As well as the songs, albums, galleries and other features, we’re putting together a day-by-day guide to David Bowie’s life and works from 1947 to 2016.
Here is a listing of all of the Bowie Bible’s historical blog posts written so far. There are more to come, but we hope you find something of interest!
This first page covers the years 1947 to 1969. Subsequent pages contain entries for each decade, from the 1970s onwards.
Please note that David Bowie’s early history was not well documented, and there will be missing events. New entries will be added whenever evidence arises.
February 1962
- 12: George Underwood punches David Bowie (1)
- 14: David Bowie receives emergency surgery on his left eye (0)
June 1962
October 1962
November 1962
January 1963
June 1963
August 1963
- 29: Recording: I Never Dreamed (0)
September 1963
October 1963
November 1963
- 02: Live: The Konrads, Shirley Parish Hall, Croydon (0)
- 24: Live: The Konrads, Lewisham Town Hall (0)
December 1963
June 1964
- 05: UK single release: Liza Jane (0)
- 06: Television: Juke Box Jury (0)
- 07: Live: Davie Jones and the King Bees, Bedsitter, London (0)
- 19: Television: Ready Steady Go! (0)
July 1964
- 19: David Bowie auditions for The Manish Boys (0)
- 25: Live: The Manish Boys, RAF Chicksands, Shefford (0)
- 26: Live: The Manish Boys, Eel Pie Island Jazz Club, Twickenham (0)
- 27: Television: The Beat Room (0)
August 1964
- 01: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Valley Hotel, Caterham (0)
- 17: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Astor Theatre, Deal (0)
- 19: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Eel Pie Island Jazz Club, Twickenham (0)
- 30: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Savoy Ballroom, Ipswich (0)
September 1964
- 02: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Eel Pie Island Jazz Club, Twickenham (0)
- 09: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, RAF Wethersfield, Braintree (0)
- 19: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, The Scene, Ham Yard, London (0)
- 21: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Invicta Ballroom, Chatham (0)
- 23: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Medway County Youth Club, Chatham (0)
- 25: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Willow Rooms, Romford (0)
- 26: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Acton Town Hall, London (0)
- 28: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, The Jolly Gardeners, London (0)
October 1964
- 01: The Manish Boys meet music publisher Dick James (0)
- 02: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Borehamwood (0)
- 05: The Manish Boys meet producer Mickie Most (0)
- 06: Recording: Hello Stranger, Duke Of Earl, Love Is Strange (0)
- 07: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Eel Pie Island Jazz Club, Twickenham (0)
- 12: Recording: Hello Stranger, Duke Of Earl, Love Is Strange (0)
- 13: The Manish Boys meet TV producer Barry Langford (0)
- 13: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Putney Ballroom, London (0)
- 17: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Tower Ballroom, Lee-on-the-Solent (0)
- 21: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Medway County Youth Club, Chatham (0)
- 25: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Tower Ballroom, Lee-on-the-Solent (0)
- 31: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Justin Hall, West Wickham, Bromley (0)
November 1964
- 02: Davie Jones: “It’s time we united and stood up for our curls” (0)
- 06: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Marquee Club, London – David Bowie meets Dana Gillespie (0)
- 07: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Conservative Hall, Bedford (0)
- 08: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Eel Pie Island Jazz Club, Twickenham (0)
- 12: David Bowie’s first TV interview – the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Long-Haired Men (0)
- 14: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Royal Star, Maidstone (0)
- 20: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Justin Hall, West Wickham, Bromley (0)
- 24: Rehearsal: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Saville Theatre, London (0)
December 1964
- 01: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, ABC Cinema, Wigan (0)
- 02: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, ABC Cinema, Hull (0)
- 03: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, ABC Cinema, Edinburgh (0)
- 04: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, ABC Cinema, Stockton-on-Tees (0)
- 05: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, City Hall, Newcastle (0)
- 06: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Futurist Theatre, Scarborough (0)
- 10: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 13: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Conservative Hall, Bedford (0)
- 17: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Brighton College, Brighton (0)
- 19: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Corn Exchange, Hertford (0)
January 1965
- 09: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Hermitage Ballroom, Hitchin (0)
- 14: The Manish Boys audition for Hamburg’s Star-Club (0)
- 15: Recording: I Pity The Fool, Take My Tip (0)
- 23: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Royal Star, Maidstone (0)
- 30: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Witch Doctor, St Leonards-on-Sea (0)
February 1965
- 06: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Bletchley (0)
- 08: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 13: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, California Ballroom, Dunstable (0)
- 17: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Medway County Youth Club, Chatham (0)
- 20: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Gliderdrome, Boston, England (1)
March 1965
- 03: David Bowie is interviewed by the Daily Mirror (0)
- 04: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire (0)
- 05: UK single release: I Pity The Fool (0)
- 08: Television: Gadzooks! It’s All Happening (0)
- 10: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley (0)
- 14: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Olympia Ballroom, Cromer (0)
- 16: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, South Parade Pier, Southsea (0)
April 1965
- 11: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Trent Bridge Rowing Club, Nottingham (0)
- 24: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Bletchley (0)
May 1965
- 05: David Bowie leaves the Manish Boys (0)
- 20: Radio: Turrie On The Go! (0)
June 1965
- 01: Live: Davie Jones and the Lower Third, Tower Ballroom, Birmingham (0)
- 04: Live: Davie Jones and the Lower Third, Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth (0)
- 11: Live: Davie Jones and the Lower Third, Starlight Rooms, Brighton (0)
July 1965
- 10: Live: Davie Jones and the Lower Third, Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth (0)
- 14: Live: Davie Jones and the Lower Third, Bata Clan Club, London (0)
- 17: Live: Davie Jones and the Lower Third, Witch Doctor, St Leonards-on-Sea (0)
- 23: Live: Davie Jones and the Lower Third, Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth (0)
- 24: Live: Davie Jones and the Lower Third, Winter Gardens, Isle of Wight (0)
- 25: Live: Davie Jones and the Lower Third, Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth (0)
- 30: Live: Davie Jones and the Lower Third, Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth (0)
- 31: Live: Davie Jones and the Lower Third, Winter Gardens, Isle of Wight (0)
August 1965
- 01: Live: Davie Jones and the Lower Third, Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth (0)
- 06: Live: Davie Jones and the Lower Third, Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth (0)
- 07: Live: Davie Jones and the Lower Third, Winter Gardens, Isle of Wight (0)
- 19: Live: Davie Jones and the Lower Third, 100 Club, London (0)
- 20: UK single release: You’ve Got A Habit Of Leaving (0)
- 20: Live: Davie Jones and the Lower Third, Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth (0)
- 26: Live: Davie Jones and the Lower Third, 100 Club, London (0)
- 27: Radio: Friday Spectacular (0)
- 31: Recording: Silly Boy Blue, Baby That’s A Promise, Over The Wall We Go (0)
September 1965
- 01: Recording: Silly Boy Blue, Baby That’s A Promise, Over The Wall We Go (0)
- 04: Live: Davie Jones and the Lower Third, Blue Moon, Cheltenham (0)
- 05: Live: Davie Jones and the Lower Third, Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth (0)
- 07: Live: Davie Jones and the Lower Third, 100 Club, London (0)
- 14: David Bowie signs a publishing deal with Sparta Music (0)
- 14: Live: Davie Jones and the Lower Third, 100 Club, London (0)
- 16: Davie Jones changes his name to David Bowie (0)
- 21: Live: David Bowie and the Lower Third, 100 Club, London (0)
October 1965
- 08: Live: David Bowie and the Lower Third, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 31: Live: David Bowie and the Lower Third, Birdcage, Portsmouth (0)
November 1965
- 05: Live: David Bowie and the Lower Third, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 13: Live: David Bowie and the Lower Third, New Barn Club, Brighton (0)
- 15: Raymond Cook agrees to fund David Bowie’s music (0)
- 19: Live: David Bowie and the Lower Third, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 25: David Bowie signs management contract with Ralph Horton (0)
December 1965
- 10: Live: David Bowie and the Lower Third, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 11: Live: David Bowie and the Lower Third, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 11: Live: David Bowie and the Lower Third, Florida Rooms, Brighton (0)
- 18: Live: David Bowie and the Lower Third, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 31: Live: David Bowie and the Lower Third, Golf-Drouot, Paris, France (0)
January 1966
- 01: Live: David Bowie and the Lower Third, Golf-Drouot, Paris, France (0)
- 01: Live: David Bowie and the Lower Third, Le Bus Palladium, Paris, France (0)
- 02: Live: David Bowie and the Lower Third, Golf-Drouot, Paris, France (0)
- 06: Launch party for Can’t Help Thinking About Me (0)
- 07: Live: David Bowie and the Lower Third, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 08: Live: David Bowie and the Lower Third, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 14: UK single release: Can’t Help Thinking About Me (0)
- 15: Live: David Bowie and the Lower Third, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 19: Live: David Bowie and the Lower Third, Cedar Club, Birmingham (0)
- 22: Live: David Bowie and the Lower Third, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 28: Live: David Bowie and the Lower Third, Town Hall, Stevenage (0)
- 29: Live: David Bowie and the Lower Third, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 29: David Bowie leaves the Lower Third (0)
February 1966
- 03: David Bowie auditions musicians for The Buzz (0)
- 06: David Bowie auditions musicians for The Buzz (0)
- 10: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Mecca Ballroom, Leicester (0)
- 11: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 12: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 12: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Bowes Lyon Youth Centre, Stevenage (0)
- 15: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth (0)
- 19: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Boys’ Club, Crawley (0)
- 22: Recording: Do Anything You Say (0)
- 25: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Kasbah Club, Southampton (0)
- 26: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Corn Exchange, Chelmsford (0)
- 28: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Club Continental, Eastbourne (0)
March 1966
- 03: Rehearsal: Ready Steady Go! (0)
- 04: Television: Ready Steady Go! (0)
- 04: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Chislehurst Caves (0)
- 05: Record signing: Crane and Sons, Birmingham (0)
- 05: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Trent Bridge Rowing Club, Nottingham (0)
- 07: Recording: Do Anything You Say (0)
- 10: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Palais, Peterborough (0)
- 12: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Victoria Drill Hall, Newmarket (0)
- 12: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Club One-O-One, Brighton (0)
- 18: Live: Target Club, High Wycombe (0)
- 18: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 21: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Galaxy Club, Basingstoke (0)
- 25: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Railway Hotel, Wealdstone (0)
April 1966
- 01: UK single release: Do Anything You Say (0)
- 03: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Palais, Dundee (0)
- 04: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Hawick Town Hall, Hawick (0)
- 09: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 10: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 14: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 15: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Starlite Ballroom, Greenford (0)
- 17: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 23: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, California Ballroom, Dunstable (0)
- 24: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 25: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Wallaby Club, Chester (0)
- 30: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Victoria Drill Hall, Newmarket (0)
May 1966
- 01: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 07: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Refectory, University of Leeds (0)
- 08: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 14: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Ingram Avenue, London (0)
- 15: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 20: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, School Of Education, University of Birmingham (0)
- 22: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 23: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, California Ballroom, Dunstable (0)
- 29: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, South Pier, Blackpool (0)
June 1966
- 03: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Pleasurama, Ramsgate (0)
- 04: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge (0)
- 05: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 06: Recording: I Dig Everything (0)
- 06: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, California Ballroom, Dunstable (0)
- 10: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Co-op Hall, Catford, London (0)
- 10: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Orford Arms, Norwich (0)
- 11: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, California Ballroom, Dunstable (0)
- 12: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 15: John ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson leaves the Buzz (0)
- 16: The Buzz audition guitarists (0)
- 18: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Guildhall, Thetford (0)
- 19: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Brands Hatch, West Kingsdown (0)
- 20: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, California Ballroom, Dunstable (0)
- 25: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Royal Hotel, Lowestoft (2)
- 25: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 27: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, California Ballroom, Dunstable (0)
July 1966
- 02: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Lion Hotel, Warrington (0)
- 03: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 05: Recording: I Dig Everything, I’m Not Losing Sleep (0)
- 09: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Blue Moon, Cheltenham (0)
- 15: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Youth Centre, Loughton (0)
- 16: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Club One-O-One, Brighton (0)
- 17: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Playboy Club, London (0)
- 24: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Downs Hotel, Hassocks (0)
- 30: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Rhodes Centre, Bishops Stortford (0)
- 30: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 31: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Trent Bridge Rowing Club, Nottingham (0)
August 1966
- 04: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Adam & Eve Club, Southampton (0)
- 12: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Latin Quarter, Leicester (0)
- 13: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Coventry Air Display, Baginton (0)
- 18: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Adam & Eve Club, Southampton (0)
- 19: UK single release: I Dig Everything (0)
- 21: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 26: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Pleasurama, Ramsgate (0)
- 27: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Starlite Ballroom, Greenford (0)
- 28: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Marquee Club, London (0)
September 1966
- 03: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Witch Doctor, St Leonards-on-Sea (0)
- 04: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Britannia Pier Theatre, Great Yarmouth (0)
- 06: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Civic Hall, Grays (0)
- 11: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 11: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Central Hotel, Gillingham (0)
- 12: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Woodhall Community Centre, Welwyn Garden City (0)
- 15: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Adam & Eve Club, Southampton (0)
- 16: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, The Place, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent (0)
- 17: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Marine Ballroom, Lyme Regis (0)
- 22: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Adam & Eve Club, Southampton (0)
- 23: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 23: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Pleasurama, Ramsgate (0)
- 24: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, 2B’s Club, Ashford (0)
- 27: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Adam & Eve Club, Southampton (0)
- 30: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Southlands College, London (0)
October 1966
- 01: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Starlite Ballroom, Greenford (0)
- 06: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Adam & Eve Club, Southampton (0)
- 08: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Witch Doctor, London (0)
- 11: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, King’s Hall, Aberystwyth (0)
- 18: Recording: Rubber Band, The London Boys, Please Mr Gravedigger (0)
- 20: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Adam & Eve Club, Southampton (0)
- 21: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Victoria Drill Hall, Newmarket (0)
- 22: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, University of Sussex (0)
- 24: Decca agrees to record David Bowie’s debut album (0)
- 27: David Bowie signs to Decca Records (0)
- 28: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Catacomb, Eastbourne (0)
- 29: Live: Shoreline, Bognor Regis (0)
November 1966
- 06: Photo shoot: Clapham Common, London (0)
- 09: Photo shoot: Thames Embankment, London (0)
- 12: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Le Disco A Go Go, Bournemouth (0)
- 13: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Marquee Club, London (0)
- 14: Recording: Uncle Arthur, She’s Got Medals (0)
- 19: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer (0)
- 24: Recording: Did You Ever Have A Dream, Join The Gang, There Is A Happy Land, We Are Hungry Men (0)
- 25: David Bowie ends his partnership with the Buzz (0)
- 26: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Community Centre, Gosport (0)
- 27: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Maid’s Head, King’s Lynn (0)
December 1966
July 1969
- 11: Single release: Space Oddity (0)
August 1969
- 16: Live: Beckenham Free Festival (0)
