Bryan Ferry

While fronting Roxy Music in the 1970s, Bryan Ferry devised a blueprint for art-rock, and as a solo performer, he brilliantly updated the parameters of the pop songbook. Although Ferry's solo career did include several excellent self-penned tracks, he is perhaps best known for his adventurous interpretations of a vast array of songs from the rock and pop canon. Combining a studied, wry, lounge-singer persona with a genuine passion for everything from Motown and Bob Dylan to 1930s songbook, Ferry's performances add a post-modern gloss to pop standards. Following rumors of a reunion, Roxy Music re-formed in the early 2000s for a successful world tour.

• Brian Eno
• David Sylvian
• Elvis Costello & The Attractions
• Lou Reed
• Peter Gabriel
• Robert Palmer
• Rod Stewart
• Spandau Ballet
• Todd Rundgren

• Bob Dylan
• Bobby Darin
• Cole Porter
• David Bowie
• Dusty Springfield
• Jimmy Scott
• John Lennon
• Johnny Mercer
• Marc Bolan & T. Rex
• Scott Walker

• Annie Lennox
• Antony & The Johnsons
• Chris Isaak
• Cousteau
• David Johansen
• Eric Matthews (Pop)
• Jellyfish
• Jeremy Enigk
• Morrissey
• Nellie McKay
• Simply Red
• The Divine Comedy
• Tindersticks

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