Bryan Ferry is an English singer and songwriter who was born on September 26, 1945. An “elegant, seductive croon” has been used to describe his voice. The Independent claims that Ferry and David Bowie, who was a contemporary of Ferry, had a similar impact on a generation through both their music and their appearances. He also developed a distinctive persona and sense of style. Ferry was referred to by Peter York as “an art item” that “should hang in the Tate.” Ferry, who was raised in a working-class household and studied fine art, worked as a secondary school teacher before deciding to pursue a career in music. He took on the roles of lead singer and primary songwriter as he started to put together the rock band Roxy Music in 1970 in London with a group of friends and acquaintances.
Bryan Ferry parents: Meet Mary Ann Ferry, Fred Ferry
Ferry, the son of Mary Ann and Frederick Charles Ferry, was born in Washington, County Durham. His father, a farm laborer who also looked after pit ponies, was from a working-class family. Beginning in 1957, he went to Washington Grammar-Technical School (now known as Washington Academy) on Spout Lane. He worked as a paper boy when he was younger and used the money he earned to purchase jazz recordings. From 1964 to 1968, he studied fine art at Newcastle University, where Richard Hamilton was his professor for one year. In 1970, the Tate Gallery featured some of his paintings.
