50 Years Ago, David Bowie Released a Song Originally Written for Elvis Presley — He Turned It Down and Bowie Made It a Hit

Amazingly, “Golden Years” was first written with Elvis Presley in mind to perform it, according to Bowie’s biographers. Bowie and Presley were both signed to RCA Records at the time “Golden Years” was ...

Ch-ch-ch-ch changes: How David Bowie went from ‘Starman’ to soul man on his classic ‘Young Americans’ album 50 years ago

David Bowie famously sang about “Changes” in 1971, and true to his word, he turned and faced the strange on his 1975 LP ...
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David Bowie’s “Golden Years” Was Almost an Elvis Presley Hit

It might not be the first thing that jumps to mind when you think of the British-born rocker David Bowie and the American-born performer Elvis Presley, but the two have a lot in common. Blessed with ...
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David Bowie’s "Golden Years" Was Secretly Written Nearly 50 Years Ago for a Rock ‘n’ Roll Legend

Tehuan Harris is a news and features journalist at Collider, reporting and writing about all things music and reality TV (sometimes). She is a talented journalist and a natural storyteller who writes ...
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Limited-Edition Vinyl Versions of David Bowie’s Inventive 1976 Album ‘Station to Station’ Being Released to Mark Its 50th Anniversary

Limited-edition vinyl versions of David Bowie’s inventive 1976 album ‘Station to Station’ are being released to mark its 50th anniversary.