musician
John Lennon, 1968
John Lennon
British musician
Courtney Love performs on stage with a Rickenbacker guitar, singing into a microphone, with drums and amplifiers in the background at the 2010 South by Southwest music festival.
Courtney Love
American musician and actress
Lenny Kravitz wearing sunglasses and a scarf, playing electric guitar on stage during a performance in Ibiza, Spain.
Lenny Kravitz
American musician
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A rock iconoclast
Frank Zappa
American musician
Paul Simon
Paul Simon
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The young Peggy Lee
Peggy Lee
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Bing Crosby
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Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff
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Mel Tormé
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Isaac Hayes wearing sunglasses and a vest made of chains sings into a microphone onstage in a scene from the 1972 film Wattstax.
Isaac Hayes
American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor
Charli XCX poses at an event, wearing a light-colored outfit with bold pink blush and metallic earrings, in front of a green and yellow patterned background.
Charli XCX
British singer and songwriter

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