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ON THIS DAY: 1966

On This Day in 1966… Did You Know? David Jones took the name David Bowie to avoid confusion with Davy Jones of The Monkees.

SYDNEY – JANUARY 01: SINGER DAVID BOWIE PERFORMS DURING HIS GLASS SPIDER TOUR IN 1987, AT SYDNEY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE. (Photo by Patrick Riviere/Getty Images).

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On This Day in 1966...
Did You Know?

David Jones took the name David Bowie to avoid confusion with Davy Jones of The Monkees.