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David Bowie’s 74th birthday on 8 January, Parlophone Records has issued two of his previously unreleased covers: Bob Dylan’s “Tryin’ To Get To Heaven” and John Lennon’s “Mother.” Bowie recorded “Mother” in 1998 for a Lennon tribute that did not materialize and the track was left unreleased. Bowie shares co-producer status with his long-time friend and collaborator Tony Visconti, who also provided bass and vocals. With Reeves Gabrels on guitars, Jordan Ruddess on piano...

By Syndicated Content Jan 8, 2021 5:00 PM The new single commemorating what would have been the late David Bowie s 74th birthday, featuring a pair of previously unreleased cover tunes Bowie recorded during the late 1990s, got its release Friday , digitally and as a limited-edition seven-inch vinyl single. The songs are renditions of John Lennon s 1970 solo tune " Mother " and the 1997 Bob Dylan song " Tryin to Get to Heaven ." Only 8,147 numbered copies of the viny...

  “ A Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day!” is the global streaming event to start 2021 off on a massive level on January 8 beginning at 6pm PT hosted by Mike Garson, David Bowie’s longest standing band member. The stream will bring together a dazzling array of artists who worked with Bowie, or were deeply influenced by him and his work, for a celebration on what would have been his birthday and weekend of the fifth anniversary of his passing. Artists just added to the already all-star l...