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
Quicksand (David Bowie song) famous members, Aleister Crowley, as well as Heinrich Himmler, Winston Churchill and Juan Pujol (codename: Garbo). "NME" editors Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray have described it as "Bowie in his darkest and most metaphysical mood", while a contemporary review in "Rolling Stone" remarked on its "superb singing" and "beautiful guitar motif". Marilyn Manson has stated that "Quicksand" and Bowie's "Ashes to Ashes" are his favorite songs. Pegg, Nicholas, "The Complete David Bowie", Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000, Quicksand (David Bowie song) "Quicksand" is a song written by David Bowie in 1971 for the album "Hunky Dory"; it was recorded