Roxy, (or Roxcy, Roxey, Roxie) may refer to:

Brands

Roxy (clothing), women's brand of clothing, accessories, and snowboards by Quiksilver company for surfing

Roxxxy, an interactive sex doll

Names

Roxanne, abbreviated form of the name

Roxy (plural "roxies"), slang for the drug Roxicodone, an instant release form of oxycodone

Music

Roxy & Elsewhere, a 1974 album by Frank Zappa and the Mothers.

Roxy Music, British rock music group

The Roxy (TV series), a short lived television show featuring UK Chart Hits and Bands

Roxy Recordings, a Swedish record label

People

Historical

Eliza Roxcy Snow Young, poet

Roxey Ann Caplin, British writer and inventor

Roxy Jezel, pornographic actress

Roxy Reynolds, pornographic actress

Samuel Roxy Rothafel, movie theater pioneer

Fictional

Roxy, an enemy character from the video game Final Fight

Foxy (cartoon character), girlfriend of cartoon character "Foxy"

Roxy (Hannah Montana), a character in the TV series Hannah Montana

Roxy Harvey, a character in the Showtime series Dead Like Me

Roxy Mitchell , a character from the television soap opera EastEnders

Roxy (Winx Club), a character from Winx Club animated series.

Roxie Hart, a character from the play and film Chicago

Places

ITC Roxy Mas, a shopping mall in West Jakarta

Roxie, Mississippi

Roxie Theater, a 1909 movie theater in San Francisco

Roxy Community Theatre in Leeton, New South Wales which was originally called the Roxy Theatre

Roxy NYC, a famous nightclub on West 18th Street in New York City, now closed

Roxy Theatre (New York City), the original Roxy Theatre operated by "Roxy" Rothafel on 50th Street in New York City, demolished 1960

Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood), a nightclub on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, California

The Roxy, a nightclub in London, now closed

The Roxy (Rathbone Place) (formerly The Office), another, still open, nightclub in London, in Rathbone Place

The Roxy cinema in Oldham, now closed and demolished

Name	Bryan Ferry
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Bryan Ferry
Born	September 26, 1945
Origin	Washington, England
Instrument	vocals, keyboards, harmonica, guitar
Genre	Pop-rock, Glam rock, Art rock, New Wave, New Romanticism
Occupation	Singer-songwriter, musician
Years active	1971–present
Label	UK: Island, E.G., Polydor,, Virgin, EMI (US), Reprise, Warner Bros. Records, Atco, Atlantic
Associated acts	Roxy MusicChester Kamen
Url	BryanFerry.com

Bryan Ferry (born 26 September 1945, Washington, County Durham, UK) is an English singer, musician, and songwriter. Ferry came to public prominence in the early 1970s as lead vocalist and principal songwriter with the band Roxy Music, who enjoyed a highly successful career with three number one albums and ten singles entering the top ten charts in the United Kingdom. Ferry began his solo career in 1973, whilst still a member of Roxy Music, and which continues to the present day.

Biography

Before Roxy Music (before 1971)

Born into a working-class family (his father, Fred Ferry, was a farmer who also looked after pit ponies Ferry and Turner met while she worked as one of the dancers on Roxy Music's concert tour in 2001 (and is featured on the DVD of the 2001 Hammersmith Odeon Show). She went on to appear with Ferry on several TV shows to promote the Frantic album, and also performed on the Frantic tour in 2002. After their break-up, Ferry had a relationship with Lady Emily Compton, a socialite. In 2006, he resumed his relationship with Katie Turner for some time. Ferry is now in a relationship with Amanda Sheppard, who previously worked in public relations, until she quit her job in 2009 after Ferry offered to financially support her.

Political views

In 2008, Ferry alluded to support for the Conservative Party, referring to himself as "conservative by nature," but essentially apolitical. Without elaborating, he stated he was "proud" of his son Otis and declared the ban on fox hunting "futile." He also alluded to an opposition to "left-wing bitterness" and the spectre of "political correctness," but the model of free speech he cited was the anarchic 1970s and not the Thatcher era or a more distant past. In a 2009 interview, Ferry stated: “I would support a Cameron government. I have met him, and he’s a bright guy. I hope they do well. I don’t like the way the present Government has done things, most of all putting my son in prison for four and a half months, totally unlawfully ... and that’s not just my opinion: judges, all sorts, have said it was a stitch-up. It was politically motivated. The poor lad just wants to live the traditional country life.”

Ferry is a supporter of the Countryside Alliance and has played concerts to raise funds for the organisation.

In other media

In 1985, Ferry contributed the song "Is Your Love Strong Enough" to the Ridley Scott-Tom Cruise film Legend. The song (featuring guitar work by David Gilmour) plays during the end credits of the U.S. theatrical release, and was released with the Tangerine Dream version of the soundtrack on CD (although this is out of print and rare). A promotional music video was created, integrating Ferry and Gilmour into scenes from the film; this is included as a bonus in the 2002 "Ultimate Edition" DVD release.

In 2005, Ferry appeared in Neil Jordan's movie, Breakfast on Pluto, starring Cillian Murphy as a young Irish transvestite who goes to London in the glam 1970s to find his mother. Ferry, appearing in a bit part as Mr. Silky String, played a suave but creepy john who picks up the sexually ambiguous young man and, after a short conversation, attempts to strangle him in the front seat of his car.

Ferry is referenced in the comedy show The Mighty Boosh in the episode "Hitcher", as Vince Noir's adopted father and King of the Forest. At the end of the episode, it is revealed that 'Brian Ferry' actually resembles Terry Wogan.

The song "Which Way to Turn" from the album Mamouna, is the feature song in the 2007 Woody Harrelson movie The Walker. Ferry's song "Slave to Love", from the album Boys and Girls, was featured in Bitter Moon, a 1992 film directed by Roman Polanski; the entire song is also played in a scene in the 1986 movie Nine 1/2 Weeks by Adrian Lyne.

Discography

Studio albums

These Foolish Things (October 1973, UK #5)

Another Time, Another Place (July 1974, UK #4)

Let's Stick Together (September 1976, UK #19, US #160)

In Your Mind (February 1977, UK #5, US #126, Aust.#1)

The Bride Stripped Bare (April 1978, UK #13, US #159)

Boys and Girls (May 1985, UK #1, US #63)

Bête Noire (October 1987, UK #9, US #63)

Taxi (13 April 1993, UK #2, US #79)

Mamouna (5 September 1994, UK #11, US #94)

As Time Goes By (15 October 1999, UK #16, US #199)

Frantic (18 May 2002, UK #6, US #189)

Dylanesque (5 March 2007, UK #5, US #117)

Olympia (26 October 2010, UK #19, US #71)

Sources

Bracewell, Michael Roxy Music: Bryan Ferry, Brian Eno, Art, Ideas, and Fashion (Da Capo Press, 2005) ISBN 0-306-81400-5

Buckley, David The Thrill of It All: The Story of Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music (Chicago Review Press, 2005) ISBN 1-55652-574-5

Rigby, Jonathan Roxy Music: Both Ends Burning (Reynolds & Hearn, 2005; revised edition 2008) ISBN 1-903111-80-3

Stump, Paul Unknown Pleasures: A Cultural Biography of Roxy Music (Quartet Books, 1998) ISBN 0-7043-8074-9

See also

Julian Barratt

References

External links

Roxyrama: Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music Tribute Band

Category:1945 births Category:Living people Category:Alumni of Newcastle University Category:English actors Category:English-language singers Category:English male singers Category:English songwriters Category:Roxy Music members Category:People from Washington, Tyne and Wear Category:Music from Newcastle upon Tyne Category:Protopunk musicians