Geoffrey Alexander MacCormack, better known as Warren Peace, is an English vocalist, composer and dancer best known for his work with

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in the 1970s.

Musical career

A long-time friend of Bowie since their schooldays in

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, Peace (initially as GA MacCormack) contributed backing vocals to a number of albums, beginning with ''

Aladdin Sane ''Aladdin Sane'' is the sixth studio album by English musician David Bowie, released on 20April 1973 through RCA Records. The follow-up to his breakthrough ''The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'' (1972), it was the fi ...

'' in 1973 and continuing through to '' Station to Station'' in 1976. He appeared with Bowie during his 1973 tour of the US and Japan, travelling back to the UK via the

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with the singer, who refused to fly. He then performed on the final UK leg of the tour which ended with Ziggy Stardust's 'retirement' at the

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in July (later released as ''

Ziggy Stardust – The Motion Picture ''Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture'' is a live album by English musician David Bowie, released in October 1983 in conjunction with the film of the same name. The music was recorded during the Ziggy Stardust Tour at the Hammersmith Odeon in ...

)''. With Bowie, Peace co-wrote the music for "

Rock 'n' Roll With Me "Rock 'n' Roll With Me" is a power ballad written by David Bowie and Warren Peace and recorded in January 1974 that first appeared on Bowie's ''Diamond Dogs'' album, supposedly to address the artist's complex relation with his fans. A version r ...

" on '' Diamond Dogs'' (1974) and later "Turn Blue" on

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's '' Lust for Life'' (1977). He also appeared as an 'Astronette' dancer and vocalist in ''

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'' television special with Bowie in October 1973 and as one of the 'Diamond Dogs' dancer/vocalists on Bowie's 1974 US tour (recorded and released as '' David Live''). With fellow Astronettes

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and Jason Guess, and Bowie as writer/producer, Peace recorded an album's worth of material at

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late in 1973, which was eventually released as ''

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'' in 1995.

Other work

In 2007, Peace (once again under his real name Geoff MacCormack) published ''From Station to Station: Travels With Bowie 1973-76'', an illustrated account of his time in Bowie's entourage.

Discography

David Bowie

* ''

'' (1973) – backing vocals (as GA MacCormack, sometimes credited as Mac Cormack) * ''

Pin Ups ''Pin Ups'' (also referred to as ''Pinups'' and ''Pin-Ups'') is the seventh studio album by English musician David Bowie, released on 19October 1973 through RCA Records. Devised as a "stop-gap" album to appease his record label, it is a cover ...

'' (1973) – backing vocals (as GA MacCormack, sometimes credited as Mac Cormack) * '' Diamond Dogs'' (1974) – co-composer ("

") * '' David Live'' (1974) – backing vocals, co-composer ("Rock 'n' Roll With Me") * '' Station to Station'' (1976) – backing vocals * ''

'' (1983, performance from 1973) – backing vocals, percussion * '' Bowie at the Beeb'' (2000, performance from 1971) – backing vocals (as Geoffrey Alexander) * '' Cracked Actor (Live Los Angeles '74)'' (2017, performance from 1974) - backing vocals

Iggy Pop

* '' Lust for Life'' (1977) – co-composer ("Turn Blue")

The Astronettes

* ''

'' (recorded 1973, released 1995) – vocals

References

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