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Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story
Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story

Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story

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Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story is a documentary about the life and work of Michael "Mick" Ronson, the guitarist, songwriter, producer and arranger who, in the early part of his career, performed with David Bowie as one of the 'Spiders from Mars'.

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

8.2/10

Release Date

09 May 2017

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Mick Ronson

Mick Ronson

Self (archive footage)

David Bowie

David Bowie

Self - Narrator (voice)

Angela Bowie

Angela Bowie

Self

Roger Taylor

Roger Taylor

Self

Ian Hunter

Ian Hunter

Self

Rick Wakeman

Rick Wakeman

Self

Joe Elliott

Joe Elliott

Self

Jon Brewer

Jon Brewer

Self

Lulu

Lulu

Self

Lou Reed

Lou Reed

Self

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