'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars' is a concept album based on the story of a fictional rock star who is the human manifestation of an alien being attempting to present humanity with a message of hope in its last years of existence. It was intended to serve as the basis for a stage show and/or television production. Its sales earned it a platinum disc in the U.K. and gold in the U.S.A.
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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Ziggy Stardust
The plaque was originally unveiled on the 6th December 2001. It was taken dow...
David Bowie, 1947 - 2016. His albums Hunky Dory and The Rise & Fall of Zi...
This is an authorised plaque but Westminster, as revealed in the official dec...
Teacher and pianist. Born Clapham. 1903 he published "The Act of Touch" a book on piano playing technique and learning. This and other books and his Tobias Matthay Pianoforte School in Oxford St...
German composer and musician of the Baroque period. Born into a musical family.
Organist and composer. Born St Ann's Lane, Old Pye Street, Westminster, c. 10 September 1959. Died at home in Marsham Street.
A 2,700-seat concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre. The first post-war building to be protected with a Grade 1 Listing, in 1981. The project was led by London County Council's the...
Keyboards player. Born Hertford. A member of T-Rex from late 1973 to 1977.
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