James Bowie and Bowie has appeared as a character in each. From 1956 to 1958, Bowie was the subject of a CBS television series, "The Adventures of Jim Bowie", which was primarily set in 1830s Louisiana, although later episodes ventured into the Mexican province of Texas. The show, which starred Scott Forbes as Jim Bowie, was based on the 1946 novel "Tempered Blade". Rock star David Bowie, who was born David Robert Hayward-Jones, adopted the folk legend's surname. Jones changed his last name in the 1960s because he feared confusion with Davy Jones, a member of the already famous The Monkees. He
The Platinum Collection (David Bowie album) was part of EMI's two-disc Sight & Sound series of releases and features a DVD of 1980s videos on the second disc. All songs written by David Bowie, except where noted. The Platinum Collection (David Bowie album) The Platinum Collection is a compilation album by David Bowie, released in 2005. The period from 1969 to 1987 is summarised over three discs. The first disc is the same as the compilation "The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974", which was released in 1997, and the second disc is the same as the 1998 compilation "The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979". The third