By Keefer Dec 10, 2020 1965 - 18-year-old David Bowie recorded "Can't Help Thinking About Me" at Pye Studios, London, England, which was later released as a single under the name David Bowie with The Lower Third. It became the first David Bowie record to be released in the U.S. as well as the first time the name "Bowie" appeared under the songwriters' credit. (Photo credit RALPH GATTI/AFP via Getty Images) 1967 - Otis Redding and several members of his band died when their plane crashed into a lake near Madison, Wisconsin. Redding and his band had made an appearance in Cleveland, Ohio on the local ‘Upbeat’ television show the previous day. His biggest hit, "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay," had been recorded just three days earlier. Redding was 26.