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14 unusual facts about Bryan Ferry


António Variações

From his extensive travels abroad, he got acquainted with the work of foreign artists like David Bowie, Bryan Ferry, The Kinks, Elvis Presley and The Beatles.

Baby, Let Me Follow You Down

Bryan Ferry recorded the song on his album Dylanesque, released 2007.

Crow Jane Alley

His renditions of Bryan Ferry's "Slave to Love" and Jay and the Americans' "Come a Little Bit Closer" bring their own drama and gravity to the material, while such homemade numbers as the convincingly authentic mojo-wielding "Muddy Waters Rose Out of the Mississippi Mud," the surging "Right There, Right Then" and the rustic waltztime "(Don't Have a) Change of Heart" are small strokes of heartfelt majesty.

D. L. Menard

He has also recorded with non-Cajun artists, including Bryan Ferry.

Don Nix

The song "Going Down", originally released by the band Moloch on their eponymous album in 1969, became a blues standard and was covered by Freddie King, Jeff Beck, Deep Purple, JJ Cale, Marc Ford, Chicken Shack, Bryan Ferry, Pearl Jam, Gov't Mule, Sam Kinison, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Satriani, The Who, Led Zeppelin, and many others.

Help Me Make It Through the Night

Though it was also recorded in 1971 by Elvis Presley, four others recorded it in 1971 — Joan Baez for her album, Blessed Are... (July 1971), Bryan Ferry for his album, Another Time, Another Place (October 1974), Jerry Lee Lewis who did a bluesy version for his album "Touching Home" and country singer Sammi Smith, whose recording of the song is the most commercially successful and most well-known version.

I'll See You Again

It has been covered by a wide range of singers and groups, including Vera Lynn, Frank Sinatra, Bryan Ferry and the Pasadena Roof Orchestra.

Lennon Bermuda

Bermudian Andy Newmark, who played drums on Double Fantasy, features on many of the tracks on Lennon Bermuda by artists including Paul Carrack, Bryan Ferry, Nils Lofgren, Rocky and the Natives and several others.

Luico Hopper

During this time, Hopper also recorded and toured with a number of artists including Phyllis Hyman, Gato Barbieri, Roberta Flack, Gil Evans, Diana Ross, Earl Klugh, Jonathan Butler, Stephanie Mills, Johnny Gill, Gloria Lynne, Luther Vandross and Bryan Ferry.

Maddison Gabriel

She was featured, along with other models, in Bryan Ferry's video for "You Can Dance", released during the summer of 2010 from his upcoming album Olympia.

Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong

Nonetheless, after a USD 150 million renovation, Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong re-opened its doors on September 28, 2006, marking the event with a black-tie gala hosted by Dame Edna Everage with a performance by Bryan Ferry.

Pepe Escobar

Soon afterward, he was be accused of lifting an interview with Bryan Ferry for a Brazilian rock magazine.

South Stack

The idea for the location was Bryan Ferry's, after he saw a TV documentary about lava flows and rock formations in Anglesey, in which South Stack was heavily featured.

Tulsa Sound

His songs have been recorded by many artists, including Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Deep Purple, The Allman Brothers Band, Johnny Cash, The Band, Kansas, Santana, Captain Beefheart, Widespread Panic, and Bryan Ferry.


Al Green Explores Your Mind

"Take Me To The River" has been covered by several other performers including Talking Heads (on 1978's More Songs About Buildings and Food), Ron Fleeger & The Stranger, Al's label mate Syl Johnson, Levon Helm, Annie Lennox, Toni Childs, Max on the Rox, Dave Matthews Band, Grateful Dead, Bryan Ferry, Delbert McClinton, Maná, The Commitments, Foghat, Gov't Mule, Phish and Eva Cassidy.

Colm Ó Lochlainn

Seamus Ennis was godfather to Colm's son Ruan, a renowned musician who played with Bees Make Honey and appeared on recordings with artists such as Bryan Ferry, Link Wray and who was a founding member of Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance.

Gail Ann Dorsey

Her diverse range of work includes performances and/or recordings with, among others, David Bowie, Lenny Kravitz, Bryan Ferry, Boy George, the Indigo Girls, Khaled, Jane Siberry, The The, Skin, Gwen Stefani, Charlie Watts, Seal, Gang of Four, Susan Werner, ani difranco and Dar Williams.

If There Is Something

"If There Is Something" is a song written by Bryan Ferry and recorded by Roxy Music for their eponymous debut album.

Jimmy Maelen

Jimmy Maelen was a percussionist in the 1960s-1980s, who worked with many artists including Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry, Peter Gabriel, James Taylor, Dire Straits, Barry Manilow, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Madonna, Bryan Adams, Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, David Bowie and John Lennon.

Luke Cresswell

His session work as a percussionist and programmer include; Beats International, Bette Midler, Elvis Costello, Bryan Ferry and Freak Power.

Newbottle, Tyne and Wear

Famous people to have lived in the village have been footballers David Meyler Chris Turner, Thomas Sorensen and Colin Todd, plus singer Bryan Ferry.

Street Life: 20 Great Hits

Street Life: 20 Great Hits is a compilation album by Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music).

Terry Disley

While in London, Cannes, and Los Angeles in the 1990s, he recorded with many artists including Bryan Ferry, Bon Jovi, Van Morrison, Sir Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Madness, Sir Mick Jagger, Terry Hall, and Billy Bragg.