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He was known by many names over the six decades he made music.

And for the last 40 plus years, he was the most discussed, photographed, imitated, worshipped, and admired rock star in history.

No single rock and roll performer had a more profound effect on our music

as David Bowie. All of today's best alt rock bands have a bit of Bowie in them, and that net can be

cast much, much wider. Madonna, Lady Gaga, Prince. The list is endless. He was a singer, a songwriter,

a record producer, movie actor, stage performer, internet entrepreneur, artist, art critic, fashion maven, Wall Street investment, and gay icon. He was a trendsetter, a shapeshifter, a cultural mover and shaker. He's Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, Halloween Jack, Plastic Soul Man, the Thin White Duke.

And now he's gone.

David Bowie, with all that, it's important to recognize all the contributions he's made to our music.

So, this is Remembering David Bowie, part two. This is the ongoing

history of new music, the podcast edition with Alan Cross. Welcome to our remembrance of David Bowie,

who passed away on January 10th, 2016, just two days after his 69th birthday.

All right, I can hear some people saying, why should I care?

He was this old guy who did his best work decades before I was born.

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