Roxy Music

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Roxy Music is an English art rock group founded in the early 1970s by art school graduate Bryan Ferry (vocals and keyboards). The other Roxy Music members are Phil Manzanera (guitars), Andy Mackay (saxophone and oboe) and Paul Thompson (drums and percussion). Former Roxy Music members are Brian Eno (synthesizer and "treatments"), later famous producer and musician, and Eddie Jobson (synthesizer and violin), replacing Eno. Extant from 1971 through 1983, Roxy Music reunited for a concert tour in 2001, and Roxy Music have announced that they are recording a new album in 2005-2007 for a yet-to-be-confirmed release date.

Roxy Music's  name was partly an homage to the titles of old cinemas and dance halls, and partly a pun on the word 'rock'. Ferry had first named the band Roxy, but learning of an American band with the same name prompted the alteration of the name. The juxtaposition of nostalgia with contemporary or futuristic themes was a distinctive feature of Roxy Music, particularly in their earliest incarnation. Roxy Music is noted for their combination of idiosyncratic experimentation and sophisticated wit, evident in their literate lyrics, restrained instrumental virtuosity, and highly developed visual presentation, mainly directed by Ferry, that expropriated imagery from the realms of high fashion, kitsch, and commercial photography.

During the 1970s, Roxy Music emerged as one of the foremost bands of the time, popular throughout the UK and Europe. In the USA, Australasia and other regions, Roxy Music was esteemed by critics and enjoyed an ardent cult following, but Roxy Music remained little-known among the general public until the 1980s, when Roxy Music received attention for their cover of the John Lennon song "Jealous Guy," which became their biggest hit

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