David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known as David Bowie, [a] was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as among the most influential musicians of the 20th century, …

Early bands he played with – The Kon-Rads, The King Bees, the Mannish Boys and the Lower Third –provided him with an introduction into the showy worlds of pop and mod, and by 1966 he was David …

Jan 9, 2026 · David Bowie (born January 8, 1947, London, England—died January 10, 2016, New York, New York, U.S.) was a British singer, songwriter, and actor who was most prominent in the 1970s …

Jan 10, 2026 · Ten years ago, David Bowie sent his final transmission. It was one of the strangest and most moving chapters in his story.

Jan 9, 2026 · A look at all the records David Bowie still holds 10 years on from the singer's tragic death.

Jan 10, 2026 · The Bowie song, meanwhile, is laden with sadness, poignancy and mystery, as the young Bowie sang of the adventures of Major Tom, “drifting in a tin can” through outer space, and …

Jan 9, 2026 · When David Bowie died on 10 January 2016, such was the scale of media coverage and public mourning that one would have presumed his music would be everywhere for ever, elevated as …

Jan 10, 2026 · David Bowie lived his life as an enigma, then died like a conjuror, vanishing before our eyes a decade ago today, on January 10th, 2016, just days after he released one final masterpiece ...

Born David Jones, he changed his name to Bowie in the 1960s, to avoid confusion with the then well-known Davy Jones (lead singer of The Monkees). The 1960s were not a happy period for Bowie, …

4 days ago · Will we ever forget David Bowie? A decade after his death, the star’s legend lives on, sustained by an endless search for the man behind the personas By Alexander Larman On the last …