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David Bowie
David Bowie


Background information
Birth name David Robert Jones
Born January 8, 1947
Born place Brixton, London, England
Genre(s) Rock
Glam Rock
Pop Rock
Art Rock
Blue-eyed soul
Psychedelic Rock
Years active 1964—present
Label(s) RCA Records
Virgin Records
Columbia Records
EMI Group
Rykodisc
Parlophone Records
Associated acts The Riot Squad
Tin Machine
Website Website



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U2's The Edge Presents Peter Gabriel With Amnesty International Accolade

September 10, 2008
U2's The Edge Presents Peter Gabriel With Amnesty International AccoladePeter Gabriel has been awarded Amnesty International's 2008 Ambassador of Conscience award at a ceremony in London.

U2 guitarist The Edge, a past winner, presented Gabriel with the annual award, which honours a person's work for human rights, at Hard Rock Cafe.

The two posed together for photographers while holding an acoustic guitar.

Other previous recipients for the accolade include Mary Robinson and Nelson Mandela.

(by Jason Gregory)



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