1/8/1947 – Born on this day, David Bowie, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, painter and actor. His first UK Top 40 single was 1969’s ‘Space Oddity’ which became a UK No.1 in 1975, plus over 50 other UK Top 40 hits including five No.1’s. Bowie has also scored two U.S. No.1 singles, 1975’s ‘Fame’ and in 1983 ‘Let’s Dance’. His music and stagecraft significantly influencing popular music and during his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at 140 million worldwide, made him one of the world’s best-selling music artists. Bowie died from liver cancer at his New York home on 10 January 2016.