Casey Kasem referred to him once as the “glam guru.” While the legendary American Top 40 radio host’s observation may have been accurate at the time, an aerial career overview of David Bowie now might reveal that he actually was the “chameleon king.” In fact, it could be argued that the London-born musician reinvented himself stylistically more often and more effectively than just about any other recording artist — ever. His first few folk-flavored efforts in the late ‘60s bubbled a bit in the U.K., yet those waves failed to ripple across the “pond.” However, with his fourth record, Hunky Dory (and with a sparklier image), the 24-year-old singer/songwriter finally began making headway in the U.S. by 1971. Branded briefly as the androgynous alien, “Ziggy Stardust,” Bowie became an internati...
