Some stars had an influence on classic rock so pervasive they managed to inspire the old guard. Case in point, David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” was an inspiration for one of Paul McCartney’s solo albums.
If David Bowie had one regret about the 1980s, it would have been recording “Let’s Dance.” He enjoyed the success that all his other music gave him, but he didn’t like what that one tune and its ...
David Bowie was in the mood to try something different as the early '80s unfolded. He'd been listening to R&B and blues records while on vacation in the South Pacific from the likes of James Brown and ...
But the late guitarist wasn't too pleased when the song's video came out and Bowie was spotted playing along to it. In a new excerpt from Alan Paul and Andy Aledort’s upcoming biography Texas Flood: ...
Epic. Icon. Outlier. Rebel. Genius. Encompassing all that was David Bowie is a challenge to put into words, but every now and again we are allowed to revel in him through more than just his music. At ...
“Bowie had this wonderful saying,” Nile Rodgers recalls. “He’d say, ‘Nile, darling, it’s all the same, but different.’” It’s a remarkably simple way of summing up a musical career that has become the ...
There was one era of his career that David Bowie felt was a low point. Find out which album made Bowie do a 180.
Put on your red shoes and dance the blues! Umphrey’s McGee have released their replication of David Bowie’s acclaimed post-disco party-starter “Let’s Dance.” The Chicago-based veterans’ take on the ...
David Bowie spent the 1970s as one of the most innovative, influential, and artistic figures in music, constantly changing musical styles and images—from the glam rock of Ziggy Stardust to the R&B ...
DTLA - During a career that spanned more than 40 years, glam rocker David Bowie made his mark by reshaping the lines of performance. As the man often called a rock-and-roll chameleon transformed his ...