David Bowie from a decade-long recording hiatus with "The Next Day." He remained musically active until he died of liver cancer two days after the release of his final album, "Blackstar" (2016). Bowie was born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 in Brixton, London. His mother, Margaret Mary "Peggy" (née Burns; 1913–2001), was born at Shorncliffe Army Camp near Cheriton, Kent. Her paternal grandparents were Irish immigrants who had settled in Manchester. She worked as a waitress at a cinema in Royal Tunbridge Wells. His father, Haywood Stenton "John" Jones (1912–1969), was from Doncaster, and worked as a promotions officer for
Best of Bowie at The Wag Club, Soho, London DVD 2 "Day-In Day-Out" (extended dance mix) "Miracle Goodnight" (remix) "Seven Years in Tibet" (Mandarin version) "Survive" (live version) Best of Bowie Best of Bowie is a career-spanning greatest hits album by English recording artist David Bowie. It was released on 22 October 2002. The songs range from his second self-titled album (1969) to "Heathen" (2002). It was released 35 years after his debut album, "David Bowie". In each of the 21 territories that the album was released, it was given its own track listing, based upon which songs were most popular locally. In