Fifty years ago, a spontaneous studio collaboration produced one of the most recognizable rock songs of the 1970s—thanks to a surprising co-writer.

Fifty years ago, the United States had never seen anything quite like David Bowie. In the early ’70s, the Londoner gained fame in his home country with his flamboyant alter ego Ziggy Stardust, an ...

The story began in 1974, when Bowie met one of his greatest heroes at a party hosted by Elizabeth Taylor. Though Bowie was already a rising legend, he was deeply intimidated by Lennon. "I think we ...