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Mick Woodmansey | |
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![]() Woodmansey with Holy Holy 2017 | |
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Born | Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | 4 February 1950
Genres | Rock |
Occupation(s) | Drummer |
Website | woodywoodmansey |
Michael "Woody" Woodmansey (born 4 February 1950) is an English rock drummer best known for his work in the early 1970s as a member of David Bowie's core backing ensemble that became known as the Spiders from Mars in conjunction with the release of Bowie's 1972 LP The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. With the death of Bowie in January 2016, Woodmansey became the last surviving member of the Spiders.
In May 1978, he became the drummer of the band Screen Idols, who had success with two albums in the UK.