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Michael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953 in Reading, Berkshire|Reading, Berkshire) is an England|English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk music|folk, ethnic or world music, European classical music|classical music, electronic music, New Age music|New Age and more recently dance music|dance. His music is often elaborate and complex in nature. He is best known for his hit 1973 album ''Tubular Bells'', which broke new ground as an instrumental concept album and launched Virgin Records, and for his 1983 hit single "Moonlight Shadow".
History
Oldfield's parents are Maureen and Raymond Oldfield, a nurse and doctor respectively. His sister Sally Oldfield|Sally and brother Terry Oldfield|Terry are successful musicians in their own right and have appeared on several of his albums. Mike Oldfield attended Presentation College at 63 Bath Rd., Reading, in Berkshire (now the Elvian School).
Early career
Oldfield's career began fairly early in his life, playing acoustic guitar in local folk clubs. At this time, he already had two fifteen minute instrumental pieces in which he would "go through all sorts of moods", a precursor to his landmark 1970s compositions. In his early teens, Oldfield was involved in a 'beat group' playing The Shadows|Shadows style music (he has often cited Hank Marvin as a maj... read all
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