THE DEATH OF DAVID BOWIE

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-JAN 10, 2020-TWO DAYS AFTER HIS BIRTHDAY AND THE RELEASE OF HIS ALBUM ‘BLACKSTAR’ THE WORLD WAS SHOCKED WITH THE NEWS OF DAVID BOWIE PASSING AWAY. HIS 2016 DEATH REALLY CAME AS A JOLT TO MUSIC FANS. BOWIE DIED IN HIS NEW YORK CITY APARTMENT OF LIVER CANCER, WHICH HE HAD KEPT SECRET. AFTER HIS PASSING, BOWIE’S FAMILY HAD REVEALED HE HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED 18 MONTHS EARLIER. THE DAY FOLLOWING HIS DEATH, FANS FLOCKED TO THE MUSIC SITE VEVO, AND STREAMED HIS MUSIC VIDEOS A TOTAL OF 51 MILLION TIMES, SETTING A RECORD FOR WEBSITE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 36 MILLION TIMES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD SET BY ADELE. HERE’S A  BOWIE CONCERT FROM THE GLASS SPIDER TOUR. GREAT CAMERA WORK AND AUDIO. BTW, YES, YOU WILL SEE FRAMPTON ON GUITAR