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“David united us in a truly special way. I am sure he would have loved this album”: David Bowie’s key collaborators have formed a new band – hear KillerStar's debut single

By Matt Owen published 15 September 23

With Earl Slick on guitar and Gail Ann Dorsey on bass, KillerStar unites figures from across Ziggy Stardust's career. But as the band explains, this project is “something altogether new and exciting”

American musician Stevie Ray Vaughan plays guitar as he performs onstage at the Fireside Bowl, Chicago, Illinois, February 17, 1984.

“He completely floored me. I hadn’t been so gung-ho about a guitar player since Jeff Beck”: How David Bowie helped launch Stevie Ray Vaughan’s career – and why their joint tour was canceled at the last minute

By Damian Fanelli published 28 August 23

Bowie’s Let’s Dance album introduced the future blues icon to the world. The pair were slated to perform together in support of the record, but SRV never got on the tour bus…

“Mick came in with his Les Paul, plugged in to my amp and fiddled with the controls. All of a sudden there it was, the full Ziggy Stardust tone”: The post-Bowie career of Mick Ronson, rock ’n’ roll’s most quietly spoken guitar hero

By Mark McStea published 27 July 23

Sure, he made a massive imprint on David Bowie’s classic early ’70s albums. But Mick Ronson also worked with Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Elton John, Roger McGuinn, Morrissey, Ian Hunter and many others

Bowie and Gail Ann Dorsey in Paris, France on September 25, 2002.

"There was something about that picture of Marilyn that resonated with how I feel when I’m trying to get something right on the bass": Why Gail Ann Dorsey named her bass after Marilyn Monroe

By Nick Wells published 25 July 23

The story behind the Bowie bassist’s iconic Music Man StingRay

David Bowie: The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars (1972) sleeve

"I never wanted to be just the bass player, plonking away. I played a lot of notes – too many sometimes!" Trevor Bolder and the low-end magic of David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust

By Mike Brooks published 25 June 23

The Lowlist Ziggy Stardust was recorded in just one day. It made David Bowie a star. But bass players could only hear Trevor Bolder...

His playing took Eric Clapton’s breath away and David Bowie called him the most exciting guitarist since Jeff Beck: how Stevie Ray Vaughan became a blues guitar hero

By Amit Sharma published 19 June 23

Inside the rise of the Jimi Hendrix-worshipping Stratocaster master, who delivered some of the greatest solos and tones in guitar history

Peter Frampton on the highs and lows of his remarkable guitar journey, meeting George Harrison, and how David Bowie made him cool again

By David Mead published 9 December 22

From early pop stardom with The Herd to Frampton Comes Alive! and finding salvation in Bowie’s band, Frampton reflects on a rollercoaster career and the darker side of fame…

Peter Frampton says playing guitar for David Bowie helped him regain “credibility” as a player

By Matt Owen published 11 November 22

The guitar legend reflected on his relationship with Bowie, who recruited Frampton for his 1987 Never Let Me Down album and Glass Spider tour – two pivotal experiences in Frampton’s career

David Bowie Performing At Radio 2 Live And Exclusive, London, Britain - 18 Sep 2002

Gail Ann Dorsey: “David Bowie asked me to sing Under Pressure – I was terrified!"

By Nick Wells published 3 November 22

Gail Ann Dorsey on the genius of David Bowie, her fears following Freddie Mercury and her moment in the spotlight on Bowie's Reality Tour

David Bowie and Mick Ronson live onstage in 1973.

Producer Ken Scott on the making of David Bowie and Mick Ronson’s most iconic albums

By Mark McStea published 19 September 22

Scott takes us back to a febrile moment in rock history when David Bowie and the trailblazing Mick Ronson’s talents combined for Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust

The 30 greatest rock guitar albums of 1972

By Greg Prato published 24 August 22

In '72, Alice Cooper and Bowie grew ever more theatrical while the riffs of Iommi, Blackmore and co got bigger. 50 years on, we celebrate the best from a banner year for rock

(from left) Adrian Belew, Todd Rundgren and David Bowie

Adrian Belew, Todd Rundgren announce Celebrating David Bowie 2022 North American tribute tour

By Jackson Maxwell last updated 8 June 22

The fall trek is also set to feature Narada Michael Walden bassist Angeline Saris, Scrote, Fishbone’s Angelo Moore, veteran session drummer Michael Urbano and more

Iggy Pop, Ricky Gardiner and David Bowie onstage in 1978

Iggy Pop and David Bowie guitarist Ricky Gardiner dies aged 73

By Matt Parker published 16 May 22

Tony Visconti and Iggy Pop have paid tribute to the guitarist behind The Passenger riff

Gail Ann Dorsey: “It was so much fun to work with David Bowie – he was always open to exploration of his material”

By Bass Player Staff published 4 February 22

David Bowie, Lenny Kravitz, Gang of Four: the great Gail Ann Dorsey has earned Bass Player's Lifetime Achievement award many times over

Tim Lefebvre on his 5 best (and worst) bass albums

By Bass Player Staff published 26 January 22

The man of many projects revisits his back catalog and talks gear, collaborations and recording David Bowie's Blackstar

Trevor Bolder: “Bowie played you a song and you had one runthrough and that was it. Ziggy Stardust was recorded in a day“

By Joel McIver published 24 September 21

In this classic 2004 interview with the David Bowie bass legend, Bolder reflects on playing in the Spiders From Mars, Uriah Heep and the gear behind his sound

John “Hutch” Hutchinson, guitarist for David Bowie, has died

By Matt Owen published 26 July 21

The jazz man joined forces with Bowie for the original demo recording of Space Oddity, and performed with him on a number of occasions between 1966 and 1973

David Bowie once sent Lewis Hamilton two guitars with no note or explanation

By Sam Roche published 30 April 21

Watch the F1 star play one of the guitars in a new Instagram clip

A David Bowie-owned and -signed Takamine is up for auction

By Richard Bienstock published 22 April 21

The 12-string acoustic-electric is autographed with the inscription “Ground Control to Major Tom”

Photo of QUEEN, Freddie Mercury and Brian May performing on stage

Queen and David Bowie jammed on Cream covers at the 1981 sessions that produced “Under Pressure”

By Richard Bienstock published 11 March 21

The artists played I Feel Free and NSU, according to Queen drummer Roger Taylor