GOLDEN YEARS: A Gallery of Bowie Through His Career

Author Erica Banas // Rock Music Reporter

January 10th, 2018 8:05 AM

David Bowie died two years ago today (January 10), and as an artist, he was truly one-of-a-kind, especially when it came to his ever-changing look.  In remembrance, here’s a gallery of Bowie’s life and career in photos.

• Tibet House Benefit Concert 2001

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  David Bowie on stage performing during the Tibet House Benefit Concert 2001 with artistic director Philip Glass, Dana Bryant, Emmylou Harris, Patti Smith, David Bowie, Nawang Khechog, Natalie Merchant, Moby, Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and the Drepung Gomang Tibetan Monks at Carnegie Hall in New York City, New York on Monday February 26, 2001. (photo by Gabe Palacio/ImageDirect)

• The Concert for New York City -Show

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  David Bowie performing onstage at The Concert for New York City to benefit the victims of the World Trade Center disaster. October 20, 2001 (Photo: Scott Gries/ImageDirect)

• Reaching For Ziggy

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  3rd July 1973: Adoring fans reaching out to touch the hand of the English pop star, David Bowie, during the concert at the Hammersmith Odeon where Bowie announced that he was retiring his alter-ego 'Ziggy Stardust'. (Photo by Steve Wood/Express/Getty Images)
• The 1980 Floor Show

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  David Bowie (1947 - 2016, left) performing with guitarist Mick Ronson (1946 1993) at a live recording of 'The 1980 Floor Show' for the NBC 'Midnight Special' TV show, at The Marquee Club in London, with a specially invited audience of Bowie fanclub members, 20th October 1973. (Photo by Jack Kay/Daily Express/Getty Images)

• MET Costume Institute Benefit Gala Presents “Poiret: King Of Fashion”

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  NEW YORK - MAY 07: Model Iman (L) and musician David Bowie attend the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala "Poiret: King Of Fashion" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images)

• Celebs Attend 11th Annual Tibet House Benefit Concert

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  386017 05: Singer David Bowie arrives for the 11th Annual Tibet House Benefit Concert February 26, 2001 at Carnegie Hall in New York City. (Photo by George De Sota/Newsmakers)
• David Bowie’s Glass Spider Tour In Sydney

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  SYDNEY - JANUARY 01: SINGER DAVID BOWIE PERFORMS DURING HIS GLASS SPIDER TOUR IN 1987, AT SYDNEY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE. (Photo by Patrick Riviere/Getty Images).

• David Bowie and Iman

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  UNDATED FILE PHOTO: David Bowie and Iman. (Photo by Diane Freed)

• David Bowie

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  20th October 1973: David Bowie performing in his 'Angel of Death' costume at a live recording for a Midnight Special TV show made at The Marquee Club in London to a specially invited audience of Bowie fanclub members. (Photo by Jack Kay/Express/Getty Images)
• 2002 VH1 Vogue Fashion Awards – Show

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  David Bowie onstage performing at the 2002 VH1 Vogue Fashion Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, 10/15/02. Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images.

• David Bowie’s Glass Spider Tour In Sydney

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  SYDNEY - JANUARY 01: SINGER DAVID BOWIE PERFORMS DURING HIS GLASS SPIDER TOUR IN 1987, AT SYDNEY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE. (Photo by Patrick Riviere/Getty Images).

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  MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 17: David Bowie performs on the first night of his UK tour at the MEN Arena on November 17, 2003 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
• David Bowie Drinks With Paul Simonon

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  British rock singer and actor David Bowie (R) has a drink backstage with Paul Simonon, the bassist from British punk rock band The Clash, following the group's concert at Shea Stadium, Queens, New York City, circa 1982. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

• David Bowie’s Glass Spider Tour In Sydney

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  SYDNEY - JANUARY 01: SINGER DAVID BOWIE PERFORMS DURING HIS GLASS SPIDER TOUR IN 1987, AT SYDNEY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE. (Photo by Patrick Riviere/Getty Images).

• Bowie Live

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  27th May 1976: David Bowie performing live at Wembley stadium during his 'Station To Station' tour. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
• Bowie Sings

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  27th May 1976: David Bowie performing live at Wembley stadium during his 'Station To Station' tour. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

• Film Society Of Lincoln Center Tribute To Susan Sarandon

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  NEW YORK - MAY 5: (U.S. TABS AND HOLLYWOOD REPORTER OUT) Singer David Bowie stands backstage at The Film Society of Lincoln Center's Tribute to Susan Sarandon at Avery Fisher Hall May 5, 2003 in New York City. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images)

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  NEW YORK - APRIL 20: Model Iman and musician David Bowie arrive at the Vanity Fair party for the Tribeca Film Festival April 20, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images)
• Ziggy

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  3rd July 1973: David Bowie on stage at the Hammersmith Odeon in London at the last of the Ziggy Stardust concerts. (Photo by Steve Wood/Express/Getty Images)

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  MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 17: David Bowie in silhouette performs on the first night of his UK tour at the MEN Arena on November 17, 2003 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

• Bowie

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  3rd February 1973: David Bowie (David Robert Jones) pop star and actor. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
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  9/9/99 New York, NY. David Bowie with his wife, Iman at the MTV Video Music Awards. Photo by Brenda Chase/Online USA, Inc.

• Thin White Bowie

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  15th June 1978: David Bowie playing the City Hall Newcastle at the start of his 1978 British concert tour. (Photo by Colin Davey/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

• David Bowie Performs in Brussels

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  British rock singer and actor David Bowie performs on stage in Brussels, Belgium, May 19, 1983. (Photo by Express Newspapers/Getty Images)
• The 1980 Floor Show

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  David Bowie (1947 - 2016) performing at a live recording of 'The 1980 Floor Show' for the NBC 'Midnight Special' TV show, at The Marquee Club in London, with a specially invited audience of Bowie fanclub members, 20th October 1973. Bowie is wearing his 'Angel of Death' costume. (Photo by Jack Kay/Daily Express/Getty Images)

• Gentlemen Of Rock

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  March 1977: Rock singers David Bowie, right, and Iggy Pop in Germany. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

• Hannibal premier

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  David Bowie & wife, Iman, at the premiere of the movie, 'Hannibal,' at the Ziegfeld Theater, New York City, Monday February 06, 2001. Photo: Nick Elgar
• Bowie The Elephant

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  October 1980: Rock singer David Bowie takes a break from his current project; playing the title role in a broadway play based on the life of John Merrick, the hideously deformed ' Elephant Man'. Bowie uses mime to convey the character's deformity, rather than relying on elaborate make-up. The play has opened to critical acclaim, with Bowie's performance in particular receiving praise. (Photo by Keystone Features/Getty Images)

• David Bowie

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  David Bowie in concert at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, during the last performance he made in the guise of his character Ziggy Stardust. (Photo by Graham Wood/Getty Images)

• David Bowie In Concert

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  MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 17: David Bowie performs on the first night of his UK tour at the MEN Arena on November 17, 2003 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
• Bowie On Stage

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  27th May 1976: David Bowie performing live at Wembley stadium during his 'Station To Station' tour. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

• David Bowie

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  February 1970: Pop singer David Bowie at the 'Disc and Music Echo' Valentine Awards ceremony at the Cafe Royal in London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

• Before Bowie

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  3rd March 1965: British pop star Davy Jones before he changed his name to Bowie following the success of the Monkees and their lead singer Davy Jones. (Photo by Potter/Express/Getty Images)
• Head Of David

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  British pop singer David Bowie in concert at Earl's Court, London during his 1978 world tour. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

• David Bowie Performing As Ziggy Stardust

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  British rock singer David Bowie performs with an acoustic guitar on stage, in costume as 'Ziggy Stardust,' circa 1973. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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  NEWPORT, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: David Bowie performs on stage on the third and final day of 'The Nokia Isle of Wight Festival 2004' at Seaclose Park, on June 13, 2004 in Newport, UK. The third annual rock festival takes place during the Isle of Wight Festival which runs from June 4-19. (Photo by Jo Hale/Getty Images)

Erica Banas is a rock/classic rock blogger that loves the smell of old vinyl in the morning.

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