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C-K man recalls working with Bowie By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com
There were few people in Chatham-Kent sadder than Glenn Smith this week as the news broke about the passing of music legend David Bowie, who died of cancer at age 69. While many of us listened to Bowie’s music over the years, Smith, a local musician and promoter, had the good fortune of briefly working with the man – making history. Smith said he produced and moderated a live stream event featuring Bowie that preceded the downloading of “Telling Lies,” the first downloadable music single by a major music artist. That was back in 1996. “In the 1990s, I had a lot of time on my hands. I got involved with interviewing rock stars over Internet protocol before
the World Wide Web was really here,” Smith said. “I worked with CompuServe. I was in charge of their music forum. Because of that position, I interviewed well over 100 rock stars and did text chats.” He’s interviewed and worked with the likes of Aerosmith, KISS, Michael Jackson, and Mick Jagger as well. That work with CompuServe connected Smith with Bowie through the performer’s record label. “I got a call from his record label back in 1996 to participate with this ground-breaking event. Bowie was going to release the very first pay-todownload single via the Internet,” Smith said. But before the “Telling Lies” single was available, Bowie and two mystery guests were telling lies – well at least the two others were.
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