Many happy returns today to Mr Bryan Ferry, that suave crooner, musical pioneer and at one stage one of the coolest men on the planet!
Even at 64 years old, he is still a supremely stylish commanding presence on the musical stage, despite his ill-advised attempts at covering the American songbook (the awful As Time Goes By album) and more recently recording a tribute album to Bob Dylan. Mr Ferry is of course still hugely in demand today for the most chichi of events - he made a surprise appearance at the launch of London Fashion Week 2009, performing for an audience including Anna Wintour, Vivienne Westwood, Naomi Campbell and a host of superstars of the fashion world.
It is of course for his founding of the ground-breaking Roxy Music that we love him the most - one of the greatest of all bands, ever! His solo work is less memorable, and it is no surprise that Roxy have managed more comebacks than Madonna...
Here are just a few of my chosen moments from this incredible man's career:
Bryan Ferry official website
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