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 London’s Casino Cinerama, a 21-year-old David Bowie stared at the space embryo floating across the theatre’s 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
David 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 London’s 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 Sinatra’s blockbuster “My Way”, written … Read more
“Heroes” was originally released as a single in September 1977 and was then subsequently a track on David Bowie’s “Heroes” album, released in October 1977. The “Heroes” material was remarkably quickly recorded (usually in one take) and mixed in August 1977. Then the album and the single were released equally … Read more
