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Aug 2022
47m 33s

Inside David Bowie's Final Years – Plus,...

Rolling Stone
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With a new documentary, Moonage Daydream, on its way, we look back at how David Bowie made some of his greatest work just before his death - and Nile Rodgers tells the stories behind 'Let's Dance'  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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