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
Death of David Bowie Bowie, I’d been listening to Bowie on a loop" and as a result wrote the song "Shiny" partially as a tribute to him. On "American Idol"'s 15th-season finale, the winners sang some of Bowie's most famous songs on stage. Glenn Branca, whom Bowie had met and had referred to as an influence on his Tin Machine music, released "The Light (for David)" in 2016. Branca called Bowie "a kind of muse" and wrote the piece as a tribute to him. Death of David Bowie On 10 January 2016, English singer, songwriter and actor David Bowie died at his Lafayette Street