David Bowie and Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage, both pictured in 1971

What did David Bowie play at his very first Glastonbury set in 1971?

David Bowie released his single Space Oddity in July 1969

How Space Oddity gave David Bowie his first hit

David Bowie performs his last full gig in the UK: closing the Isle Of Wight Festival, 13 June 2004

What did David Bowie play at his last gig?

Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here: one of the greatest title tracks of all time?

The greatest Title Tracks of all time

Anne Bancroft as Mrs Robinson with Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate, 1967

The best songs about fictional characters

The Jam, The Stone Roses and David Bowie - let's dig into their back catalogue!

10 great underrated and "lost" singles by the biggest artists

The Kooks - and the man that wrote "Kooks", David Bowie

All these bands named themselves after other people's songs

80s era Queen, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones and Jon Bon Jovi inset

Jon Bon Jovi "was in awe" of Bob Dylan, Queen, Bowie & The Stones as Power Station errand boy

Strong comebacks: AC/DC, Daft Punk and The Stone Roses

The biggest comeback tunes in history

Facts

Born: 8 January 1947, London, England
Died: 10 January 2016, New York, USA

First single: Liza Jane (1964)
Album discography: David Bowie (1967); David Bowie aka Space Oddity (1969); The Man Who Sold The World (1970); Hunky Dory (1971); The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars (1972); Aladdin Sane (1972); Pin Ups (1973); Diamond Dogs (1974); Young Americans (1975); Station To Station (1976); Low (1977); "Heroes" (1977); Lodger (1979); Scary Monsters & Super Creeps (1980); Let's Dance (1983); Tonight (1984); Never Let Me Down (1987); Black Tie White Noise (1993); The Buddha Of Suburbia (1993); Outside (1995); Earthling (1997); Hours (1999); Heathen (2002); Reality (2003); The Next Day (2013); Blackstar (2016).

David Bowie Songs