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The cliché about David Bowie says he's a musical chameleon, adapting himself according to fashion and trends. While such a criticism is too glib, there's no denying that Bowie demonstrated remarkable skill for perceiving musical trends at his peak in the '70s. After spending several years in the late '60s as a mod and as an all-around music-hall entertainer, Bowie reinvented himself as a hippie singer/songwriter. Prior to his breakthrough in 1972, he recorded a proto-metal record and a pop/rock album, even... Read More

Al Green, Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, Kraftwerk, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Velvet Underground, The Who, The Kinks, Scott Walker, Syd Barrett, The Spinners, The Pretty Things and Marc Bolan

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