Boy George – The War Song
George Alan O’Dowd, better known as Boy George (born June 14, 1961 in Eltham, London) is a rock singer-songwriter and Club DJ. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, since he was heavily influenced by Rhythm and Blues and reggae. Mainly O’Dowd is a essential part of the British new romantic movement which emerged in the late 1970s and was popularised in the early 1980s. He and Marilyn, born Peter Robinson were regulars at ‘The Blitz’, a highly stylised nightclub in London run by Steve Strange of the musical group Visage, and a place which spawned many early 1980s pop stars such as Spandau Ballet.
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From 1979 he worked as a DJ alongside Jeremy Healy until he joined forces with DJ Michael Craig and drummer Jon Moss in 1982 to form the 80’s super group Culture Club. Over the next four years, the group made history with their music including the huge hits “Karma Chameleon” and “Do You Really Want To Hurt Me”. The group split in 1986 and reformed in 1998.
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Dread-locked Boy George challenged the traditional boundaries of gender: wore makeup, exotic outfits and brought this androgyny to a mainstream market, which was later dubbed as gender bending.
Today Boy George is recognized foremost as a leading dance music DJ, a solo artist and for his Broadway musical Taboo.
Boy George Feb 2007 DJ Tour Press
