In this episode of Bonus Tracks from KXCI Tucson, AC Sassi dives into the life and legacy of music icon David Bowie, Born David Robert Jones in Brixton, Bowie’s career spanned decades of innovation- from learning saxophone at 13 and fronting early rock bands to achieving worldwide success with “Let’s Dance” and starring as the Goblin King in Labyrinth. A pioneer beyond music, Bowie made history with the first ever downloadable single and even launched his own internet service provider, This tribute captures the creativity, reinvention, and cultural influence that defined Bowie’s extraordinary life.
Transcript:
0:04: From KXCI Tucson, this is Bonus Tracks.
0:06: I’m DJ AC Sassi and I want to talk about David Bowie and his music career.
Music sample: The Man Who Sold The World- 19 seconds
0:30: David Bowie’s real name is David Robert Jones.
0:32: He was born in Brixton January 8th, 1947.
0:36: At age 13, he was inspired by the jazz of the London West.
0:40: His first instrument was the saxophone.
Music Sample: Young Americans -33 seconds
0:57: David Bowie played in the bands, the Conrads, the King Bs, the Mannish Boys, and the Lower Third.
1:04: Let’s Dance shattered the silence in April 1983.
Music Sample: Let’s Dance -30 seconds
1:15: Let’s Dance in short order would become the most commercially successful album of his career, selling 7 million copies worldwide as its title track went to number 1 in half a dozen countries.
1:36: David played in many movies.
1:38: David played the Goblin King in the movie The Labyrinth.
Music Sample: Magic Dance-21 seconds
1:57: On September 11th, 1996, a brand new Bowie track, Telling Lies would become the first ever song to be offered for download via the internet, which is crazy how popular David Bowie was in the 90s.
Music Sample: Telling Lies- 21 seconds
2:10: Telling Lies was listened to by more than 300,000 fans prior to being released as a single that fall and eventually showing up on Bowie’s next album, Earthling early in 1997.
Music Sample: I’m Afraid Of Americans – 18 seconds
2:26: 1998 saw the launch of Bowie.net, the world’s first artist-created internet service provider.
2:34: And 1999 Wired Award nominee for Best Entertainment Site of the Year.
2:42: I’m DJ AC Sassi and you just heard Bonus Tracks from KXCI Tucson.
2:47: Thank you for listening to my Bonus Track about David Bowie.
2:50: Goodbye.
2:51: Thank you for supporting independent media at KXCI.org.
