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
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