Woody Woodmansey’s U-boat were an English pop-rock band that released the album U-Boat on Bronze in 1977. Drummer Mick Woodmansey (aka “Woody”) hailed from David Bowie‘s 1971–73 backing band the Spiders from Mars, which issued one album as an independent entity in 1976. Members: Mick Woodmansey (drums, vocals), Phil Murray (vocals), Frankie Marshall (keyboards, synthesizer), […]
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is the fifth studio album by David Bowie, released on June 16, 1972, on RCA. The album presents a cohesive concept centered around Ziggy Stardust, an alien rock superstar who serves as a messenger for humanity, delivering a message of hope in the […]
The Spiders From Mars were an English hard-rock band formed in 1971 as the backing band for David Bowie. Guitarist Mick Ronson and drummer Mick “Woody” Woodmansey backed the singer on the 1969–70 albums Man of Words, Man of Music and The Man Who Sold the World. With the addition of bassist Trevor Bolder, they […]
