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
Underground (David Bowie song) Underground (David Bowie song) "Underground" is a song written and recorded by David Bowie for the soundtrack of the film "Labyrinth". It reached No. 21 in the UK Singles Chart. Bowie and producer Arif Martin recorded "Underground" at Atlantic Studios in New York. The track included a large chorus of backing vocalists (including Chaka Khan, Luther Vandross and Daphne Rubin-Vega) and blues guitarist Albert Collins. Steve Barron directed the video clip for promoting the song, which included some characters from the movie, including Hoggle and the Junk Lady. Jim Henson and his son Brian were impressed enough with Barron's style