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ALBUMThe Only Face - SingleBryan Ferry
Albums by Bryan Ferry
ALBUMBitter-SweetBryan Ferry
ALBUMAvonmoreBryan Ferry
ALBUMThe Jazz AgeThe Bryan Ferry Orchestra & Bryan Ferry
ALBUMOlympiaBryan Ferry
ALBUMDylanesqueBryan Ferry
ALBUMFranticBryan Ferry
ALBUMAs Time Goes ByBryan Ferry
ALBUMMamouna (Deluxe)Bryan Ferry
ALBUMTaxiBryan Ferry
ALBUMBête NoireBryan Ferry
Bryan Ferry's Popular Music Videos
Slave To Love (Live at Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, 13th July 1985)
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Jealous Guy (Live at Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, 13th July 1985)
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Loop De Li
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Loop De Li
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Artist Playlists
Bryan Ferry Essentials
Suave and tasteful rock with occasional swoops into decadence.
Artist Biography
Bryan Ferry launched an unsuccessful bid to become King Crimson’s lead singer before forming Roxy Music with a member of his previous band, The Gas Board.
∙ All of Roxy Music’s studio albums hit the Top 10 in the UK, with Stranded, Flesh + Blood, and Avalon reaching No. 1.
∙ Roxy Music has influenced dozens of artists, including U2, The Smiths, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, and Talking Heads.
∙ Nile Rodgers formed legendary disco band Chic after seeing Roxy Music perform, telling bassist Bernard Edwards afterward, “Man, we got to do the Black version of this.”
∙ In Lost in Translation, director Sofia Coppola, a fan of Ferry’s, had Bill Murray’s character perform a karaoke version of Roxy Music’s “More Than This.”
∙ As a solo artist, Ferry has collaborated with members of Eurythmics, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and The Smiths.
∙ In 2011, he became a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, a prestigious honor given by the Queen.
∙ His iconic style has inspired collections by multiple fashion designers and earned him a Lifetime Achievement Award from GQ.
∙ Roxy Music was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.
Hometown
Washington, County Durham, England
Genre
Rock