Ava Cherry made music her life. She has sung with some of the biggest names in the industry – Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross, Chaka Khan, Robert Palmer, and David Bowie. Not only did she work with Bowie, she also had a romantic relationship with her friend. Their adventures together last … Read more
In a dry run for the sci-fi-tinged stardom he’d achieve in the early 70s, young folkie David Bowie wrote his 1969 alienation anthem of an astronaut lost in space In the darkness of Londonβs Casino Cinerama, a 21-year-old David Bowie stared at the space embryo floating across the theatreβs huge, … Read more
One of the most successful duets in Christmas music history — and surely the weirdest — might never have happened if it weren’t for some last-minute musical surgery. David Bowie thought “The Little Drummer Boy” was all wrong for him. So when the producers of Bing Crosby’s Christmas TV special … Read more
DavidΒ filmed introduction to the animated Christmas movie might be one of the least well-known parts of his career. But Bowie was a huge fan of Raymond Briggs, as those involved in the film recall In summer 1984, Iain Harvey was in Londonβs Charlotte Mews, behind the offices of the animation … Read more
As the anniversary of his death approaches, collaborators on the music icon’s off-Broadway show ‘Lazarus’ share accounts of a cancer-stricken artist productive and engaged until the end. Says one, “He never let it define him.” Henry Hey, musical director of the off-Broadway show Lazarus, was struggling late last year to … Read more
David Bowie is not merely a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician. He is perhaps the most influential glam rocker Britain has ever produced. Whether you call him the Thin White Duke or Ziggy Stardust, Bowie is an important pop music artist. For instance, Frank Sinatraβs blockbuster βMy Wayβ, written … Read more
